Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland has announced the hiring of assistant coaches Achoki Moikobu and Matt Braeuer who are joining him from the North Texas staff which won 31 games and the 2023 National Invitation Tournament championship. “Both of them have been instrumental in our success,” McCasland said. “We’ve always recruited, coached and tried
Sprinkle named Head Basketball Coach at Utah State
Utah State University Interim Director of Athletics Jerry Bovee announced Friday that Danny Sprinkle has been named the Aggies’ 21st head men’s basketball coach. Sprinkle is 81-43 (.681) in four years as a head coach and has 23 years of collegiate coaching experience. A press conference to formally introduce Sprinkle will be held at the
REPORT: Valpo set to hire Gonzaga assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
According to a report from Pete Thamel, Valparaiso is expected to name Gonzaga assistant Roger Powell as their new head basketball coach. Powell has been on Mark Few’s staff for the past four years, and been a part of a program that has gone 121-13 during that time. Prior to that, he worked for Bryce
OFFICIAL: Davis named Head Basketball Coach at UNH
I’ve been tweeting / blogging about this one all morning. Here’s the official release from UNH on the hiring of Nathan Davis as their new head basketball coach: University of New Hampshire Director of Athletics Dr. Allison Rich announced Friday that Nathan Davis has been hired as the new men’s basketball head coach. Davis, who will be introduced in
UNH DIRT: Wildcats set to hire former Patriot League Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on my cryptic TWEET from early this morning…I can confirm that the University of New Hampshire will hire former Bucknell head coach Nathan Davis as their new head coach. Davis, who departed Bucknell on March 2nd to “pursue other opportunities”, went 129-115 (.529) in his eight seasons with the Bison.
Long-time D1 assistant takes over at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Back on 3/21 (DAILY DIRT), I mentioned Owen Miller as the name to watch at Mississippi Gulf Coast. His hiring as the Bulldogs new head coach is now official. Here’s the release from MGCCC: Mississippi Gulf Coast wanted to hire a men’s basketball coach with championship pedigree, college coaching chops, Mississippi high school coaching experience
D2 Jessup University hires D1 Assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
After an extensive national search, Jessup University is pleased to announce Mark Darnall has been selected as the next head coach of Jessup Men’s Basketball. “We had tremendous interest in this position, and Mark rose to the top of that field of candidates because of the quality of his character and his ability as a basketball
Phillips named Head Coach at Utah Valley
After an extensive nationwide search, Utah Valley University Director of Athletics, Dr. Jared Sumsion, announced today the hiring of Todd Phillips as the fourth head coach in UVU men’s basketball’s NCAA Division I history. Phillips has spent the last four seasons on the Utah Valley staff under Mark Madsen where he served two years as an assistant
Shaw named Head Basketball Coach at Iowa Western
Iowa Western Community College announced today that Andy Shaw has been named the head coach of its men’s basketball program. “I am excited about the addition of Coach Shaw and his family to our Reiver Family. His track record of winning in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference drew us to him; during the interview
OFFICIAL: Nesbitt joins High Point Basketball Staff
Following-up on yesterday’s report…Mike Nesbitt has officially resigned as the head coach at NJCAA D1 Panola College, and been hired as an assistant under his former HS head coach Alan Huss at High Point. Here’s the official release from HPU: High Point University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Alan Huss announced his first hire to the 2023-24 staff
Fennelly promoted to Head Coach at D2 Montana State Billings
The Montana State University Billings Athletic Department announced the appointment of Luke Fennelly as interim head coach for the MSUB men’s basketball program. “Luke has been instrumental in the success of our program and has earned the opportunity to lead our men’s basketball program,” said MSUB athletic director Michael Bazemore. “He has a depth of experience as an
Men’s Basketball Coaching Change made at D2 Erskine College
Erskine College announced that former long-time basketball coach Mark Peeler will return to the bench in 2023-24 as the Fleet’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Peeler previously coached Erskine from 1999-2018 before transitioning into the role of Vice-President for Athletics. Peeler will step down from the position of VP for Athletics in June but will remain