For Immediate Release April 30, 2019 Ranger College Head Basketball Coach Billy Gillispie has been named as the HoopDirt.com JUCO Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2018-19 college basketball season. Gillispie qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 12 of
DII DIRT: Gannon expected to name Old Dominion assistant as next Head Coach
Been following this one for a while… After first offering their job to big-time JUCO head coach from Florida who turned it down last week, DII Gannon University (PA) is apparently now set to name Kelvin Jefferson as their next head coach. The Old Dominion assistant has been on Jeff Jones staff since 2016. He
REPORT: Kevin Broadus to be named Head Coach at Morgan State
According to a report by the Washington Post, Maryland assistant Kevin Broadus will become the next head coach at Morgan State. He will replace Todd Bozeman whose contract was not renewed earlier this spring. Broadus is a D.C. native, who spent nine seasons as an assistant at Georgetown, and also coached at D.C .area schools
OFFICIAL: Art U. names Waterman as new Head Basketball Coach
Following up on something that I mentioned back on 4/20 (Daily Dirt)… Academy of Art University Athletics and director of athletics Brad Jones have selected Scott Waterman as the new head coach of the Urban Knights’ men’s basketball program. Waterman, who brings 17 years of basketball coaching experience with time spent at Dartmouth, Pomona-Pitzer, Cal State Fullerton, and Long
Thompson named Head Basketball Coach at Emory & Henry
Ben Thompson was formally introduced as head men’s basketball coach at Emory & Henry College by Director of Athletics Anne Crutchfield at a press conference on Bob Johnson Court inside the King Center Monday afternoon. “Growing up in Southwest Virginia, Ben Thompson has a long history with Emory & Henry College and understands the storied
Nevada Basketball Staff Update
New University of Nevada head men’s basketball coach Steve Alford has named five members to his coaching staff for the 2019-20 season. Craig Neal will be the associate head coach while Kory Barnett and Bil Duany (DWAY-knee) will serve as assistant coaches for the Wolf Pack. Kory Alford will be the Pack’s director of player
Recent Men’s Basketball Contract Extensions…
Some men’s basketball contract extensions over the past few days: Chris Beard – Texas Tech. Reported new six-year deal for the AP Coach of the Year Beard. More details HERE. **UPDATE: Official details HERE. The new deal will average $4.575 million annually. Greg Gard – Wisconsin. One year extension. Five-year contract now runs through May
Walden Joins Elon Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Elon University head men’s basketball coach Mike Schrage announced Monday, April 29, the addition of Vince Walden to his coaching staff. Walden joins the staff as an assistant coach with 19 years of coaching experience, which include stops at Arkansas State, Liberty and the IMG Academy. “I have known Vince since 2008 when he was
The Coach’s Insight, featuring Eastern Florida State College Head Coach Jeremy Shulman
Coach Jeremy Shulman, Head Coach at Eastern Florida State College, talks about the success of junior college coaches who get the chance to be head coaches at the Division I level, the stigma that JUCO coaches have to overcome in order to be hired, and his experience in being on the coaching staff for the
Benford named Assistant Head Basketball Coach at TCU
TCU head men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon has hired Tony Benford as an assistant head coach. “I’ve known Tony for 30 years,” said Dixon. “He has a lot of experience and ties to this area. I’m really excited for Tony and his family to join us at TCU.” Benford joins TCU after two seasons as
HoopDirt.com 2018-19 USCAA Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions
For Immediate Release April 29, 2019 Penn State Wilkes-Barre Head Basketball Coach LeShawn Hammett has been named as the HoopDirt.com USCAA Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2018-19 college basketball season. Hammett qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 9
Alabama Basketball Support Staff Update
Alabama men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats announced the additions of Josh Baker as the special assistant to the head coach and former UA standout Andrew Steele as the director of men’s basketball video services, he announced on Friday. Baker, a successful head coach at the high school level, reunites with Oats, as the two