The University of Maryland Eastern Shore head men’s basketball coach Jason Crafton has added two new assistants to his coaching staff, Kevon Davis and AJ Register. “We are excited to add Kevon and AJ to our coaching staff,” Crafton said. “They both bring a unique combination of Division 1 experience and energy that will help
Niagara Dirt…
I can confirm that Niagara head coach Greg Paulus has made two additions to his staff. Kevin Devitt has been hired as an assistant coach at Austin Kelley will be named as the Director of Basketball Operations. Devitt had spent the four seasons as an assistant at UAB, and also worked as an assistant at
OFFICIAL: Flint joins Kentucky Basketball Staff
The Kentucky men’s basketball program has added James “Bruiser” Flint – a former John Calipari assistant with more than 30 years of coaching experience – to the staff as an assistant coach. Flint will fill an opening created earlier this month when associate head coach Kenny Payne accepted an offer to join the New York
Indiana Dirt…
Indiana head coach Archie Miller has wasted no time in replacing Bruiser Flint (departed for Kentucky) on his staff. According to a TWEET by CBS’ Jon Rothstein, Miller will hire UConn assistant Kenya Hunter as Flint’s replacement. Hunter had been on Dan Hurley’s staff at UConn since 2018. Before that, he spent five seasons at
DAILY DIRT: Sunday Edition – 8/23/20
Finally back from a long trip up north to Maine. Catching up on a bunch of things that I’ve heard… I have heard that the leader for the vacant Director of Basketball Operations spot at Yale is Windward School (CA) assistant Matt Elkin. Before heading out west, Elkin served as an assistant at prep powerhouse
Lowe added to UTRGV Men’s Basketball Staff
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Friday that Chris Lowe, who spent the last two seasons as a graduate student manager with the Saint Louis men’s basketball team, is now a special assistant to the head coach with the UTRGV men’s basketball program. Lowe’s responsibilities include creating video edits
Swank Joins Tiffin U. Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Tiffin men’s basketball head coach Tom Church has announced Ben Swank as his top assistant coach heading into the 2020-21 season. “I am ecstatic to be able to add Ben as my top assistant and I think he will fit seamlessly into our program,” said Church. “For the past seven years, he’s worked and learned under
Carberry named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Columbia
Tobe Carberry has joined the Columbia Men’s Basketball coaching staff after a successful three-year stint at Yale, where the Bulldogs posted a 30-12 Ivy League record and earned a pair of NCAA Tournament berths. In 2019-20, Yale captured its second straight Ivy title and won 23 games overall, tying the 2015-16 team for the most in the
Southwest Mississippi CC Basketball Staff Update
After spending 2019-20 as a volunteer assistant coach for the Southwest Mississippi CC Bears basketball team, Vince Thibodeau has been promoted to the full-time position for 2020-21. Thibodeau takes over the full-time post following the departure of Jeff Diepenbrock. Also departing the Bears’ staff is volunteer assistant Reggie Chambers. Thibodeau expressed his thanks to Bears head “Coach Bryan
Spanellis joins Wesleyan University Men’s Basketball Staff
Derek Spanellis joins the men’s basketball program at Wesleyan for his first season as assistant coach in 2020-21. Spanellis comes to Middletown, Conn. after spending two years with the men’s basketball program at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. At Pratt, Spanellis served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under former Cardinals’ assistant Max Sass. Spanellis’
Central Oklahoma Basketball Staff Update
The University of Central Oklahoma men’s basketball team announced Tuesday Daniel Wheeler has been promoted to a full-time assistant coaching position on the staff. Wheeler has been serving various roles for the Bronchos since 2015. He came to Central as a graduate assistant coach and was in that position for three seasons before moving to a
Brown joins Governors State Men’s Basketball Staff
Mike Brown has been named as an assistant coach with the Governors State men’s basketball team. A Chicago native, Brown served as an assistant coach at Purdue Northwest from 2018-20, helping the Pride to its most successful season since becoming an NCAA Division II member. Brown was also a Division II assistant at Maryville (2017-18)