The University of Tulsa men’s basketball head coach Eric Konkol announced the appointment of Simeon Phillips as the director of creative content and branding for the Golden Hurricane, completing Konkol’s fulltime staff. “Simeon was a college football player and has been trained in graphic design,” Konkol said. “He’s very creative, but he also knows what athletics is all
Jones College names Clarence Weatherspoon as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
A former Southern Miss and NBA basketball standout is reuniting with his former college teammate. Clarence Weatherspoon has been hired as an assistant coach at Jones College. The move was announced on June 24 by Bobcat head coach Newton Mealer, who was a teammate of Weatherspoon from 1989-92. The announcement comes 30 years to the day that
Matt Fraschilla named Assistant Basketball Coach at Harvard
Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg ’71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men’s Basketball, has announced the hiring of Matt Fraschilla ’17 as the program’s new assistant coach. The former Crimson letterwinner replaces Brian Eskildsen, who recently joined the Georgia Tech men’s basketball staff. “We are thrilled to welcome Matt back to Harvard,” Amaker said. “Matt
Daily Dirt – 6/24/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Catching-up on a bunch of things… I have heard that new San Diego head coach Steve Lavin will add Ryan Devlin to his staff as an assistant coach. Devlin had spent the past three seasons on the staff at George Washington, and was not retained when Jamion Christian was let go
Wahle takes over as Head Basketball Coach at D3 Muskingum
The Muskingum University Athletic Department has named Nathan Wahle Muskingum Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Wahle arrives in New Concord after serving one year as the assistant coach for the DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana) Men’s Basketball program. Wahle helped lead the Tigers to the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament Final Four during the 2021-22 campaign.
Long named Assistant Basketball Coach at Fort Scott CC
Tyler Long has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Fort Scott Community College. Long joins the Greyhounds after spending the 2021-22 season at Emporia State University where he was an assistant coach for the Hornets. In 2021-22, Emporia State finished with an overall record of 20-9 (their first 20-win season since 2006-07)
OFFICIAL: Van Zelst named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Penn State Abington
Following-up on something that I first mentioned back on June 16th (D3 DIRT). Ryan Van Zelst has officially been named as the head coach at Penn State Abington. Here’s the release: Penn State Abington Director of Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation Erin Foley has announced that Ryan Van Zelst will become the new head men’s basketball coach at
Lightfoot added as Assistant Basketball Coach at Western Carolina
Western Carolina men’s basketball head coach Justin Gray today announced the addition of Ryne Lightfoot as an assistant coach for the 2022-23 season. “I am excited to announce that Ryne Lightfoot will be joining our Catamount Basketball family,” said Gray. “He is coming to us from Grand Canyon University and brings experience as both an assistant and as
Assaley named DBO at Clemson
Andy Assaley has been named as the director of men’s basketball operations at Clemson. He previously served 10 seasons at South Carolina as the director of basketball operations for Head Coach Frank Martin. Assaley served in the same capacity at Kansas State under Coach Martin from 2007-2012. The Gamecocks had success during Assaley’s time on
Armstrong named Interim Head Coach at Lincoln U as Lowery departs for Seton Hall
Lincoln University Director of Athletics and Recreational Services Harry Stinson III has named Jason A. Armstrong as the Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach, effective immediately. He replaces Corey Lowery, who was recently named the assistant men’s basketball coach at Division I Seton Hall University. “This is a bittersweet moment for our program,” said Stinson III. “On one hand, we are saddened by
Todd Kelly named Head Basketball Coach at Dallas Christian College
Todd Kelly has been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Dallas Christian College. He replaces former head coach Dwight Coleman, who passed away unexpectedly in early April. Kelly comes to DCC with almost 20 years of experience as a head coach at both the high school and college levels. Coach Kelly was
Dow Joins Johns Hopkins Men’s Basketball Staff
Johns Hopkins men’s basketball head coach Josh Loeffler announced today the hiring of Conor Dow as an assistant coach for the Blue Jays. Dow comes to Hopkins after a one-year stint at Ithaca. “We are thrilled to welcome Conor to Johns Hopkins,” said Loeffler. “He has great energy, a passion for the game and for teaching and a wealth of