Following up on a rumor that we posted this weekend…It’s now been made official that Max Sass has been named Pratt Institute head men’s basketball coach and facility rental coordinator. It was announced by director of athletics Walter Rickard on Tuesday. “I am thrilled to have Max on board to guide our program as we
Dan Hurley Receives Contract Extension Through 2023-24 at URI
The University of Rhode Island and head men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season. “The University of Rhode Island is pleased to support the two-year extension of Dan Hurley’s contract. Dan’s leadership and commitment to our student-athletes has now firmly established our men’s basketball program as
Daily Dirt – 5/16/17
A few things… Roy Williams confirmed to the Herald-Sun that UNC DBO Brad Frederick is on the road recruiting and will be bumped up to to assistant coach replacing C.B. McGrath who became the head coach at UNC Wilmington earlier in the spring. It also sounds like assistant DBO Sean May will be elevated to
The Coach’s Insight with Richie Schueler featuring Eastern Washington Associate Head Coach Nick Booker
In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Nick Booker, Associate Head Coach at Eastern Washington, discusses the March Madness of coaching changes as well as some details on evolving within the collegiate coaching career. View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight: Episode 1: HoopDirt.com’s DirtKing Adam Nelson Episode 2: Cal State Fullerton Associate Head Coach
St. Bonaventure Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that St. Bonaventure will hire Dwayne Lee as an assistant coach. He will replace Jerome Robinson who we reported last week will join Paul Weir’s staff at New Mexico (Daily Dirt II – 5/10/17). Lee has spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach under Greg Herenda at Fairleigh Dickinson. The
OFFICIAL: Jack Perri Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Boston University
Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com first mentioned back on 5/1 (DAILY DIRT)… fter helping lead Long Island Brooklyn to three NCAA appearances over the last seven years, Jack Perri has joined the Boston University men’s basketball team as an assistant coach, head coach Joe Jones announced Monday afternoon. Perri spent the past five
Lawrence Tech Names Joshua Pickens Head Basketball Coach
The Lawrence Technological (Mich.) University athletic department names Joshua Pickens to lead the men’s basketball program, athletic director Scott Trudeau announced Monday morning. “Coach Pickens comes from an NAIA playing and coaching background and he will be a great asset to our team,” said Lawrence Tech Athletic Director Scott Trudeau. “His energy and hard work will
SMALL COLLEGE DIRT: Pratt Institute (NY) set to name DIII assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that Pratt Institute will name Wesleyan College (CT) top assistant Max Sass as their new head basketball coach. Sass recently completed his second season at Wesleyan, and has also worked as an assistant at Bard College (NY). A Hofstra alum, Sass began his career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater.
DIII DIRT: Shenandoah to name Adam Walsh Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that Shenandoah University will name Adam Walsh as their new head basketball coach. He will replace Rob Pryor who was not retained following this past season. Walsh has served as the head coach at Centenary College (LA) since 2010 where he has compiled an 84-99 record. He is a Winchester, VA native
DeLaney Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Covenant College
The Covenant men’s basketball program will welcome back a familiar face to the sidelines in 2017-18 as Jake DeLaney has been named the full-time assistant coach for Arte Culver. DeLaney replaces Peter Wilkerson, who recently left the program to pursue other career opportunities. DeLaney is a 2015 graduate of Covenant, with a degree in Interdisciplinary
Elizabeth City State Removes Interim Tag From John Hill; Officially Named New Head Coach
The Elizabeth City State University Division of Athletics announced the transition of John Hill from Interim Head Coach to Head men’s basketball Coach. Boasting over eleven years of Division II head-coaching experience and another 13 seasons as an assistant, Hill has an established ability to build programs into conference and national contenders. As interim coach,
HOT: Florida A&M to Introduce New Head Basketball Coach Today
According to a report by the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida A&M will name Robert McCullum as their new Head Basketball Coach in a press conference today. McCullum, the current Assistant Director of Basketball Operations at Oregon, beat out Lindsay Hunter and Pat Kennedy for the job (FAMU Finalists). The former head coach at Western Michigan and South