Palm Beach Atlantic has named Cole Rose as the next head men’s basketball coach. Rose joins the Sailfish after spending the last seven years in an assistant capacity at Lee University in Tennessee, including this past season where he served as the associate coach. “I’m excited to announce Cole Rose as our next head men’s
OFFICIAL: Forte joins UTRGV MBB staff
Following up on something that I mentioned earlier in today’s DAILY DIRT. UTRGV has officially announced the hiring of Phil Forte. Here’s the release: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Figger announced on Monday the hiring of assistant coach Phil Forte, who was an assistant coach with future Western Athletic Conference opponent
Kaba named Head Basketball Coach at D3 DelVal
Delaware Valley University and Director of Athletics Dave Duda announced Muhamadou Kaba as the Aggies new head men’s basketball coach on Monday, succeeding Mark Seidenburg who announced his resignation after the 2020-21 campaign to pursue the same position at Wilson College. Kaba joins DelVal after a four-year stint as assistant men’s basketball coach at Division II East
Daily Dirt – 5/10/21
Some quick hitters to kick off the week… I have heard that Sam Houston State assistant Phil Forte will join the staff at UTRGV. Forte had been an assistant at SHSU for the past two seasons, and was a grad assistant at St. Louis before that. *UPDATE*: This is now official – UTRGV released the
Sanders named Head Basketball Coach at Copiah-Lincoln CC
David Sanders has officially been named head men’s basketball coach at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. Sanders has spent the last eight years building Callaway High School into a basketball powerhouse. The hiring was approved by the Co-Lin Board of Trustees on Thursday. He replaces Kenny Bizot, who is leaving to become the athletic director at Mississippi
Frazier named Assistant Basketball Coach at Illinois
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced the hiring of Chester Frazier as assistant coach. A former starting point guard for the Fighting Illini, Frazier returns to his alma mater bringing nearly a decade worth of experience as an assistant coach at the high-major level. “We are thrilled to welcome Chester Frazier back to the University
Hartford leaving D1, headed to D3
The University of Hartford released the following statement confirming their move from D1 to D3. Follow the link HERE for the full release and the comical FAQ section at the bottom: After more than a year of discussions and information gathering, the Board of Regents voted to begin the multi-year process of transitioning the University
Kastrup named Head Basketball Coach at Cloud County CC
Cloud County Community College Athletic Director Matt Bechard has announced the hiring of Devin Kastrup as the school’s sixth men’s basketball coach in the program’s 55-year history. Kastrup comes to Concordia after spending the past two seasons at Southwestern Iowa Community College where he led the Spartans to 23 wins in two seasons and a
Kentucky Basketball Staff Update
The Kentucky men’s basketball coaching staff has undergone an off-season transformation with a familiar face in Orlando Antigua returning to the UK bench and another top assistant from Illinois in Ronald “Chin” Coleman coming onboard. Antigua, a key assistant in the first five seasons of the John Calipari era at Kentucky, has rejoined the program
DAILY DIRT 5/6/21: JUCO Edition
It’s been crazy busy at the JUCO level over the past few weeks. Here are some very quick updates: Hutchinson CC (KS): I have heard from multiple sources that Cowley College (KS) Tommy DeSalme is the leader here, and could be introduced as early as today. DeSalme is the all-time wins leader at Cowley. Cowley
Kane named Assistant Basketball Coach at Dayton
University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that James Kane, who has worked with Grant at every one of his head coaching stops, will return to the Dayton coaching staff as an assistant coach. Kane replaces Anthony Solomon. Kane was on Grant’s first staff at UD in 2017-18. He returns to the
OFFICIAL: David Patrick lands at Oklahoma
Oklahoma head men’s basketball Coach Porter Moser put the finishing touches on his Sooners staff Wednesday when he announced the hiring of David Patrick as associate head coach. Patrick comes to OU after serving this past season as associate head coach at Arkansas, helping the Razorbacks to their first NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance since