Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things that I have heard… Nicholls State assistant Stevie Taylor is on the move, and will become the Director of Basketball Operations at Toledo. Taylor was hired at Nicholls last summer following a two-year stint as an assistant at Langston University. He also worked at Boston College as
NAIA DIRT: National Champion Loyola New Orleans opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that current Stacy Hollowell is no longer the head coach at NAIA National Champion Loyola University New Orleans. This past season, Hollowell led Loyola to a 37-1 (17-1) record, and captured the SSAC championship on their way to the national title. For his efforts this past season, Hollowell
Dru Joyce III named Associate Head Coach at Duquesne
Dru Joyce III, who played for Keith Dambrot in both high school and college, will join his former mentor on the sidelines as a member of the Duquesne coaching staff it was announced today. Joyce III, who spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator on Dennis Gates’ staff at Cleveland State, will
Lee named Assistant Basketball Coach at George Washington
GW men’s basketball head coach Chris Caputo announced the hiring of Saint Joseph’s alum and former St. Bonaventure assistant Dwayne Lee as an assistant coach on Monday. Lee has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Quinnipiac under head coach Baker Dunleavy. The Bobcats led the MAAC in made 3-pointers each of Lee’s three
Dumont takes over as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at North Country CC
Jerrad Dumont will take over as the new Men’s Basketball Coach at North Country Community College starting in the 2022-2023 season. After thirteen years as the Head Women’s Coach, two Region III Titles, and three consecutive NJCAA National Championship Tournaments, Coach Dumont will look to bring the same success to the men’s side. “I am
D2 DIRT: STAC set promote Cappell to Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following up on a bunch of reports from earlier today… With St. Thomas Aquinas’ Tobin Anderson headed to FDU as the Knights new head coach (FDU DIRT), it now appears that STAC associate head coach Matt Capell will take over for Anderson. In today’s Daily Dirt, I said that Anderson would be
D3 DIRT: Ferrum College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Tyler Sanborn is no longer the men’s basketball head coach at D3 Ferrum. Not a ton of inside info on this one – I just know that Ferrum paid us to advertise the open position (HERE). Sanborn had been the head coach at Ferrum since 2017 and
D2 St. Cloud State finalists
Usually, I have to dig for this stuff. St. Cloud State made it easy – they have published their three finalists for the vacant men’s basketball position. Here’s the release from SCSU: St. Cloud State University Director of Athletics Heather Weems has narrowed down the search for the next men’s basketball head coach to three finalists, as
Kershaw named Head Basketball Coach at Carleton College
Carleton College named Ryan Kershaw its head men’s basketball coach. He is the 12th head coach in the program’s 112-year history and replaces Guy Kalland, who announced his retirement in March following 38 seasons at the helm of the Knights. Kershaw recently completed his ninth season as the lead men’s basketball assistant coach at Carleton and has served
OFFICIAL: Scheyer adds Lucas to Duke Basketball Staff
Duke University men’s basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has announced the hiring of former University of Kentucky assistant coach Jai Lucas (pronounced “jay”), who will hold the same position on Scheyer’s inaugural staff. A heralded recruiter with Durham ties, Lucas, 33, is regarded as one of the nation’s top assistant coaches. His mother, Debbie, and father, Houston Rockets assistant
Murray State Basketball Staff Update
New Murray State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Steve Prohm‘s staff has begun work in preparation for the 2022-23 season, the Racers’ first in the Missouri Valley Conference. Prohm recently rejoined the Racers in March after a successful nine-year run at Murray State – as assistant under Billy Kennedy from 2005-11, as head coach from 2011-15 –
Courtney elevated to Associate Head Coach at Miami
University of Miami head men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga announced Monday the promotion of Bill Courtney to associate head coach. A 26-year coaching veteran, Courtney recently completed his 12th year on Larrañaga’s staff and his third at Miami, helping lead the Hurricanes to the Elite Eight for the first time ever. He moves into the