Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one a bit earlier on Twitter – now hearing that it’s a done deal… I have heard that Ryan Davis is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Lake Forest College (IL). Davis, who took over for his father Ken back in 2021, put together a
OFFICIAL: Dunleavy resigns at Quinnipiac; Pecora named Head Basketball Coach
Following up on today’s earlier report, Baker Dunleavy has officially resigned as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Quinnipiac. Additionally, QU announced that assistant coach Tom Pecora has been elevated to head coach. Here’s the official statement from Quinnipiac: Quinnipiac University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Baker Dunleavy announced that he is stepping down from the coaching position.
Hillsdale’s Tharp steps away from Basketball; Named Chargers new Director of Athletics
Hillsdale College announced the appointment of John Tharp as the new director of athletics. Tharp replaces Don Brubacher, who has been director of athletics since 2008. “The college is delighted to have John Tharp serve as our new athletics director,” said Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn. “Don Brubacher’s shoes are large ones to fill,
REPORT: Quinnipiac’s Dunleavy set to resign
According to an early morning tweet from Adam Zagoria, Quinnipiac head coach Baker Dunleavy is set to resign in order to accept a fundraising position at Villanova. Dunleavy signed a 5-year contract extension back in 2018 that was set to expire this spring. Dunleavy had spent the past six seasons at QU, where he has
D3 DIRT: Ioane out as Head Basketball Coach at Willamette
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Kip Ioane is out as the Head Men’ Basketball Coach at D3 Willamette University after 14-seasons on the job. Ioane, who played at Willamette (1997-01), wraps up his tenure with an 85-243 (.259). There has been no official statement by the school, but Ioane released the following on Twitter:
Settembre joins New Mexico State Basketball Staff
Although the 2023-24 season is seven months away, newly appointed New Mexico State Head Coach Jason Hooten’s task of developing a roster and staff to help restore the tradition of winning within the Aggie program started the day he was hired. Coach Hooten took a step in that direction by announcing the hiring of Assistant
Cooper resigns as Head Basketball Coach at D3 Keystone College
Brad Cooper has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Keystone College. Cooper had been the head coach at KC since 2013, where he put together a 84-146 (.365) record. His team went 14-14 (8-6) this past season. Here’s the official statement from Keystone: Keystone College head men’s basketball coach Brad Cooper has
DeWeese promoted to Associate Head Coach at Wyoming
University of Wyoming head men’s basketball coach Jeff Linder announced that Ken DeWeese has been promoted and will now serve as associate head coach of the Cowboy basketball program. DeWeese is entering his fourth season with the Cowboys and eighth season on staff with Linder. “Coach DeWeese has played a key role in this program both on and off
OFFICIAL: Fee named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Gannon
I teased this one a few times on Twitter over the past 24-hours…it’s now official. D2 Gannon University has hired Jordan Fee as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here’s the press release from GU: Gannon University has hired Jordan Fee as the Golden Knights’ next men’s basketball head coach. Gannon made the announcement at
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Seminole State (OK) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Don Tuley is out as the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Seminole State College (OK). The veteran head coach had been at Seminole State for the past nine seasons where he went 183-112. This year, Tuley led his team to a 25-8 record and captured
OFFICIAL: Cunningham out at UIW
I teased this one earlier today on Twitter – it’s now official. Carson Cunningham is out as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of the Incarnate Word. UIW released the following statement late this afternoon: Cunningham went 42-105 (.286) in his five seasons at UIW, including a 12-19 (6-12 Southland) mark this past
Byers joins Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Staff
Virginia Tech men’s basketball head coach Mike Young announced Tuesday the hiring of J.D. Byers as an assistant coach for the Hokies. Byers, who is familiar with the New River Valley from his coaching days at Radford, enters his 18th season as an assistant coach in 2023-24. He comes to Blacksburg after assistant coach stints at Penn State (2023), VCU