Director of Athletics at Schreiner University, Bill Raleigh announced that Marwarn Elrakabawy will be the Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Mountaineers. Coach Elrakabawy spent the 2019-2020 season as the Interim Head Coach where the team finished 11-16 and ending the season winning four of their last five games. The men’s basketball team finished their
Daily Dirt – 4/16/20
Here are some things that I’ve heard… Multiple sources have confirmed that Gerald Gillion will be joining the new staff at Samford. Gillion spent last season as a HS coach in Florida, but has previously worked Tennessee Tech, South Florida, and Florida International. He also spent a long time as the head coach of Breakdown
Yoder Joins SEMO Men’s Basketball Staff
Southeast Missouri Head Coach Brad Korn hired Dustin Yoder as an assistant coach Wednesday. Yoder spent the last two seasons as the Associate Head Coach at Cal State San Bernardino, an NCAA Division II affiliate in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). “We are excited to have Dustin and his fiancé, Keziah, join the Redhawk family,” said
Bridgeland departs Whitman; Named head coach at U. Redlands
The University of Redlands and Bulldog Athletics are excited to announce the hiring of Eric Bridgeland as the next head men’s basketball coach. Bridgeland follows Jim Ducey, who retired after a 29-year career with the Bulldogs. “Our family would like to thank President Kuncl, University Dean Eddleman, and especially Jeff Martinez for all their work
Gardiner Named Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball head coach Josh Schertz has named Rob Gardiner as the Railsplitters’ newest assistant, announced by the LMU athletics department Wednesday afternoon. Coach Gardiner, who most recently served as associate head coach at fellow NCAA Division II member Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, arrives in Harrogate with 10 years of collegiate coaching
TCU’s Dixon begins term as NABC President
TCU head men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon has officially started his term as the 2020-21 NABC Board of Directors president, succeeding 2019-20 president Mike Brey of Notre Dame. Dixon’s term will run through the 2021 NCAA Final Four. Dixon has been at TCU since 2016 after a 13-year run as the head coach at Pittsburgh.
Dartmouth DBO takes prep job
St. Johnsbury Academy (VT) has named Ben Davis as the school’s new Assistant Athletic Director. Davis will also take over as the school’s varsity boys’ basketball coach, replacing David McGinn, who announced his retirement as the Athletic Director and head coach after ten years at SJA. Ben will work with newly-hired Athletic Director John Lenzini and
Mendoza named full-time assistant and development team head coach at JWU (FL)
Johnson & Wales Men’s Basketball Coach David Graham announced on Wednesday the hiring of Josh Mendoza as a full-time assistant and development team head coach. “We are excited to have Josh come back to the Wildcat family,” Coach Graham said. “I loved coaching him over his four-year career at JWU. He was a leader and
Daily Dirt – 4/15/20
Some mid-week dirt… I can confirm that Chase Campbell is no longer the head coach at NAIA Wiley College (TX). He was hired there last July after spending time as an assistant at Tuskegee. Wiley went 13-13 (10-8) last season. It sounds like current assistant Ashton DeMurrell could be in a position to take over
Ducey announces retirement at D3 Redlands
Another Bulldog chapter came to a close earlier today, as Director of Athletics Jeff Martinez announced that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Ducey has moved into a voluntary, phased retirement, effective April 30, 2020. With the change, Ducey will continue as a member of the faculty for the Department of Physical Education at the University
Schroyer inks contract extension at McNeese State
McNeese Interim Athletics Director Tanner Stines has announced the contract extensions of men’s basketball coach Heath Schroyer and women’s head coach Kacie Cryer. Schroyer, who just completed the second year of his three- year contract, had his deal extended through the 2022-23 season while Cryer’s contract is a one-year extension through the 2020-21 slate. “In uncertain times,
Alford named Head Basketball Coach at Huntington
Huntington University is pleased to announce the hiring of Kory Alford as the new Forester men’s basketball coach. Alford currently serves as the director of player development for the Nevada Wolf Pack (University of Nevada, Reno). Prior to that role, he held various roles for the basketball team at his alma mater, the University of