The Saint Vincent Athletic Department has announced that Dr. Terrance Smith has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach. A graduate of Saint Vincent and one of the top players ever to wear the green and gold, Smith takes over the helm after five seasons as an assistant coach. Praising Smith’s work as an assistant on
Lanier Named Head Basketball Coach at Georgia State
Following a nationwide search, Georgia State has named Tennessee Associate Head Coach Rob Lanier as the Panthers next men’s basketball head coach. The announcement was made by President Mark Becker and Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on Friday. Lanier (pronounced: luh-NEER) has spent the last four seasons as associate head coach at Tennessee. The Volunteers
Daily Dirt – 4/5/19
Some things to wrap up a busy week… An early name to keep an eye on at Presbyterian is College of Charleston assistant Quinton Ferrell. The South Carolina native has been at C of C for the past five seasons, and also worked as an assistant at The Citadel. He is a Presbyterian alum who
Jimmy Fenerty Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Temple
After four years away from North Broad Street, Jimmy Fenerty returns to the Temple men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach under Aaron McKie, announced the new head coach on Thursday. Fenerty spent two years with the Owls as a graduate manager from 2013-15. “I am thrilled to have Jimmy Fenerty join the Temple Basketball
Sprinkle Named Head Basketball Coach at Montana State
Cal State Fullerton assistant Danny Sprinkle has been named as the new head coach at Montana State. Sprinkle was a three-time All-Big Sky Conference selection as a player at Montana State (1996-2000). He has been on the Fullerton staff for the past six seasons, and has also worked at Cal State Northridge, and had a
OFFICIAL: Kimbrough Named Head Basketball Coach at Hampden-Sydney
Following-up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported back on April 1st (DIII DIRT). It’s now been made official… Hampden-Sydney College Director of Athletics Chad Eisele has announced the appointment of Caleb Kimbrough as the College’s new men’s basketball head coach. The head coach at Huntingdon (Ala.) College since the 2016-17 season, Kimbrough becomes the
Arkansas Dirt…
Things are heating up in the search at Arkansas… After kicking the tires on Eric Musselman earlier this week, it sounds like the Razorbacks focus has now shifted to Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall. Marshall, the 2014 National Coach of the Year has spent the past 12 seasons as the Shockers head coach. He led his
Houston’s Kelvin Sampson Signs Contract Extension
Following a record-setting year, University of Houston Men’s Basketball Head Coach Kelvin Sampson signed a contract extension through the 2024-25 season Thursday and will remain with the Cougars. The extension is pending University of Houston System Board of Regents approval. “I am excited to be at the University of Houston. We built this program to
Davis Named Head Basketball Coach at Knox College
Knox College Director of Athletics Daniella Irle announced the hiring of Ben Davis as the Prairie Fire head men’s basketball coach on Tuesday. Davis was selected from a search that included over 230 candidates. “We are thrilled to welcome Ben to our staff,” said Irle. “He has a great coaching background as a head coach
Daily Dirt – 4/4/19
A few things as Minneapolis prepares for SausageFest 2019 to get under way today… A bunch of things out of the MEAC: Interviews for the opening at Howard will take place over the next few days at the Final Four. Will have some names here shortly. The hot name at Morgan State is Maryland assistant
Tennessee Tech Dirt…
Interviews are wrapping up at Tennessee Tech in the hunt to replace Steve Payne. The names that I’ve heard involved in this one are: Rick Cabrera – Assistant Coach Austin Peay. Just wrapped up his second season at APSU. A Tennessee Tech alum who had spent five seasons on Steve Payne’s staff (2012-17). Ronnie
George Washington Basketball Staff Update
First-year GW men’s basketball head coach Jamion Christian has announced the hiring of assistant coaches Graham Bousley, Ryan Devlin and Nima Omidvar to his inaugural staff. Bousley and Devlin come to GW after spending last season on Christian’s staff at Siena, while Omidvar was at South Alabama in 2018-19 after four years at the University