Author Archives: The DirtKing

Western New Mexico adds Drake to Men’s Basketball Staff

Western New Mexico University Athletics and Men’s Head Basketball Coach Zane Gibson is excited to welcome Jared Drake to the coaching staff. With playing experience at the collegiate level and coaching at several different levels, Drake brings a wealth of experience to Silver City. “Coach Drake is a coach’s son. He has been brought up in the game of

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Georgia Southern Basketball Staff Update

Georgia Southern men’s basketball coach Brian Burg announced today that Glynn Cyprien has joined his staff as an assistant coach and Cam Buchanan has been named the director of development and recruiting. Cyprien comes to Statesboro with nearly three decades of experience between the NBA, the NBA G League, the NCAA Division I, the Junior Olympic and the International levels and

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D2 DIRT: Edward Waters U (FL) opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one on Twitter yesterday – I can now confirm that Fredrick Summers is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Edward Waters University (SIAC). Summers was hired as the head coach at EWU back in 2018, after a short stint as the head coach at Talladega

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Upshur elevated to Assistant Basketball Coach at Portland State

Portland State Men’s Basketball Coach Jase Coburn has announced that Director of Player Development Quinton Upshur has moved into a full-time assistant coach role with the Vikings. Upshur has worked at Portland State for the past year as an Academic Advisor and Basketball Program Director of Player Development. He will now have full on-court responsibilities as a Vikings Assistant Coach

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Newton named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Berea

Berea College Director of Athletics Ryan Hess has named Austin Newton head coach of the Mountaineer men’s basketball team. When asked about the opportunity Newton said, “After spending over half of my life in Madison County, I’ve been able to see firsthand the numerous opportunities that Berea College provides to its students and athletes. I couldn’t be more proud

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Strange joins Clark University Basketball staff

Clark head men’s basketball coach Tyler Simms announced the addition of Tyler Strange to his coaching staff on Wednesday in the role of Assistant Coach. “We are extremely excited to have Tyler join our program,” stated Simms. “He brings a great deal of experience as a coach, most recently coming from Division I Wofford University

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Air Force hires Jordan as Assistant Basketball Coach

Jon Jordan joins the Air Force Men’s Basketball staff, announced by head coach Joe Scott.  “We are excited to welcome Jon back into the Air Force basketball program,” Scott said.  “He has been an integral part of winning teams at both Air Force and Denver.  Having his basketball and Academy knowledge is a significant addition to our

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Cifliku tabbed as new Video Coordinator at Ohio U

The Ohio men’s basketball team has added Mike Cifliku to their staff as video coordinator for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Mike has been a long-time student worker, dedicating his time to the men’s basketball team for 6+ years. Mike has been with the Ohio men’s basketball organization since September of 2016 where he started as a student manager. His job entailed facilitating equipment, aiding

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JUCO DIRT: Colorado Northwestern opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Nathan Terrin is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Colorado Northwestern Community College. I have heard that he will be taking a job in the private sector. Terrin had been at CNCC for the past six seasons, where he also served as the

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