In my Daily Dirt earlier today, I mentioned that Joe Mazzulla was the leader for DII Fairmont State. It’s now been made official… Fairmont State University Director of Athletics Tim McNeely announced today that Joe Mazzulla has been named the program’s 12th head men’s basketball coach. Mazzulla will be introduced to the Fairmont community at
The search to replace Dan DeWitt as the head basketball coach at NAIA Mayville State is in the final stages. I have now heard from multiple sources that the final four includes: Nigel Jenkins (Head Coach – Waldorf College), Nate Kaeding (Associate Head Coach – University of Sioux Falls), Michael Larsen (Assistant Coach – Dakota
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Chris Pursoo is no longer the head basketball coach at DIII Medgar Evers College. He had been at the helm for the past eight seasons where he compiled an 81-132 record (4-21/2016-17). The job is a part-time position – we will have the official job posting up on our job section
Keith Dambrot, who built Akron into one of the most successful – and most respected – programs in the Mid-American Conference over the past 13 seasons, has been named head men’s basketball coach at Duquesne University, Director of Athletics Dave Harper announced today. Dambrot, who led the Zips to 10 postseason appearances, is the 17th
A few things to start the day… I have heard that Joe Mazzulla is the leader for the vacant Fairmont State (Wva.) job. He played for both John Beilein and Bob Huggins during his career at West Virginia. He also spent three seasons as an assistant coach to Jerrod Calhoun at Fairmont State. This past
HoopDirt.com can confirm a report by WestNews9.com that Midland College head coach Jordan Dreiling has resigned. In his four seasons as the head coach, Dreiling compiled a 64-55 record including 24-40 in the ultra-competitive WJCAC. According to the report, Dreiling resigned in order to seek coaching opportunities closer to his family in Arizona. More on
According to multiple reports, Akron’s Keith Dambrot will be the next head coach at Duquesne. Dambrot’s Zips went 27-9 this past season and advanced to the second round of the NIT. Dambrot has now strung together 12-straight 21+ win seasons at Akron. In his 13 seasons as the Zips head coach, he amassed a 305-139
Jerrod Calhoun, who led Fairmont State University to the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championship game, has been named the 13th men’s basketball Head Coach at Youngstown State University, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ron Strollo announced today. “Jerrod Calhoun brings every attribute that we were looking for in a head coach to our basketball
Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted last week…. NC State has hired James Johnson as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball program, head coach Kevin Keatts announced on Monday. No stranger to each other, Johnson and Keatts were teammates for two seasons at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Va., from 1991-93. “James and
Been a busy day…just wanted to get caught up on a few things that I’ve heard… Glen Miller is no longer the Associate Head Coach at UConn. He had been on the staff there for the past seven seasons, serving the past five as the Associate Head Coach . The former head coach at Brown
George Washington University announced today Maurice Joseph as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “I am honored and grateful for the faith that Patrick Nero and the university has placed in me to continue to lead this program onward,” said Joseph. “There is a proud tradition at GW driven by decades of successful student-athletes both on and
Quinnipiac will name Baker Dunleavy as the Bobcats next head basketball coach. The move was first reported by WTNH’s John Pierson. Dunleavy is currently the associate head coach at Villanova. He is a former player at Villanova, who has worked his way up on Jay Wright’s staff from an administrative role to his current position.
