Marist head men’s basketball coach John Dunne has announced a promotion and addition on his coaching staff. Drew Metz has been promoted to assistant coach after serving as director of men’s basketball operations last season. Brandon Hall will serve as the Red Foxes’ new director of men’s basketball operations. “We’re excited to promote Drew and bring Brandon onto our staff,” Dunne said.
JUCO DIRT: Garden City CC set to name new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Garden City CC (KS) will hire Rusty Elmore as their new head men’s basketball coach. Elmore has been the head coach at Colby CC (KS) since 2019. During his three seasons at Colby, Elmore put together a 49-30 record, with his best seasons coming in 2019-20, when
OFFICIAL: Dee Brown named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Roosevelt U
Following-up on something that I mentioned yesterday (NAIA DIRT). Former Illinois standout Dee Brown has officially been named as the head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Roosevelt University (IL). Here’s the release from the school: Roosevelt University director of intercollegiate athletics John Jaramillo announced the hiring of Dee Brown as the new head men’s basketball coach for
REPORT: Penny to hire Vandy’s Phillips as new Assistant Coach
According to a report from the Commercial Appeal, Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway will hire Vanderbilt’s Faragi Phillips as an assistant coach. Phillips had been on Jerry Stackhouse’s staff at Vandy for the past three seasons – two as an assistant and one as the Director of Player Personnel. Before his time in Nashville, Phillips
NAIA DIRT: Roosevelt U to hire D1 assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard through multiple sources that NAIA Roosevelt University (IL) intends to hire UIC assistant Dee Brown as their new head coach. Brown, a former standout at Illinois and 2005 Sporting News National Player of the Year, has been on the UIC staff since 2017. Following a long career playing professionally, Brown
JUCO DIRT: Des Moines Area CC set to open as Putz takes D1 job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one late last week on Twitter…I can now confirm that Des Moines Area CC head coach Brett Putz has departed and will become the Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Indiana State. Putz had been the head coach at DMACC for the past two years, where he
Paige McCormick added to St. Lawrence Men’s Basketball Staff
An offer has been extended by head coach Chris Downs and accepted by Paige McCormick, who is set to join the St. Lawrence University men’s basketball coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach in August 2022. “We’re hiring by far the best candidate in the pool,” said Downs. “She’s a Division I scholarship player, who was a
Hutton named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Iowa Wesleyan
Iowa Wesleyan University has recently announced Colden Hutton as the new Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. Prior to Iowa Wesleyan, Coach Hutton served as the assistant men’s basketball coach at Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, North Dakota. He provided the head coach with both in-game and in-practice adjustments. Hutton also created the scouting reports
Capps promoted to Head Basketball Coach at Goshen College
After conducting a national search, Kyle Capps has been named Goshen College’s 16th head men’s basketball coach, announced Director of Athletics Dr. Erica Albertin. A 2014 graduate of Goshen, Capps has served on the Maple Leafs’ men’s basketball staff from 2016-17 and 2020-22 as an assistant and then associate coach. “Coach Capps brings an incredible passion for Goshen College and our basketball
Former Mizzou star Pressey joins Tigers staff as Graduate Assistant
One of the most well-regarded Mizzou basketball players in the recent era, Tiger legend Phil Pressey is set to return to Columbia this upcoming season as a member of the Mizzou basketball staff. Pressey will serve as a graduate assistant on the Mizzou men’s basketball coaching staff. Pressey was a 2013 AP Honorable Mention
Tulsa Basketball adds Phillips as Director of Creative Content and Branding
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