Robert Morris University Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole has announced the addition of Kim Lewis as an assistant coach. “Kim is an excellent and experienced teacher, recruiter and coach of the game,” said Toole. “We are excited to have him as a part of our staff. He has been around winning for the majority of his career and has
JUCO DIRT: Ft. Scott’s Cochran headed to Clarendon
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this move on X late last week…. I can now confirm that NJCAA D1 Clarendon College has hired Blake Cochran as their new head men’s basketball coach. Cochran has spent that past two seasons as the head coach at NJCAA D2 Fort Scott Community College where he went 41-24.
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Lenoir-Rhyne University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Brent Owen has announced two additions to his coaching staff ahead of his first year leading the Bears. Tyrone Grady will join the staff and bring an extensive coaching background with him, including experience in the South Atlantic Conference. Coach Grady most recently served as an assistant at Eastern
Idaho State Basketball Staff Update
Idaho State men’s basketball Head Coach, Ryan Looney announced two coaching changes to complete his coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season. After one season as Assistant Coach with the Bengals, Cam Clark departed for an Assistant Coaching role at Houston Christian University and Graduate Assistant, Tim Nolan, will be leaving the program after working tirelessly for
Cole promoted to Associate Head Coach at Bryant
Bryant men’s basketball head coach Phil Martelli Jr. announced the promotion of Chris Cole to Associate Head Coach on Wednesday afternoon. Cole came to Smithfield in April of 2018 and has served as an assistant coach at Bryant for the last six seasons. The Alexandria, Va., native has helped the Bulldogs become one of the
Pearson added as Assistant Basketball Coach, Davis named Special Assistant at Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State has added two more to its coaching staff, as Philip Pearson has been named as the newest assistant coach, while Charles “Chuck” Davis will serve as a special assistant to the head coach, head coach Antoine Pettway announced Monday. Pearson fills the spot left by Robert Kirby, who has taken over as the head coach
Alaska Fairbanks named Ostanik as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has named Frank Ostanik head coach of the Alaska Nanooks men’s basketball program. Ostanik becomes the 13th head coach in program history, succeeding former head coach Greg Sparling, who led the ‘Nooks for the past six seasons. “Frank brings a wealth of knowledge on and off the court to our men’s
Voigt added to BYU Basketball Staff
BYU men’s basketball head coach Kevin Young announced on Monday the addition of Will Voigt to the program as an assistant coach. “Will is someone I’ve had great respect for,” Young said. “He is a creative thinker, very organized and has an unmatched work ethic. Will has years of head coaching experience in the NBA
OFFICIAL: Cleo Hill, Jr. named Head Basketball Coach at UMES
In Friday’s DAILY DIRT, I mentioned that Cleo Hill, Jr. was the “hot” name at Maryland Eastern Shore. This move has now been made official – the veteran head coach has taken over at UMES. Here’s the release: The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the hiring of Cleo Hill,
Colwell named Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at Cornell
Luke Colwell, who served as one of the youngest Division I assistant coaches and basketball operations directors in the country, has been named the Director of Basketball Operations it was announced today by Jon Jaques ’10, the Robert E. Gallagher ’44 Head Coach of Men’s Basketball at Cornell. Colwell has previous stops at VMI and South
Harris named Assistant Basketball Coach at Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons’ men’s basketball coach Matt Brackett has named Maverick Harris as the new assistant coach with the program. Harris is a former Hardin-Simmons player. He played on a pair of American Southwest Conference Championship teams in 2016 and 2017 and was with the program from 2015 to 2017. He started his playing career at Schreiner where he
EKU’s Hamilton Receives Contract Extension
Eastern Kentucky University secured men’s basketball head coach A.W. Hamilton with a contract extension through the 2027-28 season, the university announced today. Hamilton led EKU to the 2023-24 Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship. It was the first regular season conference title for the Colonels in 45 years (1979). Hamilton was chosen as the ASUN Coach of