Former Kansas State graduate assistant Ryan Strohm has been added to Head Coach Gerad Good’s staff as an assistant coach at Manchester University. Strohm spent the last two seasons in Manhattan, Kansas as a member of Bruce Weber’s staff at Kansas State. While at Kansas State, the Wildcats posted consecutive 25 win seasons and won
Westberg Named Head Basketball Coach at Houghton College
Lance Westberg has been named the head coach for the Houghton College men’s basketball program, Houghton Director of Athletics Matthew Webb announced. Westberg is the 10th coach in program history and takes over for Corky McMullen, who resigned in May. “We are thrilled to have Coach Westberg join our staff,” said Webb. “His success as
NCAA hits DePaul’s Leitao with Suspension
DePaul head basketball coach Dave Leitao has been suspended for three games by the NCAA, and the program has been hit with a fine and recruiting restrictions. The full release by the NCAA is below, and the complete Public Infractions Decision can be found HERE. A former DePaul associate head coach violated NCAA ethical conduct
Cleveland State Search Update
The search to replace Dennis Felton at Cleveland State is coming to an end, and could be wrapped up by the end of the week. It sounds like AD Scott Garrett (with the assistance of Ventura Partners), has this one narrowed down to 4-5 finalists. I have heard from multiple sources that three of the
2nd Annual Mary Kline Classic Sports and Business Symposium
2nd Annual Mary Kline Classic Sports and Business Symposium Hosted by Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Wednesday, July 31, 2019 10 a.m. | Registration begins11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Program4:30 – 6 p.m. | Reception Dorrance H. Hamilton Building1001 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19107 Click HERE for registration info. The Mary Kline Classic
Honoring the Coach That “Is” My Dad
HoopDirt.com Guest Blog Honoring the Coach That “Is” My Dad – Brian Barone (Head Basketball Coach SIUE) One of the first memories I have of my dad is when I was staying in a Bradley University dorm with him as he ran basketball camp. I had to be 5 or 6. We were walking outside
Daily Dirt – 7/23/19
Some things that I’ve heard… Alfred Beard has been named as the interim head coach at Paine College (GA). He replaces Darryl Stinson who became an assistant coach at Lynn University (FL). Beard is a former player at Paine, who currently serves as the assistant AD for compliance at the college. Othyus Jeffers is out
White named Head Basketball Coach at Cal Lutheran
The Cal Lutheran athletics department has announced that alumnus Russell White has been named the new head coach for Kingsmen basketball. White is the 13th head coach in program history and when asked about being at the helm of the Kingsmen basketball program, he simply stated, “Home”. He is a 1994 graduate and competed with Kingsmen
Swanson Joins Northern State Men’s Basketball Staff as an Assistant Coach
Saul Phillips, head men’s basketball coach at Northern State University, announced today the hiring of Jared Swanson as the team’s top assistant coach. Swanson is no stranger to the Phillips system as a member of his staffs at both North Dakota State and Ohio. “I’m extremely excited to add Jared to my staff,” said Phillips.
Rakes added to Colby CC Basketball Staff
Trey Rakes has joined the Colby Community College men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2019-20 season. Most recently he worked on the staff at Coastal Carolina University under coach Cliff Ellis. While at Coastal, he assisted in the development of All-Sun Belt Conference player Zac Cuthbertson and All-Freshman team member Devante Jones. On the court,
Foley named Assistant Basketball Coach at Eastern Nazarene
Eastern Nazarene College men’s basketball head coach Scott Polsgrove has added Sean Foley as an assistant coach. “I am very excited about Sean joining our staff. Sean brings a wealth of experience having started coaching while he was in college and then this past year getting the opportunity to be a high school head coach,”
DAILY DIRT: JUCO Edition – 7/21/19
Some things that I’ve heard from the JUCO world… In a TWEET late last week, I mentioned that a local JUCO assistant would take over as the new head coach at Palm Beach State. I can now confirm that Broward College assistant Richard Grant is the choice there. Before joining the Broward staff last season,