Head men’s basketball coach Dr. Carson Cunningham has announced the hiring of Darnell Archey as an assistant coach for the University of the Incarnate Word men’s basketball program. “Darnell is someone who I have known and respected for many years,” said Cunningham. “He sat on the Butler bench for its two national championship games and
Louisville Basketball Staff Update
Three experienced assistant men’s basketball coaches have joined head coach Chris Mack’s staff at the University of Louisville, including Dino Gaudio, Luke Murray and Mike Pegues. Pegues has worked as an assistant coach with Mack for the past six seasons at Xavier, Murray has been an assistant with Mack for the past three seasons at
Memphis Basketball Staff Update
University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added two more members to his initial staff. Hardaway announced that former Tiger basketball player Dwight Boyd and former Tennessee State assistant basketball coach Rodney Hamilton, both Memphis natives, will join the staff. Boyd will become Director of Player Personnel, and Hamilton will serve as Director of Operations.
Missouri State Staff Update
Missouri State men’s basketball head coach Dana Ford has finalized his inaugural coaching staff, he announced Friday (April 5). Ford will retain associate head coach Corey Gipson and bring in new assistants Jake Headrick from Samford and Jase Herl from Colorado State. He has also hired Sheldon Everett, most recently from Miami (Ohio) as his
OFFICIAL: Ogden Named Head Basketball Coach at Texas Arlington
A new era of UT Arlington men’s basketball begins today with the appointment of former Big 12 and Southeastern Conference assistant Chris Ogden as the eighth head coach in program history. A native of Seminole, Texas, Ogden played for head coach Rick Barnes and served on his staff for 13 seasons at both the University
Daily Dirt – 4/6/18
On the move today…here are a few quick things to start the day. More later… Jack Murphy will shake up his staff a bit at Northern Arizona. He will hire local high school coach Shane Burcar as an assistant. It is unclear at this point who he will replace, or what other moves will be
OFFICIAL: Jackson Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Emmanuel College
Following up on story that HoopDirt.com first posted yesterday (DIII DIRT). It’s now been made official, Emmanuel College Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jamahl Jackson has announced his decision to step down from the position. Jackson notified the Athletic Department and Emmanuel College administration of his resignation and will also relinquish his administrative role in the
Chris Ogden set to be named Head Basketball Coach at Texas Arlington
Chris Ogden will be named as the next head basketball coach at Texas Arlington at a 12:00pm press conference tomorrow. He will replace Scott Cross who was unexpectedly fired last week by the school. Ogden has been an assistant at Texas Tech for the past two seasons. He is a former Final Four team captain
Iona Announces Contract Extension for Head Basketball Coach Tim Cluess
Iona College has announced a contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Tim Cluess through the 2024-25 season. The extension adds three years to Cluess’ previous deal. “We are very proud of the unprecedented success – both academically and athletically – Coach Cluess has had with our men’s basketball program. We look forward to his
DIII DIRT: Brian Meehan Out as Head Basketball Coach at Brandeis University
The busy day in New England continues… I can confirm that Brian Meehan is no longer the head basketball coach at Brandeis University. He had spent the past 15 seasons as the Judges head coach where he went 213-176. Before coming to Brandeis, Meehan spent seven years as the head coach at Salem State where
Shaun Vandiver Resigns at Emporia State, Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Wyoming
University of Wyoming head coach Allen Edwards announced on Thursday that Shaun Vandiver will return to the Cowboy basketball program as an assistant coach , pending contract approval. Vandiver was an assistant at Wyoming from 2005-10 and comes to UW after serving as the head coach at Emporia State for the last seven seasons. “We
DIII DIRT: Jackson Out as Head Basketball Coach at Emmanuel College
I can confirm that Jamahl Jackson is no longer the head basketball coach at Emmanuel College (MA). Jackson had spent the past fourteen seasons as the Saints head coach, and wraps-up his tenure with a 148-222 mark, including a 3-22 (2-14) campaign in 2017-18. An official announcement is expected shortly. Emmanuel is the second DIII