Following up on HoopDirt.com’s D3 DIRT from last week. The hiring of Dan Bozzelli as the new head coach at Purchase is now official. Here’s the release from the college: Purchase College Director of Athletics and Recreation Chris Bisignano has announced the hiring of Daniel Bozzelli as the new head men’s basketball coach. Bozzelli, a
Former D1 head coach takes over at JUCO Denmark Tech (SC)
Denmark Technical College welcomes Andre Payne as head men’s basketball coach and Upward Bound coordinator Former Mississippi State Valley University coach, Andre Payne, has been selected as the next head men’s basketball coach at Denmark Technical College. Coach Payne has a long history of successful coaching at the collegiate level, beginning in 1999 when he
McCord promoted at Maryville College
Maryville College Head Basketball Coach Raul Placeres has announced that Jeff McCord has been elevated to a full-time assistant coach within his program. “I am really excited about adding Jeff to our program as a full-time assistant,” stated Placeres. “His passion, commitment, and experience in knowing what it takes to grow as a player in
Popp tabbed as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Pittsburg State
Pittsburg State University head men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson announced the recent hiring of Chris Popp as an assistant coach for the Gorillas. Popp replaces former assistant Jake Hamburger who left Pitt State for another professional opportunity outside of basketball. Popp comes to Pitt State after serving as head coach at Missouri State University-West Plains
New Mexico Men’s Basketball Staff Update
The University of New Mexico men’s basketball program has made a pair of staff changes, the program announced on Wednesday. Current director of operations, Ralph Davis, has been promoted to assistant coach and Robert Edwards has been added as video coordinator. Davis moves into the assistant coach position after serving the last season as the
Hatt Promoted to Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Texas
Cody Hatt has been promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at The University of Texas, UT head coach Shaka Smart announced Wednesday. The 34-year-old Hatt served as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at Texas for the previous four seasons and worked as a special assistant during his first year at UT in 2015-16. “Our whole program
D3 DIRT: SUNY Purchase to hire D3 assistant as next head coach
I can confirm that D3 SUNY Purchase will name Vassar College assistant Dan Bozzelli as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Kyle Martin who departed earlier in the summer to become the head coach at Cicero-North Syracuse High (NY). Bozzelli had spent the past two seasons at Vassar, and was the Director
Pullium named Assistant Basketball Coach at Gannon
Shannon Pullium has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Gannon University. Pullium comes to Gannon after a stint as the head coach at Mercyhurst North East, where he guided the Saints for four seasons. Prior to his stop at Mercyhurst North East, Pullium was the head boy’s basketball coach at Strong Vincent
BREAKING: Danny Kaspar resigns at Texas State
Danny Kaspar has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at Texas State. The University released the following statement: Kaspar had been on leave from TSU since early June following allegations of insensitive racial remarks by a former player. The veteran head coach had spent the past seven seasons at Texas State, where he went
Oregon State Dirt…
I can confirm that Gregg Gottlieb is no longer on the men’s basketball staff at Oregon State. It sounds like he was part of a cost cutting purge that has slashed a reported 23 positions within the Beavers athletics department. Gottlieb had been on Wayne Tinkle’s staff for the past six seasons, serving the first
Ayers departs Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Staff
Notre Dame has released the following statement regarding the men’s basketball staff: Ayers had been on Mike Brey’s staff for the past four seasons, and was an assistant at Bucknell for two seasons before that. During his playing career for the Irish, Ayers saw action in 117 games, including 51 starts. He averaged 6.5 ppg,
KTS Basketball Presents: A Basketball Conversation
Event: KTS Basketball Presents: A Basketball Conversation (Session 1) Date: 9.30.20 Time: 7pm – 8pm EST Cost: Free *To join event on zoom, email [email protected] or DM your email address to @ktsbasketball on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook Panelists: Mark Bialkoski – University of Maryland, Director of Operations Larry Blunt – Drake University, Assistant Coach Andre Grey –