Following up on our D3 DIRT from earlier today… Following an extremely successful three years at the helm of the Emmanuel College men’s basketball program, Head Coach Danny Lawson has notified the Emmanuel Athletic Department that he has accepted the lead Assistant Coaching spot at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). This announcement comes on
OFFICIAL: CMU Announces Barbee as New Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Tony Barbee is the new head men’s basketball coach at Central Michigan University, Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Amy Folan announced today. CMU Athletics is hosting a Welcome to Campus event with Coach Barbee on Friday at 2:30 p.m. Fans can watch live on CSN Digital. Barbee, the 21st head coach in program
D3 DIRT: Emmanuel College (MA) opens
Yesterday, I reported that Jim Ferry’s new staff at UMBC would include former Albany assistant Josh Pelletier and Akron video coordinator Evann Baker. I can now confirm that Emmanuel College head coach Danny Lawson will round out the staff, and be named as an assistant coach. Lawson had been the head coach at Emmanuel since
Crawford added to Utah State Men’s Basketball Staff
Utah State head men’s basketball coach Ryan Odom has announced the addition of Bryce Crawford to his staff, as the pair coached alongside each other previously at both University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Lenoir-Rhyne. “My family and I are so appreciative of coming to Cache Valley and joining Aggie Nation,” Crawford said. “The
Illinois State names Johnson as new Assistant Basketball Coach
Illinois State head coach Dan Muller has announced the addition of Rob Johnson to the coaching staff for the 2021-22 season. “I couldn’t be more excited to add Coach Johnson to our staff,” said Muller. “I got to know Rob while recruiting one of his players, and I quickly realized that he is a coach
Molinari Named Assistant Coach at Boston College
Veteran college basketball coach Jim Molinari will join Earl Grant‘s staff at Boston College. Molinari spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, serving as a key member of Lon Kruger’s staff that advanced to the round of 32 in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. During his time in Norman, he was instrumental
Rencher joins Oklahoma St. MBB Staff
The all-time leading scorer in Texas basketball history and a veteran of over 13 years of collegiate coaching, Terrence Rencher has joined Mike Boynton’s staff as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. The former NBA guard was most recently on staff at Creighton where he helped the Bluejays win the Big East regular season title
REPORT: Central Michigan to hire Tony Barbee
According to a report by Pete Thamel, Central Michigan will hire Tony Barbee as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Barbee has spent the past seven seasons on John Calipari’s staff at Kentucky, where he has most recently served as the Associate to the Head Coach. The coaching veteran has also served as the head
Daily Dirt – 4/22/21
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… I mentioned in yesterday’s Daily Dirt that I had most of Jim Ferry’s new staff at UMBC. Here’s what I can confirm…Josh Pelletier and Evann Baker have been hired as assistant coaches. Pelletier had been at Albany for the past seven seasons, and had previously worked with Ferry
Clement joins Hofstra Basketball Staff as an Assistant Coach
Hofstra University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Speedy Claxton today announced his first assistant coach hire, as Serge Clement has joined the Pride coaching staff. Clement joins the Hofstra staff after spending the past three seasons at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. “Serge is someone I’ve known and followed for a very long time. He’s
Miami names Irving Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
University of Miami head men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga announced Thursday the hiring of DJ Irving as the team’s new assistant coach. Irving, a former two-year captain at Boston University, comes to Coral Gables from Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia. “I am honored and incredibly excited to be an assistant coach at the University
Richardson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Clemson
Kareem Richardson, a 24-year collegiate coaching veteran, joined the Tigers’ coaching staff, announced by Head Coach Brad Brownell and approved today by the Board of Trustees Compensation Committee. “I’ve known Kareem for a long time and have always been impressed by his work ethic, knowledge of the game and competitive spirit,” said Brownell. “Kareem brings