Author Archives: The DirtKing

Cleveland State Search Update

The search to replace Dennis Felton at Cleveland State is coming to an end, and could be wrapped up by the end of the week. It sounds like AD Scott Garrett (with the assistance of Ventura Partners), has this one narrowed down to 4-5 finalists. I have heard from multiple sources that three of the

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Daily Dirt – 7/23/19

Some things that I’ve heard… Alfred Beard has been named as the interim head coach at Paine College (GA). He replaces Darryl Stinson who became an assistant coach at Lynn University (FL). Beard is a former player at Paine, who currently serves as the assistant AD for compliance at the college. Othyus Jeffers is out

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White named Head Basketball Coach at Cal Lutheran

The Cal Lutheran athletics department has announced that alumnus Russell White has been named the new head coach for Kingsmen basketball.  White is the 13th head coach in program history and when asked about being at the helm of the Kingsmen basketball program, he simply stated, “Home”. He is a 1994 graduate and competed with Kingsmen

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Rakes added to Colby CC Basketball Staff

Trey Rakes has joined the Colby Community College men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2019-20 season. Most recently he worked on the staff at Coastal Carolina University under coach Cliff Ellis. While at Coastal, he assisted in the development of All-Sun Belt Conference player Zac Cuthbertson and All-Freshman team member Devante Jones. On the court,

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DAILY DIRT: JUCO Edition – 7/21/19

Some things that I’ve heard from the JUCO world… In a TWEET late last week, I mentioned that a local JUCO assistant would take over as the new head coach at Palm Beach State. I can now confirm that Broward College assistant Richard Grant is the choice there. Before joining the Broward staff last season,

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Limestone College Basketball Staff Update

The Limestone College Athletics Department and Head Coach Kyle Perry have announced the additions of Wesley Pittman and Colton Ayers to the men’s basketball coaching staff. Pittman joins the Saints after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach with Eastern Florida State College. During his time with the Titans, he helped lead the team to

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Bowler departs DMACC; Joins Milwaukee Basketball Staff

John Bowler has been hired as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee men’s basketball program, head coach Pat Baldwin announced. “I am very excited to add John to our program and staff,” Baldwin said. “He checked the boxes in many areas as I was conducting our search. John was an accomplished player, garnering several accolades as one of the

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