Western New Mexico Director of Athletics Scott Noble has announced Zane Gibson as the next Head Men’s Basketball Coach for Mustang Athletics. “First, I would like to thank Dr. Joseph Shepard and Scott Noble for the opportunity to lead their Men’s Basketball team. Both are tremendous leaders whom have an excellent vision for Western New
D2 DIRT: Western New Mexico set to hire new Head Coach
I can confirm through great sources that Western New Mexico will hire Zane Gibson as their new head men’s basketball coach. Gibson has spent the past two seasons as the associate head coach at Lone Star Conference foe Texas Permian Basin. He also served as an assistant at Arkansas Fort Smith, and worked as a
Western Michigan does not renew contract of Steve Hawkins
Western Michigan University Director of Athletics Kathy Beauregard announced today that men’s basketball head coach Steve Hawkins will not return for the 2020-21 season. “We appreciate all the contributions he and his family have made to our university and the Kalamazoo community,” Beauregard said. “Ultimately, I’ve decided to make a change in the leadership of the men’s basketball program.
Daily Dirt 2 – 3/11/20
Things are moving quickly – here are updates on some things that I mentioned earlier (and one new one)… Wyoming: I mentioned earlier that Northern Colorado’s Jeff Linder (an early name last month here) was “fizzling out”. I’ve now been told by multiple (multiple) sources that he is by no means out of this one,
Daily Dirt – 3/11/20
Things are definitely picking up. Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… The search at Wyoming is underway. I’ve heard that AD Tom Burman is running this one in house without the help of a search firm. Early names such as former Nebraska head coach Tim Miles and Northern Colorado head coach Jeff
OFFICIAL: Colorado Christian parts ways with Hironaka
Following up on HoopDirt.com’s D2 DIRT from earlier today. Colorado Christian has made it official by announcing that they have parted ways with head men’s basketball Jeff Hironaka. The statement released by the college is below: Colorado Christian will begin a national search for a new men’s basketball head coach. Effective immediately Jeff Hironaka will
Montana State Billings assistant basketball coach resigns
Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets men’s basketball assistant coach Bobby Howard has resigned his post effective Friday March, 13. Howard completed his second year as an assistant for the Yellowjackets in 2019-20. Prior to his time at MSUB, Howard served as assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks for four years alongside
Ghiloni announces retirement as Denison men’s basketball coach; Sullivan promoted to head coach
After 18 years leading the Denison University men’s basketball team, Bob Ghiloni announced his retirement as the program’s head coach. Ghiloni will maintain his faculty status as a professor in the department of health, exercise and sport studies at Denison. Associate head coach Chris Sullivan has been promoted to head coach of the men’s basketball
Ivy League Cancels Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments
The Ivy League has issued the following statement on the cancellation of their upcoming men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, as well as spectator limitations for other sports: With the health of students as well as the campus and the general community in mind, the Ivy League Presidents have decided to cancel the upcoming Ivy League
Platt retires as Head Basketball Coach at Huntington U.
Ty Platt, head coach of the Huntington University men’s basketball team, has announced his retirement, effective this spring. The announcement took place at the men’s basketball annual end-of-the-year banquet, the conclusion of the 2019-2020 season and Platt’s 29th year of coaching basketball. “It has been an honor to be the head men’s basketball coach at Huntington University
D2 DIRT: Hironaka out at Colorado Christian
I teased this one last night on Twitter, and can now confirm it… According to multiple sources, Jeff Hironaka is out as the head men’s basketball coach at Colorado Christian University after just three seasons. After a very successful run as the head coach at Seattle Pacific (134-67 in seven seasons), Hironaka struggled in his
OFFICIAL: Boone named Head Basketball Coach at Central Arkansas
Following up on a report from earlier today. It’s now been made official that Anthony Boone has had the interim tag removed, and is now the head basketball coach at Central Arkansas. Here’s the release: University of Central Arkansas interim head basketball coach Anthony Boone has a new title as of Monday. He is officially the head