The Northwood University men’s basketball team has announced the hiring of of former NU standout Maurice Jones as an assistant coach. He replaces Carlos McMath, who recently was named the head coach at Schoolcraft Community College. “I am very excited to have Maurice back at Northwood as an assistant coach,” said Lonnie Griffin, who is
Cantafio joins Vandy Basketball Staff as Director of Player Personnel
Joey Cantafio enters his first season as the Director of Player Personnel for the Vanderbilt men’s basketball program in 2021-22. Prior to Vanderbilt, Cantafio spent four seasons on staff with the Lamar men’s basketball program, including the last two as an assistant coach. Cantafio spent his first two seasons with the program as the director
Art U. adds Palmquist-Clark to MBB staff
Academy of Art University Athletics has announced Gabe Palmquist-Clark as its new assistant coach for men’s basketball. Bringing more than nine years of experience across the junior college and NCAA Division II levels with a stint at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M most recently, Palmquist-Clark will join Head Coach Scott Waterman and his staff ahead of the Urban
OFFICIAL: Eastern Nazarene names new Head Basketball Coach
Following up on something that HoopDirt.com mentioned earlier today in the DAILY DIRT. Here is the official statement released by Eastern Nazarene College announcing their new head men’s basketball coach: Eastern Nazarene College Director of Athletics Dr. Brad Zarges has announced the hiring of Logan Sharp as head men’s basketball coach. Sharp becomes the 14th
OFFICIAL: Witherspoon named Head Coach at NOC-Tonkawa
Following-up on something that HoopDirt.com mentioned in the Daily Dirt earlier today. The hiring of Brad Witherspoon at Northern Oklahoma College – Tonkawa has been made official. Here is the release from the college: Brad Witherspoon has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Northern Oklahoma College. Witherspoon, 35, spent the previous four years
Daily Dirt – 6/17/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from a great source that UC Riverside will add Rob Jones as an assistant basketball coach. Jones has most recently served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Men’s Basketball at his alma mater Saint Mary’s (CA). He will replace Wayne Hunter, who became the recruiting coordinator at Washington
Boynton, McCasland, & Skerry named as Court Coaches for 2021 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Cup Team
The 2021 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Cup Team training camp will feature three court coaches to assist the USA U19 coaching staff, including collegiate head coaches Mike Boynton Jr. (Oklahoma State University), Grant McCasland (University of North Texas) and Pat Skerry (Towson University). All three coaches will be participating with USA Basketball for the first time. Training camp to select the
South Carolina Basketball Staff Update
University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced on Wednesday afternoon that Chuck Martin has been promoted to Associate Head Coach, and Brian Steele, a three-year letterwinner for Martin and the Gamecocks, has been promoted to Assistant Coach following the departure of Bruce Shingler to Maryland. “I’m very excited to give Chuck the
Mount St. Mary’s Coaching Icon Jim Phelan Passes Away at Age 92
Former Mount St. Mary’s basketball coach and athletic director Jim Phelan passed away in the overnight hours of Wednesday morning at his home in Emmitsburg. Phelan arrived at the Mount in 1954, accepting a one-year contract to lead the team as the youngest coach in college basketball. 49 years later, using fierceness, fearlessness, and humor, he
Kaempffe named Head Coach at D3 Alfred U.
Alfred University and Alfred University Director of Athletics Paul Vecchio have announced the hire of Erich Kaempffe as the head coach of the men’s basketball program, following a national search on Wednesday, June 16. A North Rose, N.Y. native, Kaempffe becomes the 16th head coach in the 113-year history of the men’s basketball program. “I
Forte Named Assistant Coach at Saint Louis
Phil Forte has been named assistant coach of the Saint Louis men’s basketball program, head coach Travis Ford announced today. Forte spent two years at SLU as a graduate student manager from 2017-19. Most recently, he served two seasons as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State from 2019-21. Forte is coming to SLU from UTRGV,
Moikobu Joins Drake Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Drake University head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has announced the addition of Achoki Moikobu to his staff as an assistant coach. Moikobu joins the Bulldogs after a season on the staff at Grand Canyon University, where he recently helped the Antelopes to the 2021 Western Athletic Conference title and first NCAA Tournament appearance. “I’m excited for