Author Archives: The DirtKing

Northwest Missouri State Basketball Staff Update

Northwest Missouri State University’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach has announced the hiring of Bryston Williams and Zach Schneider to the position of Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. “Bryston brings a great amount of energy and contagious enthusiasm to our program,” said McCollum.  “He was here at the start of my head coaching career and was a

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Daily Dirt – 5/18/18

A bunch of things that I’ve heard… The hot rumor coming from the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago is that the Orlando Magic are kicking the tires on Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson. This past season, Sampson led the Cougars to a 27-8 record and is 83-48 in his four seasons at the school. The

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URI DIRT…

Following up on multiple reports here… I can confirm that John Carroll and Kevin Sutton will be added to David Cox’ new staff at Rhode Island. Carroll coached the Celtics at the end of the 2003-04 season and also served as the head coach at Duquesne. He had most recently been coaching AAU with the

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UT Arlington Basketball Staff Update

UT Arlington men’s basketball coach Chris Ogden has finalized his first coaching staff as a head coach with the appointment of Riley Davis, Royce Johnson and Greg Young as assistant coaches. “I’m thrilled we have put together such an outstanding coaching staff,” said Ogden. “The moment I accepted the position as head coach at UTA,

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Hoop Group Elite Team Camp

For over fifteen years the Hoop Group Elite Team Camp has been considered the best in the country. Our goal for this event is to provide each program an opportunity to play against great competition, build team chemistry, and gain exposure for each team and its players.  Hoop Group Elite Team Camp will be attended by 20+ scouting/media services and 50+ D2/D3 colleges. We know that

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The Coach’s Insight, featuring UC Davis Assistant Coach Jono Metzger-Jones

Coach Jono Metzger-Jones, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at UC Davis, discusses his experiences in helping build winning cultures across the 3 successful Division I programs he’s been a part of. View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight: Episode 1: HoopDirt.com’s DirtKing Adam Nelson Episode 2: Cal State Fullerton Associate Head Coach John Smith Episode 3: Minnesota West

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