Brent Owen has been named the 20th men’s basketball head coach of Lenoir-Rhyne University, Vice President for Athletics Kim Pate announced. Owen comes to Hickory from Eastern New Mexico University where he served as the men’s basketball coach since May 2020. This year, ENMU finished with a 22-9 record, the most successful season in more
James Madison Basketball Staff Update
James Madison Head Coach Preston Spradlin has announced his initial coaching staff hires for the men’s basketball program, as he brings in four members of his staff from Morehead State while retaining one member of the previous JMU leadership. Joining Spradlin with the Dukes are Associate Head Coach Scott Combs, Assistant Coach Dominic Lombardi, Assistant Coach Cason Burk and Assistant Coach/Operations Ky Klingsick.
English signs contract extension at Providence
Providence College President Fr. Kenneth Sicard, O.P. and Vice President/Athletics Director Steve Napolillo today announced (April 5) that Kim English has agreed to a contract extension to remain head coach of the men’s basketball program for the next six years. “I’m very thankful to Father Sicard and Steve Napolillo for extending and deepening our connection to each other and the College,” said
DAILY DIRT – 4/5/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Been a busy week. Here are just a few quick things to kick off the day… It sounds like Ryan Davis, who just resigned as the head coach at D3 Lake Forest College (IL) will be hired as an assistant on Rob Eshan’s new staff at UIC. Davis had been the
Summers added to Mizzou Basketball Staff
University of Missouri men’s basketball added a top frontcourt coach to its staff as Whitten Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates announced the addition of Rob Summers as an assistant coach to the Tigers program. A 7-foot graduate of West Virginia who played two seasons under John Beilein after starting his career at Penn State, Summers will work
D3 Lake Forest Men’s Basketball job opens
Lake Forest College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ryan Davis announced this week that he will be leaving that position to join a staff at the NCAA Division I level. Davis spent three seasons as the Foresters’ head coach after serving as an assistant with the team from 2015-21. He helped lead Lake Forest to the first NCAA
OFFICIAL: Green Bay’s Malvik named Head Coach at Eau Claire
Following-up on something that I mentioned in the DAILY DIRT II earlier this afternoon. Wisconsin Green Bay assistant Zach Malvik has officially been named as the new head coach at D3 Wisconsin Eau Claire. Here’s the statement from UWEC announcing the move: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Director of Athletics Jason Verdugo has announced the hiring
Central Arkansas Basketball Staff Update
I mentioned a couple of these moves in the DAILY DIRT last night. Here is the official announcement on John Shulman’s complete new staff at Central Arkansas… University of Central Arkansas head men’s basketball coach John Shulman has completed his coaching staff for his first season at the helm of the Bears’ program. Brock Widders
OFFICIAL: Musselman named Head Basketball Coach at USC
Eric Musselman has been named the USC Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Charles Griffin Cale Director of Athletics Jennifer Cohen announced today (April 4). Musselman will be formally introduced to the USC Family and members of the media on Friday, April 5th at 10:30 am in the Centorfante Hall of Fame at Galen Center. “I am
Coburn signs contract extension at Portland State
Portland State Athletics has announced a two-year contract extension for Men’s Basketball Coach Jase Coburn. Coburn just completed his third year as head coach of the Vikings program and has been at PSU for 11 years, also serving as an assistant coach and an associate head coach. PSU finished the 2023-24 season with a 17-15 record, its
DAILY DIRT II – 4/4/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A quick 2nd round of the DAILY DIRT…. There are multiple reports of Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman to USC being a done deal. Although the Razorbacks were down this season (16-17 overall), Musselman put together 111-59 (.653) record in his five seasons there. He also went 110-34 (.764) in his
DAILY DIRT – 4/4/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Bryston Williams has joined Ben McCollum’s new staff at Drake. Williams had been an assistant at Wyoming since last March, and was at Indiana State before that. He played for McCollum at Northwest Missouri, and began his coaching career as a GA there. An official announcement is coming shortly. The Athletic’s