Lehigh head men’s basketball coach Brett Reed announced on Monday the addition of Zay Jennings to staff as Director of Basketball Operations. A native of Allentown and graduate of Allentown Central Catholic, Jennings was a four-year starter at Le Moyne where he was a regular in the lineup as a junior and senior. He also has deep
Daily Dirt – 7/11/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of stuff to kick-off the week… It sounds like the longest D1 search of the off-season is getting close to wrapping up. South Carolina State has been on the hunt for a new head coach since Tony Madlock departed for Alabama State back on April 11th. About 6 weeks
Ganot signs three-year extension at Hawai’i
University of Hawai’i athletics director David Matlin announced that men’s basketball head coach Eran Ganot has signed a three-year contract extension. His extension runs through the 2025-26 season. Ganot just completed his seventh season leading the Rainbow Warrior basketball program and holds a 114-77 overall record. This past March he surpassed Red Rocha as the school’s second all-time
NAIA DIRT: Talladega set to hire D1 assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NAIA Talladega College will hire Dannton Jackson as their new head men’s basketball coach. Jackson spent last season as an assistant at Albany, and was an the associate head coach at UAB for four seasons before that. The veteran coach had a lot of success at the
Tyndall adds three to Chipola Basketball Staff
Chipola men’s basketball head coach Donnie Tyndall announced the addition of Lane Below, Jaren Harris, and JD Gledhill to the Indians’ staff. Lane Below (pronounced “blue”) comes to Chipola after two seasons as an assistant coach at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston, Mississippi. Prior to his time at MGCCC, Below spent two seasons as
Missouri State West Plains adds Belcher as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Another familiar face is joining the Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball coaching staff. Dr. Walt Belcher, former coach of the Mtn. View-Birch Tree Liberty High School boys basketball team, will join Grizzly Basketball Head Coach Jared Phay and Assistant Coach Braxton Williams on the bench this season. Belcher comes to the Grizzlies after
Chavlovich returns to West Texas A&M as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
West Texas A&M head men’s basketball coach Tom Brown has proudly announced the return of WT standout David Chavlovich to the 2022-23 coaching staff. “I’m excited to welcome back David Chavlovich to the WT Basketball program,” stated Brown. “David will bring a wealth of experience with him to WT. David played all four years at WT, culminating with a trip to the NCAA
OFFICIAL: Haith joins Memphis Basketball Staff
Memphis Tiger head men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway has added longtime college basketball coach Frank Haith to his staff as an assistant coach. Haith won 343 games as a head coach in seven seasons at Miami (Fla.) (2004-11), three seasons at Missouri (2011-14) and eight seasons at Tulsa (2014-22). Haith’s teams reached the postseason 10 times in those 18 seasons,
Kearney named Assistant Basketball Coach at NYU
Maurice Kearney has been hired as an assistant coach of New York University’s men’s basketball team, becoming the second addition to Head Coach Dave Klatsky‘s staff. Kearney comes to NYU after working in multiple capacities at SUNY Cortland since 2014. He was an assistant coach of the Red Dragons’ men’s basketball team from 2014-18 and served as
Oklahoma Baptist names Crynes as new Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
The Oklahoma Baptist men’s basketball program has named Christien Crynes assistant coach, head coach Jason Eaker announced. Crynes comes to OBU after spending the last four years at Bendictine University in Mesa, Arizona. He was instrumental in back-to-back National Tournament appearances in the previous two seasons, including a first-round victory in 2020-21 and a California Pacific Conference
Santiago joins Eastern Florida Basketball Staff
Sam Santiago has joined the Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Santiago is an alum of the college, having played for then Brevard Community College from 1998 – 2000. As a sophomore, he helped that team to an undefeated Conference Championship, going 12-0, as well as a State Championship, defeating
Coleman named Assistant Basketball Coach at Scottsdale CC
The Scottsdale Community College Men’s Basketball program has announced the return of Dennis Coleman to the coaching staff as an assistant coach. Coleman was previously on staff for the 2018-2019 season with Scottsdale when they achieved a 20-12 record and a Region 1 Runner-up finish. Coleman comes back to Scottsdale after spending the 2021-2022 season