Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Catching-up on a bunch of things… I have heard that Bowling Green will name Nick Korta as their new Video Coordinator. He was most recently a graduate assistant at Florida State, and worked as a manager at Cleveland State before that. Jon Iati has joined the basketball staff at UMass-Lowell. The
DAILY DIRT: Small College Search Updates
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some updates on a few on-going small college searches… I have heard that D3 Colby-Sawyer College (NH) has narrowed down their list, with interviews happening this week. Names that I’ve heard here include: Will Brown (former Head Coach – Albany), Dan Kaigler (Assistant Coach – Rochester), Connor Merrill (Assistant Coach Middlebury),
Young elevated to Assistant Coach at Arkansas State
Arkansas State men’s basketball head coach Mike Balado announced that Ian Young has been elevated to assistant coach. Young moves to assistant coach after spending the last two seasons as a graduate assistant on staff. “Ian has taken the long road to becoming an assistant coach, but he has earned this role with our program,” said
Former New Mexico Head Coach Weir named AD at ENMU
Eastern New Mexico University announced today that Dr. Paul Weir has been appointed as director of athletics. Weir, who most recently served as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of New Mexico (UNM), will officially start on July 19, 2021. “This great state of New Mexico has given me a personal and professional
Stutz Named Director of Player Development at BC
Head Coach Earl Grant has announced the addition of Logan Stutz as the program’s director of player development. Stutz comes to Boston College after serving as head coach and general manager of the Sudbury Five in the NBL Canada. “We are excited to add someone of Logan’s character and experience to our staff. He has
OFFICIAL: Erickson named Head Basketball Coach at Nichols
Nichols College President Glenn Sulmasy and Director of Athletics Eric Gobiel have announced the hiring of Brock Erickson as the 21st men’s basketball head coach in program history. Erickson most recently worked at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he spent the 2020-21 campaign as an assistant coach. Erickson was both the recruiting coordinator
Fermin named Head Basketball Coach at Porterville College
Porterville College has announced the appointment of Amaurys Fermin as the new Pirates Head Men’s Basketball Coach. After competing at the High School level at John F. Kennedy High School in Bronx, NY, Fermin began his career at the Junior College level at Missouri State and Hagerstown Community College. He then went on to play
D3 DIRT: Nichols College set to hire D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Nichols College will name UIC assistant Brock Erickson as their new head men’s basketball coach. Erickson was first mentioned as a finalist by HoopDirt.com back on July 9th (DAILY DIRT). Shortly after that report, he was offered the job. Before joining the UIC staff prior to last season, Erickson had spent
Barnes receives contract extension at Tennessee
The University of Tennessee has announced a contract extension for head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes. Barnes has led the Volunteers to appearances in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments, while restoring Tennessee’s status among the nation’s top collegiate basketball programs. Tennessee’s recruiting under Barnes has risen to unprecedented heights, as he has signed
Emporia State Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Emporia State head coach Craig Doty has announced three additions to the Hornet men’s basketball staff. Tyler Long and Maurice Jackson join the staff for the first time while Justin Tucek returns to the Hornets after a year away. “We would like to welcome Tyler Long and Maurice Jackson to our staff and welcome home Justin
D3 DIRT: Mount Aloysius College (PA) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Mount Aloysius head men’s basketball coach Will Cabrera has resigned (more on his landing spot soon…). Cabrera had been the head coach MAC since 2017. He led the Mounties to three straight AMCC Tournament appearances in his first three seasons, before the COVID shortened
JUCO DIRT: Wade departs Angelina; Takes over at Lee College
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Angelina College (TX) head coach Nick Wade has resigned and will take over at Lee College (TX). Wade was elevated to head coach at Angelina back in 2018 after serving as the Roadrunners assistant coach for two seasons. Prior to that, Wade spent three years as an assistant at Lee. While