Southwest Men’s Basketball Coach Bryan Bender has announced that Corey Schmidt was recently promoted from volunteer assistant to lead assistant coach for the Bears. “The biggest thing for me was just being able to solely focus on basketball,” Schmidt said. “With the volunteer position, I was also the dorm director and night head resident. Being able
Daily Dirt – 8/2/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to kick off August… Dallas Cameron has been hired as an assistant at American University. Cameron, who played at Stephen F. Austin, was most recently a graduate assistant under Mike Boynton at Oklahoma State. He replaces Matt Wolff, who had been at AU for the past 11-seasons. An
REPORT: Rasheed Wallace a candidate to join Penny’s staff at Memphis
According to a TWEET from NBA reported Marc Stein, Rasheed Wallace is a “prime candidate” to join Penny Hardaway’s staff at Memphis as an assistant coach. Wallace, the 4th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft was a four-time All-Star during his sixteen seasons in the league. He has been coaching high school basketball in North
Cole named Associate head coach at Samford
Coaching veteran Mitch Cole has been hired as the Samford men’s basketball program’s new associate head coach, Head Coach Bucky McMillan announced. “We are elated to have Coach Mitch Cole join our staff,” McMillan said. “I’ve known Coach Cole personally for over 25 years. He is a person of tremendous character and will fit the values
D2 DIRT: Texas Permian Basin opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard that D2 Texas Permian Basin head coach Josh Newman has resigned and will become a D1 assistant. Newman has spent the past three seasons at UTPB, where he went 38-43 (.469). Prior to that, he was the head coach at Arkansas Fort Smith for 12-seasons where he helped
Youngstown State names Asher Assistant Basketball Coach
Youngstown State men’s basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun announced Thursday the hiring of Ben Asher as assistant coach. Asher spent the last five seasons at Rutgers, most recently serving as the Director of Basketball Operations and Recruiting for two years. “Ben will be a tremendous addition to our staff,” Calhoun said. “He has a relentless motor
Davidson joins Hawaii Men’s Basketball staff
University of Hawai’i men’s basketball coach Eran Ganot announced the newest member of his staff with the addition of Brad Davidson as an assistant coach. Davidson boasts nearly a dozen years of combined coaching experience in Division I collegiate basketball and in his native Australia where he previously served as shooting coach for the Australian national
Hart departs USC Basketball staff; Becomes NBA G League Head Coach
USC associate head men’s basketball coach Jason Hart has resigned and will be named as the new head coach of the NBA run G League Ignite. Hart had been on the USC staff since 2013, and was elevated to associate head coach in 2017. He was an assistant at Pepperdine before joining Andy Enfield’s staff.
Daily Dirt – 7/29/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Catching-up on a few things… McNeese State will add Robert Burlingham as their new Director of Basketball Operations. Burlingham was most recently a graduate assistant for Keno Davis at Central Michigan and has also worked as an assistant at West Virginia Tech. Trent Skinner has resigned as the head coach at
Penn State Shenango names Johnson as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Director of Athletics Amanda Howett announced that Bruce Johnson has been selected to lead the new era of the Penn State Shenango Men’s Basketball program. The 2021-22 campaign will mark the first for Coach Johnson. He arrives in Sharon after spending the last two seasons at NCAA Division II Notre Dame College in South Euclid,
Llanas named Head Basketball Coach at Owens CC
The familiar face of Mike Llanas will return to Owens Community College but in a new role. The all-time winningest coach in Owens Express women’s basketball history will take the head coaching position of the tradition-rich men’s basketball program. Llanas left Owens after the 2017-2018 season for NCAA Division II Wheeling University. He resigned his
Murray State Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Murray State men’s basketball coach, Matt McMahon, announces two significant changes to his staff as Ronrico White has been promoted to assistant coach and MSU legend, Marcus Brown, returns to the program as the assistant to the head coach. White joined the Racers in 2019 as director of player development and was a part of Murray