A Sunday Edition of the Daily Dirt (not that Sunday is different from any other day at this point…) A few things at ETSU…no secret here, but Steve Forbes took his entire staff – assistants Brooks Savage and BJ McKie as well as DBO Frank Davis with him to Wake (with roles to be determined).
Rend Lake names Gamber as next head basketball coach
Rend Lake College has found its next head basketball coach, and he is awfully familiar with Southern Illinois basketball. Friday, Rend Lake College Athletic Director Tim Wills announced Brian Gamber will take the head coaching position for the Warriors in the 2020-21 season. The decision comes after an extensive hiring process that saw more than
Bill Foy returns to Paris JC
Former Paris Junior College Head Men’s Basketball Coach and 2005 National Coach of the Year Bill Foy is returning to PJC in the dual roles of Athletic Director and Men’s Basketball Coach. In 2005, Foy led the Dragons to a National Junior College Athletic Association championship title. “We are glad Coach Foy will be coming
Gray Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Illinois Tech
Terrence Gray has been named the Illinois Institute of Technology head men’s basketball coach. He spent the previous three seasons with the Scarlet Hawks men’s basketball program as an assistant coach. “I feel extremely humbled and fortunate to have the opportunity to take on the head coaching role at Illinois Tech,” said Gray. “Coaching and
Jones named Assistant Basketball Coach at North Dakota State
North Dakota State head men’s basketball coach David Richman announced the hiring of Joshua Jones as an assistant coach for the Bison on Friday, May 1. Jones comes to NDSU from Western Illinois University, where he served as an assistant coach for four seasons from 2016-20. “Josh’s experiences and understanding of The Summit League and
OFFICIAL: Wake Forest Names Steve Forbes Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Obviously we’ve been talking about this one all day. Here is the official statement released by Wake Forest: Wake Forest Director of Athletics John Currie has named Steve Forbes the 23rd head men’s basketball coach in Demon Deacon history. A 30-year coaching veteran, Coach Forbes is a proven winner and builder of championship cultures with
Steve Forbes to Wake Forest
East Tennessee State’s Steve Forbes will be named as the next head coach at Wake Forest. He will replace Danny Manning who was fired after six seasons this past weekend. Forbes has spent the past five seasons at ETSU where he compiled a 130–43 (.751) record. This past season, the Bucs went 30-4 (16-2) and
HOT: Updated Wake Forest names and odds
The search at Wake Forest has been moving quickly with interviews taking place since early this week. Here is the updated list – today’s odds in GREEN, Saturday’s odds are in RED: Steve Forbes (2 to 1 / 25 to 1) – Head Coach East Tennessee. Has shot quickly to the top of this search.
OFFICIAL: Downey tabbed as head basketball coach at Arkansas Tech
Following up on HoopDirt.com’s D2 DIRT from Monday. It’s now been made official that Mark Downey has returned to Arkansas Tech as the new head basketball coach: It turns out all those country roads were leading Mark Downey on a journey back to Arkansas Tech University. Downey, who served as head men’s basketball coach at
Betts named assistant basketball coach at Western Carolina
Western Carolina men’s basketball head coach Mark Prosser today announced the addition of Ben Betts to the Catamount coaching staff. Betts, a Madison Heights, Va. native, has 30 years of coaching experience including three years as a Division I head coach at South Carolina State. “We’re excited and so fortunate to have Ben join our
Orr named men’s basketball assistant coach at UMHB
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s basketball coaching staff is adding a familiar face with the return of Cru alum Thomas Orr as the program’s new full-time assistant coach. New UMHB Head Coach Clif Carroll announced Orr’s hiring on Wednesday (April 29th). Orr rejoins his alma mater after spending last season as an assistant coach at
OFFICIAL: Westerlund named Head Basketball Coach at Bryn Athyn
Following up on our D3 DIRT from Monday. Bryn Athyn College has made the hiring of Sean Westerlund as their new head men’s basketball coach official with a press release today: After a nationwide search, Sean Westerlund has been selected as the head coach of the Bryn Athyn College men’s basketball program. Bryn Athyn College