Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) No secret here…after not getting the New Mexico State job, James Miller is headed to Mississippi State with Chris Jans. Miller has been with Jans for the past four seasons, and has also been an assistant at Arkansas State and Omaha. He went 77-23 in three seasons as the head coach
Colgate’s Langel signs long-term extension
Head Colgate University Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Langel has agreed to a contract extension at the University through 2030, announced Tuesday by Vice President and Director of Athletics Nicki Moore. The contract extension comes on the heels of another historic men’s basketball season. In his 11th year at the helm, Langel guided the program to its third 20-win season,
OFFICIAL: Hovde named Assistant Basketball Coach at Florida
Following-up on something that I mentioned in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT II. Richmond assistant Kevin Hovde has now officially been named as an assistant at Florida. Here’s the full release: Florida has hired Kevin Hovde as an assistant coach in men’s basketball, head coach Todd Golden announced on Tuesday. Hovde comes to Florida after most recently helping Richmond
FINAL FOUR: Welcome to the Big Easy Party
Final Four Welcome to the Big Easy Party! 📍Downtown New Orleans April 1st, 9pm-3am – network the right way! More info: HERE
UPDATE: Albany issues statement on Killings situation
Earlier today, news surfaced on an investigation surrounding Dwayne Killings at Albany (more HERE). Albany has since released a statement addressing the situation: More on this story as it continues to develop.
Konkol adds two to Tulsa MBB staff
The University of Tulsa Head Basketball Coach Eric Konkol announced appointments to his coaching staff today. Joining Konkol are two members from his Louisiana Tech staff – assistant coach Desmond Haymon and director of basketball operations Josh Wolfe. Haymon and Wolfe each spent three years (2019-22) under Konkol at LA Tech, helping lead the Bulldogs to a 70-26
OFFICIAL: Louisiana Tech set to introduce Hester as new Head Basketball Coach
Following up on several REPORTS from today…Louisiana Tech has released a statement regarding the hiring of Talvin Hester as their new head men’s basketball coach. The former LA Tech assistant spent last season on the staff at Texas Tech. Here’s the release from Louisiana Tech: Louisiana Tech will hold a press conference Tuesday at noon
Arkansas State assistant Scutero resigns
Arkansas State assistant men’s basketball coach Mike Scutero has announced his resignation. Scutero had been on Mike Balado’s staff at ASU for the past five seasons. His previous stops included, Arkansas State (2014-16), Kennesaw State (2013-14), Middle Tennessee (2009-13) and Odessa Junior College (2004-09). The veteran assistant released the following statement on Twitter:
Albany’s Killings on leave pending investigation
According to a report by Jeff Goodman, and our own digging, Albany head coach Dwayne Killings is currently on paid administrative leave due to an investigation into an altercation involving a player. The incident, which reportedly occurred after an early season game involved Killings allegedly striking one of his players. It is unclear at this
D3 DIRT: NYU set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Dagan Nelson will step away as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 NYU. Nelson was hired as the head coach at NYU back in the spring of 2018. In his four years with the Violets, he went 30-45 (.400). His team did not
3/28/22: 60 Second Update
Today’s 60-ish Second Update from HoopDirt.com’s Adam Nelson:
Daily Dirt II – 3/28/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) So busy today, I needed round 2 of the DD. Here you go… Richmond assistant Kevin Hovde is headed to Florida where he will rejoin new Gators head coach Todd Golden. Hovde was the associate head coach under Golden at San Francisco from 2019-21, and an assistant at USF from 2016-19.