Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Earlier this month, I had confirmed that Bart Lundy had hired former Dodge City CC head coach Jake Williams as an assistant (JUCO DIRT). I have now heard from multiple sources that the rest of the staff will include Mark Hsu and Jose Winston as the final two assistant coaches, and
Hines named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D2 Mount Olive
Dory Hines has been named the new Head Coach of the University of Mount Olive Men’s Basketball team, it was announced by Director of Athletics Joey Higginbotham. “I am incredibly excited to welcome Dory Hines back home to UMO. Dory is a winner and also an incredible educator of young men. I know he will work tirelessly
Copeland named Head Basketball Coach at Wagner
Wagner College Interim President Angelo Araimo and Director of Athletics Walt Hameline have announced the hiring of Donald Copeland as Wagner’s 19th head men’s basketball coach. “We are excited to welcome Donald Copeland back to Grymes Hill as we begin to write a new chapter in Wagner men’s basketball history,” Araimo said. “Coach Copeland knows what it
OFFICIAL: Richardson joins NC State Basketball Staff
Kareem Richardson has been named an assistant coach for the NC State men’s basketball team, head coach Kevin Keatts announced on Thursday. “I’m excited to welcome Kareem to Raleigh,” Keatts said. “I go way back with Kareem and have always had a tremendous amount of respect for his ability to teach the game of basketball and relate
D2 DIRT: Metro State Denver to hire current D2 head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one a bit on Twitter last night. It’s now done. Metro State will hire Belmont Abbey’s Dan Ficke as their new head men’s basketball coach, with the official announcement coming this afternoon. Ficke is no stranger to the Denver area, having served as an assistant at the University
Tarleton State Dirt: Gillispie set to hire Coastal Carolina assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Tarleton State head coach Billy Gillispie will add Zach Settembre to his staff as the lead assistant. Last season was Settembre’s first at Coastal Carolina. He was part of a staff that led the Chanticleers to their highest win total since the 2016-17 season (19), and advanced
JUCO DIRT: Midland (TX) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Patrick Rafferty is no longer the head coach at NJCAA D1 Midland College (TX). Rafferty, who was hired at Midland back in 2017, was in his second stint at the college. He had previously served as the head coach there 1994-1999. The coaching veteran
OFFICIAL: Wright retires; Neptune named head coach at Villanova
William B. Finneran Endowed Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jay Wright will be retiring from his position to begin a new chapter in his career at the University as Special Assistant to the President. Kyle Neptune, who served on the Villanova coaching staff before accepting the head coaching position at Fordham University in 2021, is the new head
REPORT: Villanova’s Jay Wright “likely” to retire
According to multiple tweets by Shams Charania, Senior lead NBA Insider/Writer/Analyst for The Athletic and Stadium, Villanova head coach Jay Wright is “likely” retiring. Charania also reports that Fordham head coach Kyle Neptune is the likely successor. More soon on this fast developing story…
Reynolds named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at NAIA Point Park
Point Park University Director of Athletics John Ashaolu has announced the hiring of Kevin Reynolds as the next men’s basketball head coach for the Pioneers. “Our athletic department and the men’s basketball program got a lot better today with the addition of Kevin Reynolds as our head coach,” said Ashaolu. “Kevin’s proven track record of
OFFICIAL: Joliet’s Kuhn heads to College of DuPage
I mentioned this one back on 4/12 (JUCO DIRT). Hall of Famer Joe Kuhn’s move from Joliet Junior College to the College of DuPage is now official. Here’s the release from the college: Joe Kuhn checked all of the boxes on Director of Athletics Ryan Kaiser‘s required list for a new College of DuPage men’s basketball
D2 DIRT: Converse College to open; Saunders set to become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Converse College head coach Ryan Saunders has resigned, and will become an assistant at D1 Elon College. Saunders was hired back in 2020 as the first-ever head coach in Converse men’s basketball history. He spent his first year recruiting, and the team played for