The Lewis & Clark Pioneers will have new leadership when the 2018-19 season begins next fall. On Thursday, Director of Physical Education and Athletics Shana Levine announced that Dinari Foreman will not return after seven seasons as men’s basketball head coach. Lewis & Clark will begin a national search for a new head coach immediately,
Longwood Dirt…
Multiple sources have told me that UMBC Director of Recruiting/Program Development Griff Aldrich is the leader at Longwood. The Lancers Blog reported this first earlier today. Aldrich has been on Ryan Odom’s staff for the past two seasons, and is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College (located 6 miles from Longwood). Aldrich is an interesting story…he
OFFICIAL: Heath Schroyer Named Head Basketball Coach at McNeese State
Thanks to great sources who had HoopDirt.com out in front of this one. It’s now been made official… A new and exciting era of McNeese Basketball is upon us when on Thursday, Director of Athletics Bruce Hemphill announced the hiring of BYU Associate Head Coach Heath Schroyer to lead the Cowboys’ basketball program. An introductory press
BREAKING: Richie Riley Named Head Basketball Coach at South Alabama
After helping Nicholls to its first regular-season Southland Conference championship since 1998 this year, Richie Riley was announced on Thursday as the new University of South Alabama head men’s basketball coach by Jaguar Director of Athletics Dr. Joel Erdmann. Riley, 35, becomes the 10th head coach in the history of the program, which just completed
Daily Dirt – JUCO EDITION – 3/15/18
A few quick items from the JUCO level… Bill Haskell will retire as the head basketball coach at SUNY Adirondack. He had been the head coach at the school since 1999, and also served as an assistant coach at Skidmore. I have heard that Randy Jackson is no longer the head coach at Sussex County
BREAKING: Heath Schroyer to be named Head Basketball Coach at McNeese State
Following up on HoopDirt.com’s McNeese State Search Update from earlier today… Multiple sources are reporting that Heath Schroyer will be named as the next head basketball coach at McNeese State. He had most recently been an assistant at BYU, and was at NC State before that. Schroyer is the former head coach Wyoming, Tennessee Martin,
OFFICIAL: Ole Miss Names Kermit Davis Head Basketball Coach
After leading Middle Tennessee to conference championships and NCAA Tournament runs, Kermit Davis is returning to his home state as the 22nd head coach of the Ole Miss basketball program, as announced Thursday by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Ross Bjork. Davis will be publicly introduced Monday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m. CT at The
McNeese State Search Update…
The search at McNeese State is coming to an end. I have heard that there are five finalists for the job. I reported in the Daily Dirt on 3/9 that BYU associate head coach Heath Schroyer, LSU Alexandria head coach Larry Cordaro, and Northwestern State assistant Jeff Moore were all involved. In this weekend’s DIRT,
Andy Shantz Resigns as Men’s Basketball Coach at Colorado Mesa University
Colorado Mesa University Head Basketball Coach Andy Shantz announced that he will resign his position effective June 30, 2018. Colorado Mesa will begin the search for a new men’s basketball coach immediately. Shantz began his involvement in CMU basketball as a student. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997, Shantz starting working as
OFFICIAL: David Patrick Named Head Basketball Coach at Cal Riverside
A Division I assistant coach at perennial winners LSU and Texas Christian University with a stellar recruiting record has been named the next men’s basketball head coach at University of California, Riverside. David Patrick is credited with recruiting future No. 1 NBA draft pick Ben Simmons to LSU, and has also coached current NBA stars
University of Providence (MT) parts ways with Head Basketball Coach Anthony Owens
The Anthony Owens era of Argo basketball has come to an end in a mutual parting between the former Argo player and the University of Providence athletic department. Owen’s tenure lasted four years, after taking over as Head Coach before the 2014-15 season. “The University of Providence has decided a change in leadership for our
HOT: TCU’s David Patrick to become next Head Basketball Coach at UC-Riverside
HoopDirt.com can confirm that TCU assistant David Patrick will become the next head basketball coach at UC-Riverside. HoopDirt.com mentioned Patrick and his involvement here back on Saturday in the Weekend Dirt. He will replace Dennis Cutts who was fired back on January 1st. UCR associate head coach Justin Bell manned the ship after Cutts’ dismissal.