Author Archives: The DirtKing

Donley named DBO at ETSU

ETSU men’s basketball head coach Jason Shay added a familiar face to his coaching staff. Shay announced on Friday that Chad Donley has been named Director of Basketball Operations.  “I am ecstatic to be a part of Coach Shay’s staff,” said Donley, who was selected as one of the 50 Impactful JUCO coaches in the

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Conarroe tabbed as Head Basketball Coach at Colorado College

Jeff Conarroe, associate head coach for the men’s basketball program at Division I California State University, Bakersfield, has accepted the position of head men’s basketball coach at Colorado College, Vice President and Director of Athletics Lesley Irvine announced today. Conarroe, a 1999 graduate and three-year letter winner in basketball at Colorado College, spent the last nine

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DAILY DIRT: JUCO Edition

A couple of JUCO head coaches on the move…. I first alluded to this one back on 5/15 (DAILY DIRT) – it’s now a done deal. Chipola College (FL) head coach Brendan Foley is headed to Buffalo as an assistant. In his 2 seasons at Chipola, he went 45-15 (18-10 this past season). He spent

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Battle joins ETSU Basketball Staff

East Tennessee State University men’s basketball head coach Jason Shay announced the hiring of Turner Battle as an assistant coach on Thursday. Battle comes to Johnson City with 13 years of coaching experience, which includes stints at Buffalo (2007-13), Chattanooga (2013-14) most-recently at UAB (2014-20), where he spent the last four years as an associate

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Florida College Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Florida College Head Coach Chase Teichmann announced Thursday that he added Jesse Repay, Bryan Doze, and Robert Rayle as assistant coaches to the Falcon’s coaching staff for the upcoming season. “I’m really excited about the staff we have put together,” said Teichmann. “All three guys are from different parts of the country and are coming

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D3 DIRT: Shay out at Pitt Bradford

I can confirm that Ryan Shay has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Pitt Bradford. Shay had been the Panthers head coach for the past two years where he compiled a 5-45 record, including a 1-24 (0-20 AMCC) mark this past season. Before being hired at UPB, he served as a D3

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JUCO DIRT: Dyersburg State CC (TN) opens

I can confirm that David Anderson has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at Director of Athletics at NJCAA D1 Dyersburg State Community College (TN). This past season was Anderson’s first at DSCC. His Eagles opened the year on a 14-game winning streak on their way to 24-4 (15-3 TCCAA) record. Before being hired

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OFFICIAL: Ryan hired to lead MGCCC basketball program

Tim Ryan has officially been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. This was first reported by HoopDirt.com back on May 14th (JUCO DIRT). MGCCC released the following announcement earlier today: After an exhaustive national search, Mississippi Gulf Coast has hired Tim Ryan, who already has an NJCAA

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