Drew Guebert, one of the program’s all-time greats, has been named assistant coach, according to an announcement today by University of Sioux Falls Men’s Basketball Head Coach Chris Johnson. Guebert, who served as a USF men’s basketball graduate assistant for the past year, will be involved in all aspects of the program including recruiting, scouting, and
Texas Lutheran’s Wacker announces retirement
Mike Wacker, who led Texas Lutheran University to two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances, is retiring after 37 seasons and 782 wins as a head basketball coach at the high school and collegiate level. The legendary Texas coach concluded his sixth season as the Bulldogs head coach in March. In
D3 DIRT: Springfield College set to name new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Springfield College intends to hire Mike McClendon as their new head men’s basketball coach. McClendon spent last season as the head coach at Middlesex Community College (NJ) where he led his team to a 15-12 (11-10) record. Prior to his time at MCC, McClendon
Mount St. Joseph adds Goodwin as Assistant Basketball Coach
The Mount St. Joseph University men’s basketball program is excited to announce the addition of Jalen Goodwin as the program’s assistant coach. Goodwin comes to the Mount from Oberlin College where he was the assistant coach from 2018-2022. He also served as the Head Coach of the junior varsity team. During his four years at Oberlin, Coach
REPORT: Maurice Joseph headed to Butler
According to a report by the Indianapolis Star, Maurice Joseph will be hired as an assistant coach at Butler. He would replace David Ragland who became the head coach at Evansville a few weeks ago. Joseph, who was the head coach at George Washington from 2016-19, has had one-year stints as an assistant over the
OFFICIAL: Brown named Assistant Basketball Coach at Iona
Following up on something from the DAILY DIRT on 5/17… Iona College men’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino announced the appointment of Taliek Brown as assistant coach for the Gaels’ program. A standout student-athlete at UConn during his collegiate playing days, Brown comes to New Rochelle from his alma mater where he served as Director of Player Development for
Furr joins Indiana State Basketball Staff
Indiana State head basketball coach Josh Schertz announced the addition of Justin Furr to his coaching staff Wednesday. Furr comes to the Wabash Valley after four seasons at Florida Gulf Coast. “I am really excited to add Justin to our coaching staff, as he’s someone I’ve known for over 20 years and have worked with previously. He’s relentless and
Mack promoted to Associate Head Coach at LIU
The LIU men’s basketball program has been among the elite teams in the Northeast Conference ever since assistant coach Jim Mack‘s arrival in Brooklyn. And on Tuesday, Mack was rewarded. Head coach Derek Kellogg announced that his deputy has been promoted to associate head coach. “Over the last five years, Coach Mack has worked tirelessly to support our
ASUN DIRT: Queens University of Charlotte set to finalize basketball staff
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) New Queens University of Charlotte head coach Grant Leonard is set to finalize his staff, as his Royals head D1 and will join the ASUN. The staff will include: Charlie Wilson (assistant coach) – was the head coach at Indian River State College. I mentioned this one in my JUCO DIRT
Hill joins Montana State Men’s Basketball staff
Montana State head men’s basketball coach Danny Sprinkle announced that Johnny Hill has joined his staff ahead of the 2022-23 season. Hill has been part of the college basketball landscape over a decade as either a coach or student-athlete. Hill most recently spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Idaho. “I think he’s going to be
Kirby named Assistant Basketball Coach at Ole Miss
Ole Miss men’s basketball has added the experienced and highly-regarded assistant coach Robert Kirby to its staff for the 2022-23 season, head coach Kermit Davis announced Monday. One of the most well-respected assistant coaches in the nation, Kirby comes to Oxford with 37 years of Division I coaching experience, with his most recent stop being a five-year
Cochran named Head Basketball Coach at Fort Scott CC (KS)
Blake Cochran has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Fort Scott Community College (KS). He replaces Michael Cook, who took over at NAIA Harris-Stowe State College last week. Cochran, a former assistant at Fort Scott, had most recently been on the staff at D1 Northwestern State. He has also worked at