Having helped University of Missouri men’s basketball reestablish itself on the national stage during his first three years with the program, Kyle Smithpeters has been elevated to associate head coach, announced by Whitten Family Head Coach Dennis Gates on Tuesday. “Kyle has played a pivotal role as we’ve restored Missouri basketball nationally and placed it among the top of
OFFICIAL: Hinnant joins UMass Lowell Basketball Staff
I mentioned this move in the DAILY DIRT back on June 9th. It’s now official…Octavius Hinnant has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at UMass Lowell. Here’s the release from UML: UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has announced the addition of Octavius Hinnant as an assistant coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. Hinnant, who has
OFFICIAL: Carberry returns to Yale as Assistant Basketball Coach
I mentioned this one back on May 28th (DAILY DIRT)…it’s now official. Tobe Carberry has returned to Yale as an assistant basketball coach. Here’s the release from the school: James Jones, Joel E. Smilow ’54 Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, is thrilled to announce that Tobe Carberry is returning to Yale as an assistant coach on his
Caswell named Assistant Basketball Coach at VMI
VMI Head Basketball Coach Andrew Wilson announced Tuesday the hiring of Michael Caswell as an assistant coach to complete his staff ahead of the 2025-26 season. Caswell comes to the Institute after serving as head coach of Palm Beach Prep in Palm Beach, Florida, where he led the team to 15 wins this past season and coached eight
Canisius Basketball Staff Update
Canisius head men’s basketball coach Jim Christian announced today that Jimmy Hall and Scott Galst have joined the Golden Griffin coaching staff for the 2025-26 season. Hall joins the staff as an assistant coach to replace Bill Wuczynski, who was recently hired as the head men’s basketball coach at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Ill. Galst will serve as Canisius’ director
Chase Coleman joins Navy Basketball Staff
Chase Coleman, who earned four letters as a player at Virginia before serving as a graduate assistant coach with the Cavaliers, has been named an assistant coach for the Navy men’s basketball team, head coach Jon Perry announced today. “We are thrilled to welcome Chase Coleman to the Navy men’s basketball program,” said head coach Jon Perry. “He
Daily Dirt – 7/1/25
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Longtime Northeastern Staffer Retiring After Six Decades in the Game Northeastern Coordinator of Basketball Advancement Tom Murphy is retiring after more than 60 years in college basketball. The long-time head coach at Hamilton (1970-2004), had been on Bill Coen’s staff at Northeastern for the past 19 seasons. During his tenure at
Olinger added to DePaul Basketball Staff; Bryson promoted
DePaul men’s basketball head coach Chris Holtmann officially announced the addition of Cowan Olinger to the men’s basketball staff, Monday morning. Olinger joins the Blue Demons as Assistant Director of Operations and Video Coordinator. Additionally, Drew Bryson has been elevated to Director of Men’s Basketball Recruiting as he enters his fifth season on staff at DePaul. Olinger comes to
Bill Courtney named Assistant Basketball Coach at Temple
Bill Courtney, a veteran basketball coach with 30 years of experience, has been named an assistant coach for the Temple University men’s basketball program, head coach Adam Fisher announced. Courtney joins the Owls after spending the past five seasons at Miami (Fla.), where he helped guide the Hurricanes to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a run to the 2023
REPORT: SEMO’s Korn to receive contract extension
According to a report by KFSV-12, Southeast Missouri State University head men’s basketball coach Brad Korn will receive a contract extension with specific terms of the new deal expected to be released later this week. The extension follows an unprecedented season for Korn, who was named Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Coach of the Year after
D2 NEWS: Bergeson departs Regis U; Named Head Basketball Coach at Cal State San Marcos
The Cal State San Marcos men’s basketball program has a new leader as Brady Bergeson was named the Cougars’ next head coach on Monday morning. “We are very excited to welcome Brady Bergeson into our Cougar Family as the next CSUSM head men’s basketball coach,” CSUSM Director of Athletics Morod Shah said. “Coach Bergeson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with a successful track
Lymas named Head Basketball Coach at rising D2 Shawnee State
Continuing upon its growing tradition of finding, cultivating and developing successful coaches, the Shawnee State men’s basketball program has tabbed a proven developer as its next head coach. Fred Lymas, who spent the 2024-25 season at Florida A&M and has assistant coaching experience at the NAIA, NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and USCAA levels