Mt. San Jacinto assistant coach Mack Cleveland has been hired as the head coach at Los Angeles Southwest. With over 21 years of college coaching experience, Cleveland has coached at both the community college and professional level. In addition to coaching at MSJC, Cleveland served as the head coach and general manager of the Laredo
Sloan named Interim Head Basketball Coach at D2 West Virginia Wesleyan
Derek Sloan has been named as the interim head coach of the West Virginia Wesleyan men’s basketball program, WVWC Athletic Director Randy Tenney announced.. Sloan spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach on previous Wesleyan head coach Nick Patella’s staff. In 2018, Sloan served as an assistant basketball coach at Culver Military Academy in
Taylor named Assistant Basketball Coach at New Mexico State
Chris Jans‘ group of assistant coaches once again includes a trio of individuals. The Aggies’ fifth-year head men’s basketball coach announced Tuesday that Dominique Taylor has agreed to join Jans’ staff as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 season and beyond. “We are thrilled that Dominique has decided to join our men’s basketball staff,” Jans
Brunt elevated to Associate Head Coach at VCU
Jamal Brunt, entering his fourth year as a member of the VCU Basketball staff, has been elevated to associate head coach, Rams’ Head Coach Mike Rhoades announced Tuesday. Brunt had served as an assistant coach under Rhoades since his arrival prior to the 2018-19 season. As the team’s “defensive coordinator”, Brunt has helped the Rams construct
Escobedo named Head Coach of Men’s + Women’s Basketball teams at Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College has hired Michael Escobedo to coach the men & women’s basketball teams. Coach Escobedo is originally from Grover, California and started his basketball career out of high school where he earned a full scholarship to NAIA D1 Powerhouse Mid America Nazarene University in Kansas. There he was a redshirt under NAIA Hall of Fame
OFFICIAL: Tolin named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at UTPB
Following-up on something that HoopDirt.com first mentioned earlier this morning (D2 DIRT). Kyle Tolin has been officially hired as the new head men’s basketball coach at UTPB. Here is the official release bu the school: Coming off a highly successful stint as the Head Coach at the University of Arkansas – Monticello, the University of
Patella resigns as Head Basketball Coach at D2 West Virginia Wesleyan
Nick Patella has resigned as West Virginia Wesleyan head men’s basketball coach. The decision is due to Patella’s desire to spend more time at home with his family. “I greatly appreciate the leadership that Coach Patella has provided during his term as head men’s basketball coach,” WVWC Athletic Director Randy Tenney said. “We wish him
D2 DIRT: UTPB set to hire UAM’s Tolin as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that the University of Texas Permian Basin will hire University of Arkansas Monticello’s Kyle Tolin as their new head men’s basketball coach. Tolin has already informed his team of the decision, and an official announcement is expected shortly. He will replace Josh Newman, who took
D3 DIRT: Curry College to name D3 assistant as next head basketball coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that D3 Curry College (MA) will hire Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA) assistant Phil Alibrandi as their new head men’s basketball coach. Prior to his time at Wentworth, Alibrandi spent three seasons as an assistant at Curry. He also worked as an assistant at Emerson
Foss joins Portland State Viking Basketball Coaching Staff as Assistant Coach
Portland State Basketball Coach Jase Coburn has rounded out his staff with the hire of Chris Foss as an assistant coach. Foss, a graduate of Southridge High School and one-time assistant coach at four local high schools, is returning home. Foss comes to PSU after a successful tenure as assistant coach at Northwest Nazarene University,
North Carolina Central names Gray Assistant Basketball Coach
The North Carolina Central University men’s basketball program has announced an addition to the coaching staff, as Andre Gray has joined the program ahead of the 2021-22 season. Gray has been noted for his recruiting acumen at the collegiate level, and is familiar with the state of North Carolina as NCCU will be his ninth stop
Townsend joins MBB staff at BenU (IL)
Jordan Townsend has joined the staff of the Benedictine University men’s basketball team as a full-time assistant to head coach Keith Bunkenburg. Townsend comes to Benedictine after serving as the top assistant at his alma mater, University of Dubuque since 2016. “We are excited to have Jordan join our Benedictine family,” Bunkenburg said. “The success