University of Michigan David and Meredith Kaplan Men’s Basketball Coach Juwan Howard announced the hiring of Jay Smith as the Wolverines’ director of player personnel and development. In addition to Smith’s return to U-M, Howard retained Chris Hunter as the program’s director of basketball operations and added David Metzendorf as the video analyst and Jaaron
Carroll to resign as Assistant Coach at URI
The University of Rhode Island Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach John Carroll remains on sick leave. Head Coach David Cox and Coach Carroll are hoping that his health improves so that he can continue to be an integral part of the URI men’s basketball coaching staff. In the event that Coach Carroll’s health will not allow
Keep Pursuing Your Dream, but Have a “Plan B”
It was my dream for as long as I can remember to be a college basketball coach. I saw myself as the head coach of a successful team, a staple of the campus and surrounding community, where everyone smiled and waved to me and called me “Coach.” I didn’t know where it was going to be,
Weber resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Rockford University
The Rockford University athletic department announced today that Andrew Weber has resigned his position as head men’s basketball coach effective immediately. Weber spent the last eleven years at Rockford University, two as a player and nine as a member of the RU men’s basketball staff, including the last four and half years as the program’s
Haring named Director of Basketball Operations at Dayton
University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that James Haring has joined the Flyer staff as Director of Basketball Operations. Haring, 27, comes to UD from Jacksonville State where he was Coordinator of Basketball Operations since 2017. “We are excited to add James to our program,” Grant said. “He brings a wealth of experience
OFFICIAL: Cleveland State fires Dennis Felton
Earlier today, I mentioned the situation at Cleveland State – it’s now been made official that Dennis Felton and his staff have been dismissed. Here’s the official statement from the university: Following an evaluation of the men’s basketball program, Scott Garrett, CSU’s director of athletics, has announced that head coach Dennis Felton and his staff
Cleveland State Dirt…
Following up on my TWEET from earlier this morning… Last night, I heard from multiple sources that Cleveland State head coach Dennis Felton had been yanked from the road, and told that he would be meeting with new AD Scott Garrett today. It is unclear if Felton will remain as the coach after the meeting,
Johnson named DBO at Tennessee Martin
Ric Johnson, who has experienced championship success at every level of his basketball career, has been named as the director of men’s basketball operations at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Johnson, a part of a record-setting class who played under Skyhawk head coach Anthony Stewart when he was an assistant at Ohio University, brings
Campbell tabbed as Head Basketball Coach at Wiley College
With the Wiley College men’s basketball team finishing last season ranked in the Top 15 of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and advancing to the second round of the NAIA Tournament, Chase Campbell is looking to build upon that success as he was introduced as head men’s basketball coach in press conference at the
Wheeler named Director of Player Development at Cal Baptist
Brendan Wheeler was named California Baptist University men’s basketball’s Director of Player Development in July 2019. He spent the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Southern California. At USC, Wheeler’s duties included assisting the coaching staff with opponent scouting reports and video edits, on-court player development, aiding preparation of on-campus
OFFICIAL: Elmore tabbed as Head Basketball Coach at Colby CC
Colby Community College has officially hired Rusty Elmore as their new head basketball coach. This was first reported by HoopDirt.com back on 6/28 (JUCO DIRT). Here is the statement the Colby released announcing the hiring: Colby Community College introduced Rusty Elmore as the new men’s basketball coach at a press conference Wednesday in the Student
Geleski Named Interim Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Centenary University
Following up on something that I mentioned in the Daily Dirt on 7/2… Jason Geleski, who began his coaching career 24 years ago and has experience on both the collegiate and high school levels, has been named the new Centenary University men’s basketball head coach by Director of Athletics, Travis Spencer. Geleski, who served as an