University of Miami men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga has announced the addition of Alvin “Pooh” Williamson as an assistant coach to his staff. A college coaching veteran, Williamson spent the last two years as an assistant at Memphis. “Pooh has a tremendous amount of experience as a coach and recruiter and has been especially
OFFICIAL: Josh Newman Named UT Permian Basin Men’s Basketball Coach
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported on June 4th (DII DIRT)… Josh Newman has been named the head coach of the UT Permian Basin men’s basketball program, President Sandra Woodley and Director of Athletics Scott Farmer announced Wednesday morning. “It was evident early on in the search process that Josh Newman possesses
Charleston Southern Basketball Staff Update
One of Charleston Southern’s all-time greats is coming back to his alma mater. Arlon Harper, a 2015 CSU graduate and one of the most versatile players in Big South Conference history, is joining the program as an assistant coach, head coach Barclay Radebaugh announced. Radebaugh also announced that Rick Duckett, whose wealth of experience proved
Iseman named Assistant Basketball Coach at Bemidji State
Bemidji State University men’s basketball head coach Mike Boschee announced the selection of Michael Iseman to take over the top assistant coach position for the program. Iseman joins the team after serving the past two seasons at University of Jamestown in Jamestown, N.D. “We couldn’t be more excited about having Mike (Iseman) join our men’s
USA Basketball Las Vegas Coach Academy
The USA Basketball Las Vegas Coach Academy is presented in a multi-day format and teach the USA Basketball Player Development Curriculum to impart a proper skill development path while teaching the game to players. Additionally, guest speakers will focus on areas of expertise and lead on court demonstrations of X’s and O’s, skills and drills
Padgett adds Veteran Coach to Samford Basketball Staff
Samford head basketball coach Scott Padgett announced the addition of 30-year coaching veteran and previous head coach at Tulane University, Shawn Finney, to his staff as associate head coach, it was officially released Tuesday. “Shawn is going to bring a lot of experience to the staff,” said Padgett. “Without a doubt, he is going to
JWU Charlotte hires new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Johnson & Wales Charlotte has announced the hiring of Dan Larkin as the new Head Coach for Men’s Basketball. Larkin comes to JWU after spending the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Queens under Bart Lundy. The Royals enjoyed tremendous success during that period, winning 25 or more games three times. They were
Towson Dirt…
I can confirm that Ryan Brown will be hired as the Director of Basketball Operations at Towson University. Brown had spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant at TCU. Before that, he served as the assistant video coordinator, and student manager at Auburn. An official announcement is expected shortly.
Robert Morris Dirt…
I have now heard from multiple sources that Robert Morris will name Jimmy Langhurst as their new director of men’s basketball operations. Langhurst, a 2010 RMU alum, had been on Patrick Beilein’s staff at LeMoyne since 2015. He has also worked as an assistant at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and as a staffer for the
IPFW Dirt…
I can confirm that IPFW head coach Jon Coffman will hire University of Indianapolis associate head coach Paul Corsaro as an assistant. He will replace Ben Botts who departed for Ball State earlier this spring. Corsaro, a UIndy alum, had spent the past six seasons on the Greyhounds staff. Following his graduation in 2012, he
Angelina College Promotes Nick Wade to Head Basketball Coach
To find just the fifth head coach in the program’s history, Angelina College men’s basketball needed to look no farther than its own bench. AC has named Nick Wade its new head coach, and in doing so ensured they got a guy familiar with the program, the conference and the community. Wade spent the past
Korn Named Interim Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach UW-Oshkosh
UW-Oshkosh interim head men’s basketball coach Matt Lewis announced the hiring of Casey Korn as an interim assistant coach. Korn becomes the Titans’ top assistant coach, filling a position that was created when Lewis replaced Pat Juckem as UW-Oshkosh’s head coach May 17. Juckem guided UW-Oshkosh the past six seasons and departed May 1 to