IU Indianapolis head basketball coach Paul Corsaro announced his coaching staff this week, having assembled a staff with strong Indiana ties. Both Mike Burris and Reese McGinsie will join the program after having served with Corsaro at UIndy, while Indianapolis-native Tony Wills joins the program from UIC. Scott Gauthier will join the program from Lindenwood and Keith Oddo will return to the program as Special Assistant to the
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) NAIA University of Tennessee Southern head men’s basketball coach Dugan Lyne has resigned from his position. The school released the statement below and said Lyne will “pursue a new coaching opportunity.” Sources have told me that Lyne will become an assistant at Austin Peay. More on that part of the move
Washington University in St. Louis men’s basketball head coach Pat Juckem has announced the hiring of Patrick McGrail as the program’s next assistant coach. McGrail joins the Bears after holding the positions of assistant coach and most recently associate head coach at Rhodes College. This marked his second stint at Rhodes, as he was an assistant coach for
Wallace State Community College has hired Faron Key to serve as the head coach of the men’s basketball team, President Dr. Vicki Karolewics announced today. “We are excited to welcome Coach Key back to Wallace State and trust he will continue the tradition of excellence for which the Lions are known, a tradition that is
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Yale Director of Men’s Basketball Operations Matt Elkin is on the move and will join Kyle Smith’s new staff at new ACC member Stanford. It sounds like he will assume the title of Assistant Recruiting Coordinator. Elkin joined the Yale staff back in 2020 after a two-year
Quinnipiac Men’s Basketball has announced the hiring of Umar Shannon (’14) as the Bobcats’ newest assistant coach, as revealed on Wednesday, May 29 by Head Coach Tom Pecora. The former Bobcat will join QU’s coaching staff ahead of the 2024-25 season after spending each of the last three years in the MAAC at Saint Peter’s University.
UWF Head Men’s Basketball Coach Justin Mann has announced the addition of Nick Lenhard to his coaching staff ahead of the 2024-25 season. Lenhard will serve as the assistant coach for the Argonauts. “I am excited about Coach Lenhard joining the Argo Basketball family”, Mann stated. “He will be a vital part of the men’s basketball program
Following-up on something that I first mentioned back on 5/25 (D2 DIRT)…Marcus Kirkland has officially been hired as the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Newberry College (SC). Here’s the statement on the hiring from the school: The Newberry College Athletics Department announced that Marcus Kirkland is its new men’s basketball coach.Kirkland joins the Newberry
Butler Community College athletic director Todd Carter announced the hiring of Eric Nitsche as the next Grizzly men’s basketball head coach on Tuesday afternoon. Nitsche (pronounced nitch-ee) is a veteran Jayhawk Conference coach having spent the last 14 seasons as an assistant with stops at KCKCC, Cowley and Hutchinson. He is set to be officially
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Head men’s basketball coach Matt Lewis announced the addition of Ian Thom as the program’s top assistant coach on Tuesday (May 28). Thom was most recently the director of operations at Vanderbilt University (Tenn.). As director of operations, Thom oversaw all administrative aspects of the basketball program, including scheduling, budgeting, travel coordination,
Worcester State has hired Al Pettway as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Tyler Hundley, who took over at Nichols College back on 5/16. Pettway, a WSU alum, has most recently led Worcester North High School to back-to-back Massachusetts D1 State Championships. He is also Worcester State’s all-time leading scorer with 2,205 points.
Following-up on my D2 DIRT from earlier today…Spencer Henke has officially been named as the Interim Head Basketball Coach at St. Leo University. Here’s the announcement from the school: Saint Leo University Director of Athletics and Wellness and Recreation, Marcal Lazenby has announced the promotion of Spencer Henke as the interim head men’s basketball coach for the
