Hofstra University and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Speedy Claxton, who is in the midst of a second consecutive 20-plus win season, have agreed to a multi-year extension, President Susan Poser and Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. announced today. Claxton has guided the Pride to 23 wins so far this year, and the
McDonald steps down as Head Basketball Coach at D3 Cabrini
Cabrini University head men’s basketball coach Tim McDonald has announced that he is stepping down after nine seasons at the helm of the Cavaliers program. In his nine seasons as head coach, he had a 111-104 record, leading Cabrini to the NCAA tournament twice. During the 2017-18 season, he led Cabrini to a 25-4 mark while being
Liberty extends McKay through 2029-30
Liberty University and men’s basketball head coach Ritchie McKay have agreed on a contract extension through the 2029-30 season. “I personally want to thank Dr. Prevo, Ian McCaw and the Board of Trustees for entrusting me with the opportunity to continue to lead our program! Liberty is such a special place to us. It is
Yale’s Jones earns 200th Ivy League victory
Yale Head Men’s Basketball Coach James Jones earned the 200th Ivy League victory of his career with a 76-58 victory over Cornell on Senior Night. Jones, who becomes just the second coach to record 200 Ivy League regular season wins, joins Princeton’s Pete Carril, who led the Tigers to 310 league victories. The Bulldogs veteran
JUCO NEWS: Lacey reinstated as Head Basketball Coach at Lewis & Clark CC
Less than a month after being dismissed, as the interim head basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Lewis & Clark Community College, Kevon Lacey has been reinstated. Director of Athletics Dr. Cedric Brown announced the return of Kavon Lacey as the interim men’s basketball coach. No reason was given for the initial dismissal, or why the
D2 DIRT: Boone to step away at Arkansas – Fort Smith
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can now confirm through multiple sources that Jim Boone is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Arkansas-Fort Smith. Boone, a 600-game winner has been a head coach for 37-seasons at seven different colleges (at both the D1 and D2 levels). The coaching veteran had spent the past
NAIA DIRT: Long-time D1 assistant O’Dowd out as Head Coach at Bethany College (KS)
I can confirm that Dan O’Dowd is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Bethany College (KS). He had served as the Swedes head coach since 2017. Prior to hs time at Bethany, O’Dowd worked as a D1 assistant at North Texas, Texas at San Antonio, Arizona State, and Mississippi, and as a
D3 University of Valley Forge opens
The University of Valley Forge Athletic Department has announced that Men’s Basketball Head Coach TJ Hardeman will not be returning. While at Valley Forge Coach Hardeman served as a Graduate Assistant and served the Athletic Department as an assistant basketball coach and oversaw strength and conditioning during the 2021-2022 academic year. Coach Hardeman was elevated
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Hewitt officially named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Southern Wesleyan
Southern Wesleyan has announced that ‘Interim’ has been removed from Brian Hewitt‘s title. Effective immediately, Brian Hewitt will serve as the fourth official Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Warriors of Southern Wesleyan. He will follow in the footsteps of Tom Shaver, Charles Wimphrie and Nick Pasqua. “I am excited to remove the “interim” tag from Coach Brian Hewitt,”
NAIA NEWS: Florida Memorial’s Al-Ameen resigns
Florida Memorial University head men’s basketball coach Ansar Al-Ameen announced that he is stepping down to pursue other opportunities in basketball after five seasons at the helm. “I loved my time at FMU and can’t wait to witness the growth and elevation of the University,” said Al-Ameen. “We won a championship together at FMU and we have
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Gist named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at York College (NY)
York College interim director of athletics Zak Ivkovic announced Friday that Jamel Gist has officially been appointed as head men’s basketball coach after serving as interim head coach since July 2022. “It is an amazing feeling to know I will be able to lead an exceptional group of young men! I can’t wait to see what is
Davis out at Ole Miss
Ole Miss and head men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis have mutually agreed to part ways effective immediately, it was announced Friday by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter. “We thank Coach Davis for his dedication to the Ole Miss basketball program and our student-athletes,” Carter said. “No one wanted to bring a title home to Mississippi more