Maurice Joseph, who helped guide Spider men’s basketball to an Atlantic 10 championship in 2022, has returned to the program in an assistant coach role, head coach Chris Mooney announced. Joseph, who spent the last four seasons as an assistant at Butler, was also an assistant coach at Richmond for the 2021-22 season, when the Spiders won
D2 DIRT: Spring Hill will hire Redman as Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) On Friday in the Daily Dirt, I mentioned that John Redman had departed NJCAA D1 Northwest Mississippi CC as the head basketball coach. I can now confirm through multiple sources that Redman will take over at his alma mater, D2 Spring Hill College (AL). Last season was Redman’s first and only
JUCO DIRT: Weatherford College to Hire Putyrski as Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that John Putyrski will be the new head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Weatherford College (TX). Putyrski spent last season as the head coach for BKM Lučenec in Slovakia’s top professional league. Prior to that, he had a strong two-year run as the head coach at NJCAA D2
Youncofski named Assistant Basketball Coach at Xavier
Story Courtesy: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications Xavier University head coach Richard Pitino has hired Greg Youncofski as an assistant coach to complete his staff heading into the 2026-27 season. Youncofski, who spent the last two seasons on the St. John’s staff under Rick Pitino, was elevated to the position of assistant coach during the 2025-26 season after joining
Koenig resigns as Head Coach at D2 Fairmont State; will become Associate Head Coach at Coastal Carolina
Fairmont State University announced today that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Koenig is stepping down as he will be named the Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Coastal Carolina University. Koenig has led the program since 2019, establishing himself as one of the most successful coaches in program history. “Coach Koenig, or TK as fans fondly call
Ferry signs multi-year extension at UMBC
Jim Ferry has agreed to a new multi-year extension to remain head men’s basketball coach at UMBC, following a historic season capped by an NCAA Tournament appearance. “It’s a Great Day to be a Retriever! We are thrilled to announce the contract extension of men’s basketball head coach Jim Ferry,” said UMBC Director of Athletics, Physical Education,
JUCO DIRT: Triton College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Brian Burns is no longer the head basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Triton College (IL). Burns took over as the head coach back in 2023 following a five year run as an assistant at the school. In his first season at Triton, Burns led the Trojans to a 34-3 record and
Mawhorr named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA College of the Ozarks
College of the Ozarks has named Josh Mawhorr as its new head men’s basketball coach. Mawhorr has recent experience both inside the Bobcat program and at the Division I level. Mawhorr previously served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at College of the Ozarks during the 2023-24 season and most recently has worked as a
D3 NEWS: Pierfy named Head Basketball Coach at King’s College
King’s College and Executive Director of Athletics and Recreation Andy Orlowski proudly announce the hiring of Phil Pierfy as the Monarchs’ Head Men’s Basketball Coach on Friday afternoon, adding a dynamic recruiter and player development specialist to lead the program into its next chapter. Pierfy becomes the 11th head coach in program history. Pierfy brings a wealth
JUCO NEWS: Anne Arundel CC hires Delonte Joyce as Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Anne Arundel Community College has announced the hiring of Delonte Joyce as head men’s basketball coach, bringing an accomplished background in coaching, education, and player development to the Riverhawks program. Joyce brings more than a decade of experience in basketball coaching, education, and player development. He joins AACC after six seasons as an assistant coach
O’Connell named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Alvernia
I mentioned that this one was done today in the DAILY DIRT – here it is…Alvernia has officially announced Jason O’Connell as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here’s the press release: Alvernia University Director of Athletics and Recreation Cory Beddick announced on Friday the hiring of Jason O’Connell as Alvernia University’s next head coach of the
St. Thomas Aquinas College hires John Alesi as Head Basketball Coach
St. Thomas Aquinas College Director of Athletics Margaret Alaimo announced today (April 17) the appointment of John Alesi as the next head men’s basketball coach at the College. Alesi, who becomes the ninth head coach at STAC, and brings more than two decades of collegiate coaching experience to Sparkill, including head coaching stints at Baruch College and Hunter