Marques McKinney has joined the NYIT men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Kevin Hamilton announced. McKinney, 34, served as an assistant coach at Medaille College in Buffalo during the 2016-17 season. He helped lead the Mavericks to a 21-7 record, Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship and Division III NCAA Tournament berth. McKinney
Jon Nevol Named Head Basketball Coach at Blue Mountain College
Jon Nevol was introduced at a news conference Friday as the new head men’s basketball coach at Blue Mountain College. Nevol heads to BMC from Jones County Junior College (Miss.), where he helped lead the Bobcats this past season to state and regional titles and a Sweet 16 appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament. “Being
OFFICIAL: Essex County College (NJ) Head Basketball Coach Corey Lowery Resigns
Following up on some DIRT from earlier today. It’s now been made official that after six years of leading the Essex County College Men’s Basketball team, Head Coach Corey Lowery has stepped down from the position to pursue other coaching opportunities. Coach Lowery leaves Essex as the winningest coach in program history. Lowery’s teams have
Daily Dirt – 7/28/17
Some things that I’ve heard as July winds down… I have heard from a great source that Jarvis Christian College (TX) head coach Chevis Thompson has departed, and will become an assistant at Frank Phillips College (TX). Thompson served as the head coach at JCC since 2014, and has also been the head coach at
JUCO DIRT: Lowery Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Essex County College (NJ)
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Corey Lowery has resigned at NJCAA DII powerhouse Essex County College. He had been the head coach at the school since the 2011 season, and also spent prior to that four seasons as the head coach at Middlesex CC (NJ). An official statement is expected later this afternoon.
Waleed Samaha Departs Michigan Basketball Program
Waleed Samaha is leaving his position as Michigan’s director of basketball operations. A school spokesman confirmed Thursday that Samaha was leaving. The Wolverines hired him in 2016 after a long tenure as a basketball coach at Huron High School. Samaha took over the boys’ basketball team at Huron in 2002 and spent 14 seasons as
Shawntae Gibbs Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Wheaton (IL)
Wheaton men’s basketball head coach Mike Schauer has announced the hiring of Shawntae Gibbs as an assistant coach for the Thunder men’s basketball program. Gibbs is a 2017 graduate of Indiana University-Southeast, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education with a focus in Language Arts. Gibbs played basketball as a freshman for the
Parker Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Blue Mountain College
After seven years of overseeing the Blue Mountain College Men’s Basketball team, J.D. Parker has stepped down from his position. Parker will return to his native Arkansas where he will take over as the head basketball coach at Wynne High School. Parker leaves as the winningest coach in BMC basketball history, chalking up 65 total
Michigan Dirt…
According to a report by Michigan Insider Josh Henschke, John Beilein will hire DeAndre Haynes to fill one of the two vacant assistant spots on his staff. This is the second move by Haynes this off-season. Back in May, he departed the Toledo staff to become an assistant at Illinois State. Haynes a former Mid-American
The Coach’s Insight, featuring UNC Pembroke Head Coach Ben Miller
In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Ben Miller, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at UNC Pembroke, discusses his rebounding philosophy, Coach Roy Williams’ effect on his team’s success, and how his program is annually among the best at crashing the glass in all of NCAA Division II. View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight:
REPORT: Ohio State to Add East Carolina Assistant to Basketball Staff
HoopDirt.com can confirm multiple reports that East Carolina assistant coach Mike Netti has accepted a position on Chris Holtmann’s new staff at Ohio State. Pirateradio1250 was the first to report this move. Netti and Holtmann served as assistants together at Gardner-Webb (2004-07), and Netti returned to GWU when Holtmann became the head coach there in
Nevada Assistant Dupree Accepts Job in NBA
University of Nevada men’s basketball assistant coach Ronald Dupree has accepted a position in the National Basketball Association. The team Dupree will be working for and his position within that organization will be announced at a later date. After an outstanding career at LSU, Dupree played six seasons in the NBA for Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota,