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
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