Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I first reported on Saturday (JUCO DIRT). Tommy DeSalme has officially resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Hutchinson Community College. It doesn’t mention it in the release from Hutch below, but I’ve heard that he will become the head coach at Bartlesville HS
NAIA NEWS: Brubaker named Interim Head Coach at Ottawa University Arizona
OUAZ Director of Athletics Kevin Steele is proud to announce Cale Brubaker as the Interim Head Men’s Head Coach. This appointment will be effective immediately. “I am incredibly pleased to announce that Cale Brubaker has been appointed as Interim Head Coach of our Spirit Men’s Basketball program,” Steele said, “with every intent to remove the interim tag as soon
D2 DIRT: Alabama Huntsville intends to name D3 coach as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have now heard from multiple sources that D2 Alabama Huntsville intends to hire D3 Berry College’s Mick Hedgepeth as their new head men’s basketball coach. Hedgepeth has been the head coach at Berry for the past two seasons, where he has gone 44-14 (.759). This past season, his team went
D3 DIRT: Nichols College set to open
D3 Nichols College will open as head basketball coach Brock Erickson is headed to UTRGV, where he will become the associate head coach. Erickson had spent the past three seasons at Nichols, where he put together a gaudy 73-14 (.839) record. He led his 2022-23 squad to a 26-6 (14-2 CCC) record and advanced to
JUCO DIRT: Indian Hills opens; Sash headed to Drake
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Indian Hills head coach Josh Sash has resigned, and will become an assistant coach on Ben McCollum’s new staff at Drake. Sash took over at Indian Hills last spring after a three year run as an assistant at North Dakota State and led the Warriors to a
JUCO DIRT: Hutch set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Hutchinson Community College (KS) head coach Tommy DeSalme is on the move and will become the head coach at Bartlesville (OK) HS. DeSalme has been at Hutch for the past three seasons where he has gone 75-28, including a 29-7 (20-4) mark this past season.
Clark joins Houston Christian Basketball Staff
Cam Clark is joining Craig Doty’s new staff at Houston Christian as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Clark spent last season as an assistant at Idaho State, and has also worked at Salt Lake CC, Chadron State, and Lamar CC. No official announcement from HCU, but Doty posted the following on X:
Keeley named Head Basketball Coach at Northwest Missouri State
Northwest Missouri State University Director of Athletics Andy Peterson has selected Matt Keeley as the 21st head men’s basketball coach in program history. Bearcat Athletics will schedule a press conference in the near future to formally announce Keeley as the new head coach. “I’m very confident in bringing Coach Keeley on board to lead our men’s basketball
OFFICIAL: Interim tag removed from Fazio at Seattle Pacific
In the DAILY DIRT back on 4/4, I mentioned that Seattle Pacific had removed the interim tag from head coach Keffrey Fazio. SPU has finally made that official – here’s the release: Keffrey Fazio, who led the Seattle Pacific University men’s basketball team to the program’s 12th Great Northwest Athletic Conference tournament appearance in his
Former Dayton Basketball Coach Don Donoher passes away
The University of Dayton is saddened to announce that former Flyer men’s basketball captain and head coach Don Donoher died peacefully Friday evening at the age of 92. The all-time winningest coach in UD basketball history with 437 wins, Donoher is a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, the University of Dayton
James Miller named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Oklahoma State
Steve Lutz’ s Oklahoma State men’s basketball staff continues to take shape with the addition of James Miller as associate head coach. Miller held the same title on staffs at Mississippi State and New Mexico State under Chris Jans. In a six-year span he helped those programs to four NCAA appearances and five conference regular
