Author Archives: The DirtKing

BREAKING: North Carolina fires Hubert Davis

The University of North Carolina has made a leadership change in its men’sbasketball program. Hubert Davis, who has served as head coach for five seasons, will notreturn to coach the Tar Heels. The recommendation was made by Director of Athletics BubbaCunningham and Executive Associate Athletic Director Steve Newmark, who will transition toAD on July 1, and accepted

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Basketball Staff Changes made at Pitt

Pitt head coach Jeff Capel has made two changes to his staff heading into next season, as assistants Jason Capel and Tim O’Toole will not return for the 2026-27 campaign. The moves come on the heels of a 13-20 (5-13 ACC) season and follow AD Allen Greene’s recent comments about evaluating all areas of the

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NAIA NEWS: Floyd named Head Basketball Coach at Defiance

Defiance College welcomes 2010 graduate and former standout guard Mike Floyd as the next head coach of the men’s basketball program, the DC Athletic Department announced on Tuesday. Floyd, a four-time All-HCAC performer for the Yellow Jackets from 2006-10, becomes the 24th head coach in program history. Floyd played four seasons for Defiance while the

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OFFICIAL: Cincinnati hires Calhoun as Head Basketball Coach

Here’s the official release from Cincinnati announcing the hiring of Jerrod Calhoun as their new head men’s basketball coach: Ohio native and University of Cincinnati graduate Jerrod Calhoun has been named the 29th head coach in Cincinnati men’s basketball history, director of athletics John Cunningham announced Tuesday. Calhoun recently completed his ninth season as a

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DAILY DIRT – 3/23/26

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A little late night dirt… Most interesting name I’ve heard mentioned with the search at Siena is UMBC head coach Jim Ferry. The veteran head coach led the Retrievers to a 24-9 (14-2 AE) record this past season and captured the America East Tournament Championship. Ferry has also been the head

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McConnell named Head Basketball Coach at St. Mary’s

Saint Mary’s College Associate Head Coach and former standout Gael Mickey McConnell has been named head men’s basketball coach, announced today by Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Matoso. McConnell has been an instrumental piece of the program for decades, first as a student-athlete and then as the associate head coach under Randy Bennett. McConnell has helped lead the

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