Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) The search at UIW is moving quickly. I can confirm that after initial interviews, the pool has been cut to seven, with 1 or 2 coming to campus very shortly. The names that I’ve heard include, Arkansas assistant Gus Argenal, LSU assistant Ronnie Hamilton, Central Michigan assistant Shane Heirman, Santa Clara
Peterson named DBO at ETSU
New ETSU men’s basketball head coach Brooks Savage has named Rob Peterson as the Buccaneers Director of Basketball Operations. “We are excited to welcome Rob and his family to ETSU,” said Savage. “Rob is a talented young coach who will be a major contributor to helping us build a championship program. He has been around the game his
D3 DIRT: North Central opens; Figueroa set to take D1 associate head coach job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that head coach Anthony Figueroa is departing D3 North Central College, and will become the associate head coach at D1 Northwestern State. Last season was Figueroa’s first at North Central after a great run at NJCAA D2 Parkland College. In his only year at NCC, Figueroa went 14-12
Utah State Basketball Staff Update
Head men’s basketball coach Danny Sprinkle has announced the hiring of Andy Hill and Chris Haslam as assistant coaches on his staff at Utah State. They had both previously served under Sprinkle at Montana State. Andy HillDuring the 2022-23 campaign, Hill helped lead Montana State to a 25-10 overall record and its second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. It
Oklahoma names Gates as new Assistant Basketball Coach
Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Porter Moser announced the addition of Armon Gates to his staff as an assistant coach on Tuesday. No stranger to Moser and the Sooner staff, Gates spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola Chicago under Moser (2011-13) and worked with OU assistant coach Ryan Humphrey and director of operations Tad Glibert at Northwestern. “Armon
Curran joins George Mason Basketball Staff
George Mason University men’s basketball head coach Tony Skinn announced Tuesday that Steve Curran will join his staff as associate head coach. A principal architect of St. Bonaventure’s development into one of the Atlantic 10’s preeminent powers, Curran has worked alongside Mark Schmidt for the past 13 seasons. He has served as associate head coach
Gonzaga names Barsh Assistant Basketball Coach
This one has been floating out there for a while (especially since Kevin Nickelberry has already replaced R-Jay Barsh at FSU). Here’s the official statement from the Zags announcing the addition of R-Jay Barsh to Mark Few’s staff: Gonzaga Athletic Director Chris Standiford and men’s basketball Head Coach Mark Few announced the hiring of R-Jay Barsh, as
OFFICIAL: Claunch named Assistant Basketball Coach at Alabama
No secret here – this one has been out for a while. Alabama has finally released an official statement announcing the hiring of former Nicholls State head coach Austin Claunch as an assistant. (*in case you missed it, the Nicholls State finalists are HERE). Alabama men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats announced Tuesday the hiring of Austin
Scherbenske named Assistant Basketball Coach at Cal
Matt Scherbenske, a renowned recruiter who previously spent three seasons on the California men’s basketball staff under Mike Montgomery, was announced as an assistant coach by head coach Mark Madsen on Monday. Scherbenske returns to Berkeley after most recently serving as the Director of Recruiting for two seasons (2021-23) at Texas Tech. His efforts on the
Lamberti named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Western Colorado
Western Colorado University has found its next leader of the Mountaineer men’s basketball program. Michael Lamberti was announced as the head coach on Monday afternoon by Director of Athletics Miles Van Hee. Lamberti — named to the 2019 Under Armour 30-Under-30 Team of rising young coaches — comes to the Western slope following a five-year
Wofford Basketball Staff Update
Wofford College men’s basketball head coach Dwight Perry has made two additions to the coaching and support staff for the upcoming season. Former Terrier Drew Gibson returns to Wofford as an assistant coach after spending the past four seasons at Navy, while Nate Williams will be the director of player development. Drew Gibson joined the Navy coaching staff during