Author Archives: The DirtKing

Vo named Assistant Baskeball Coach at ENMU

Head men’s basketball coach Brent Owen has announced the addition of Daven Vo to his staff as the head assistant coach.  Vo will join the Eastern New Mexico men’s basketball coaching staff following a three-year tenure as the lead assistant at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas and has accumulated 14 years of coaching

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DAILY DIRT: Sunday Night Edition – 6/7/20

A Sunday Night edition of the DD… I have heard that recently hired Samford assistant Jake Headrick is no longer on Bucky McMillan’s staff. Headrick was hired back in April after spending two seasons as an assistant at Missouri State. He had previously been an assistant Samford (2012-18), and the head coach at Chipola College

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Northeastern State Basketball Staff Update

Northeastern State men’s basketball head coach Ja Havens announced his coaching staff Friday.  Lucas Hunter and Brett Cannon will share the sidelines with the NSU alum for the upcoming 2020-21 season.   Both have previously worked with Havens at East Central University (Ada, Okla.). “I could not be more excited about the staff that is

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Ponder named DBO at UNCW

Craig Ponder, who already owns UNCW’s record for games played in men’s basketball with 130 appearances from 2011-16, will return to the Seahawk bench at Trask Coliseum this season. Head Coach Takayo Siddle on Friday announced that Ponder has been appointed as Director of Basketball Operations for his new staff. Ponder becomes the 11th person

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Oklahoma State MBB program penalized by NCAA

The NCAA released their findings and penalties today in their case against Oklahoma State and former Associate Head Basketball Coach Lamont Evans. Last June, Evans was sentenced to three months in prison for his role in the pay-for-play scandal. The complete NCAA ruling can be found HERE. Below is the statement the the NCAA released

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Bowling Green adds alum to MBB staff

The Bowling Green State University men’s basketball program and head coach Michael Huger have announced the hiring of Steve Wright as assistant men’s basketball coach. Wright, a 2006 BGSU graduate and three-year starter at point guard, returns to Bowling Green with strong Ohio ties and a combined 15 years of experience as a professional athlete

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