The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday that Renee Hill, the widow of former men’s basketball head coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, is dedicating 100% of the donations to the Lew Hill Memorial Fund to scholarships for UTRGV students. The scholarship will
JUCO DIRT: Quinsigamond CC (MA) set to hire D3 assistant at new Head Coach
I can confirm that NJCAA Quinsigamond Community College (MA) will hire Salem State University assistant John Preziosa as their new head men’s basketball coach. Preziosa is no stranger to NJCAA Region 21, as he had previously served as the head coach at conference for Bunker Hill CC (his alma mater) from 2002-05. His 2005 squad
Henderson named DBO at UNCW
Wilmington native Hunter Henderson is returning to his hometown to serve on Takayo Siddle‘s men’s basketball staff at UNCW as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Henderson, 28, spent the 2016-17 season as men’s basketball video coordinator at UNCW before joining Head Coach Kevin Keatts and the NC State program. Over the last four seasons, Henderson
McGrath Joins Cincinnati MBB Staff
University of Cincinnati men’s basketball head coach Wes Miller has announced C.B. McGrath as a special assistant for the 2021-22 season. The program previously added seven to its support staff on June 1 to join assistant coaches Chad Dollar, Andre Morgan and Mike Roberts. McGrath served as UNC Wilmington’s head coach from 2017-20, as well as under Roy
Miller promoted to full-time assistant at CNU
Christopher Newport University Men’s Basketball Coach John Krikorian announced today the promotion of Logan Miller to the position of Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. Miller, a native of Manassas, Va., graduated from Christopher Newport in May of 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. He has served on Krikorian’s staff since the 2019-2020 season in a limited
Mathews joins Lincoln College Men’s Basketball Staff
Coach Edwind McGhee has named his assistant coach for the upcoming 2021-2022 Men’s Basketball season. Hank Mathews, native of Peoria, Illinois graduated from Columbia College in 2018 with a B.A. in American Studies and just recently earned his M.A.T (Masters of Arts in Teaching) at Columbia College in 2021. Over the past two seasons Coach
Tallahassee CC Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Tallahassee Community College head men’s basketball coach Rick Cabrera has announced the additions of Hayden Harkins and Chad Bailey as assistant coaches for the Eagles. “I’m extremely excited for what the future has in store for the TCC men’s basketball program. With the staff and players on campus during the summer, it’s a great time
WAU MBB adds former G-League player Carlton to staff
Washington Adventist University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jerry McFarland has announced that he has added James Carlton former Howard University standout and long-time professional player to his staff. Carlton, who is the Founder and CEO of P.OP Sports and Carltonia, LLC, played in the NBA G-League after graduating from Howard. “I am so excited to have
Penny staying in Memphis; Reportedly adding Larry Brown to staff
Penny Hardaway released an Instagram video earlier tonight where he announced that he will remain as the head coach at Memphis. There had been much speculation about his future over the past few days, after news broke that he was involved with the Orlando Magic job. The Instagram announcement can be found HERE. Also, news
Daily Dirt – 6/29/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Former Western Illinois head coach Billy Wright is headed to the high school ranks, and will become the head coach at Richmond HS (IN). Wright most recently served as an assistant at Ball State after being released at WIU last spring after a six-year stint as the head coach there. He
Policicchio named Head Basketball Coach at Michigan-Dearborn
The University of Michigan-Dearborn has announced the hiring of Domenic Policicchio III as the new men’s basketball head coach. “I am very excited to welcome Domenic to UM-Dearborn Athletics. His tremendous ability to develop student-athletes both on and off the court will not only benefit UM-Dearborn Athletics but also benefit the entire UM-Dearborn community”,
DAILY DIRT: New York Edition
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A couple D3 updates from New York: Elmira College: I can confirm that Casey McGraw will be hired as the Soaring Eagles new head coach. McGraw has spent the past four seasons as an assistant at Nebraska Wesleyan. In his first three seasons at NWU, the program won three straight conference