After much speculation, UNC Wilmington has finally made it official and named C.B. McGrath as the Seahawks new head basketball coach. The UNCW Board of Trustees met Monday and approved the longtime North Carolina assistant to the position. McGrath is in his 14th year at North Carolina and his 18th season as a member of
OFFICIAL: Jaret von Rosenberg named head men’s basketball coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce
Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one over the weekend (DII DIRT)… Texas A&M University-Commerce has concluded a comprehensive national search with the hiring of Jaret von Rosenberg as head men’s basketball coach. Only the fourth head coach in A&M-Commerce’s Division II era, Rosenberg comes to Commerce from the
OFFICIAL: Chattanooga Names Lamont Paris Head Basketball Coach
It didn’t take Chattanooga Mocs Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics David Blackburn and his staff long to find the 20th head coach in the men’s basketball program history. Lamont Paris, most recently associate head coach at Wisconsin, has been offered and accepted the position Sunday. While the national search was conducted in swift fashion,
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BABSON COLLEGE HEAD COACH STEPHEN BRENNAN NAMED HOOPDIRT.COM DIVISION III COACH OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY THE HOOP GROUP For Immediate Release April 2, 2017 Babson College (MA) Head Basketball Coach Stephen Brennan has been named as the HoopDirt.com Division III Coach of the Year presented by The Hoop Group for the 2016-17 college basketball
REPORT: Lamont Paris to be named Head Basketball Coach at Chattanooga
According to a report by Blue Ribbon College Basketball’s Chris Dortch, Chattanooga will hire Lamont Paris as their new Head Basketball Coach. Paris would replace Matt McCall who became the head coach at UMass late last week. Paris had been an assistant at Wisconsin since 2010, and was elevated to associate head coach prior to
Chad Warner Named Head Basketball Coach at DII Flagler College
Chad Warner, who coached Shorter University to the NAIA Division I “Fab Four” in 2012 and a No. 1 ranking, has been named head men’s basketball coach at Flagler College, Director of Athletics Jud Damon announced. Warner, who led the Hawks to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division I title in 2013 and
Kansas Head Basketball Coach Bill Self elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Joining elite company, Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self has been chosen for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A first-ballot inductee, Self began his coaching career as an graduate assistant at Kansas in 1985-86 under Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. He then returned to his alma mater, Oklahoma State, as
UC Santa Barbara Schedules Tuesday Press Conference to Announce Joe Pasternack as Head Basketball Coach
UC Santa Barbara will hold an open press conference to introduce its new Head Men’s Basketball Coach on Tuesday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m. in the Lynn and Winnie Reitnouer Auditorium in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus. According to multiple published reports, Arizona associate head coach Joe Pasternack has accepted position. Pasternack joined the
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UNION COLLEGE (KY) HEAD COACH KEVIN BURTON NAMED HOOPDIRT.COM NAIA COACH OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY THE HOOP GROUP For Immediate Release April 1, 2017 Union College (KY) Head Coach Kevin Burton has been named as the HoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Year presented by The Hoop Group for the 2016-17 college basketball season. Burton
DII DIRT: Texas A&M Commerce to hire Hartford Assistant Coach Jaret von Rosenberg
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Texas A&M University-Commerce will hire Hartford assistant Jaret von Rosenberg as their new head basketball coach. He will replace long-time head coach Sam Walker who transitioned into a new role with the school after spending 17-years at the helm of the Lions. Before joining the Hartford staff prior to the 2015-16
DJ Damazo named Head Basketball Coach at the University of Valley Forge
The University of Valley Forge Athletic Department has announced the hiring of DJ Damazo as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Coach Damazo has earned his Master’s Degree in organizational leadership from Eastern University. He received his bachelor’s degree from Geneva College in Human Services where he was a 2 year starter on the Men’s
Craig Neal relieved of duties as Head Basketball Coach at New Mexico
Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs has announced that Craig Neal has been relieved of his duties as men’s basketball coach for the University of New Mexico. Krebs stated that a national search for UNM’s next head coach, the 21st in program history, will begin immediately. “The University of New Mexico is grateful for the