Joe Kuhn figured familiarity would help in his first season as head coach of the College of DuPage men’s basketball team. The former Joliet Junior College head coach plucked his JJC coaching staff of Keith Kinzler and Eric Garcia, along with former Wolves’ guard Antwan Hill to comprise the Chaps’ coaching staff. “Having continuity with your staff is incredibly important,” Kuhn said. “A
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 USC Salk opens (again)
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 USC Salkehatchie has opened for the second time this year, as Kyle Lawson is no longer the head coach there. Lawson was hired back in April after the mid-season resignation of former head coach Glen Mayo. Following Mayo’s resignation in January, Matthew Bennett took over
OFFICIAL: Martin named Head Basketball Coach at SC State
Following-up on yesterday’s REPORT. South Carolina State has made Erik Martin’s hiring official – here’s the release from the school: Erik Martin, one of the top assistant coaches in Division I basketball, has been selected to lead the South Carolina State University men’s basketball program by Bulldogs Athletics Director Stacy L. Danley. “Coach Martin is
UCSB’s Rillie departs to become Perth Wildcats Head Coach in his native Australia
Australian Boomers Olympic medal-winning assistant John Rillie is officially the next head coach of the Perth Wildcats. Rillie joined Wildcats executives at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas today, where he agreed to join Australia’s most successful basketball franchise on a three-year contract. The Australian basketball great brings three decades of elite experience to
Walker named Associate Head Coach at Hocking College
Dametrius Walker has been hired as the Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at NJCAA D2 Hocking College (OH). Walker had spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Fort Scott Community College (KS). The Columbus, OH native also spent one season as a graduate assistant at Newman University (KS). As a player at
Edwards named Head Basketball Coach at Lane CC (OR)
Lane Community College Athletic Director, Greg Sheley, is excited to announce the hiring of CJ Edwards as their new Head Men’s Basketball coach. Edwards takes over for Matt Zosel who left to become the Head Men’s Basketball coach at Southern Oregon University. “We are excited to have CJ join the Titan Athletics family,” said Sheley.
Saint Vincent adds Bond to Men’s Basketball Staff
Saint Vincent College head men’s basketball coach D.P. Harris has announced that Walter Bonds will join the coaching staff as a graduate assistant. A 2021 Saint Vincent graduate, Bonds returns to his alma mater after a strong four-year playing career with the Bearcats. A point guard, he scored 219 points while dishing out 76 assists and totaling 49 steals. Bonds was
Bowler named Head Basketball Coach at Parkland College
Parkland College Athletics and Cobras Basketball are proud to announce that former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Assistant Coach John Bowler as the next head coach of the Parkland Cobras men’s basketball program. The Chicago native brings nine years of coaching experience at both the NJCAA and the NCAA level to Parkland. In addition to coaching, Bowler
OFFICIAL: Uhl named Head Coach at St. Joseph’s (LI).
Following-up on HoopDirt.com’s D3 DIRT from earlier today. The hiring of AJ Uhl at St. Joe’s (LI) is now official – here’s the release from the school: St. Joseph’s University-New York (L.I.) Director of Athletics Melody Cope announced on Tuesday the appointment of AJ Uhl as the new men’s basketball head coach. “I am honored
Cobb named Assistant Basketball Coach at Loyola University Maryland
JerShon Cobb has joined the Loyola University Maryland men’s basketball program as an assistant coach, Head Coach Tavaras Hardy announced. Cobb, who played at Northwestern University while Hardy was an assistant coach, has served as his alma mater’s director of player development since 2018. “I am ecstatic to welcome our newest assistant coach, JerShon Cobb, to the Loyola Men’s
SC STATE DIRT: Bulldogs to name Big 12 Assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) In yesterday’s DAILY DIRT, I mentioned West Virginia assistant Erik Martin’s involvement at South Carolina State. That’s now a done deal – Martin will become the Bulldogs new head coach. Martin has TWEETED the following: Additionally, Martin told BlueGoldNews.com, “It’s difficult to move, because we have been here in Morgantown a
Phillips III named Assistant Coach at NAIA Warner University
Warner University announces Larry Phillips III as an assistant coach for Men’s Basketball. Larry Phillips III comes to Warner University from the University of West Georgia, after having spent the last two seasons under Head Coach Dave Moore as a student assistant. In his first season, Larry helped the program to a 14-8 record in the 2020-2021