Author Archives: The DirtKing

D3 NEWS: RIT’s McVean announces retirement

Rochester Institute of Technology Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bob McVean announced his intention to retire after 40 seasons on the Tiger bench. “I am very fortunate to have been able to do something I love at the same excellent academic university for 40 years. The most special thing to me has been the relationships with hundreds of players

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Basketball Staff Shake-up at Robert Morris

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Dave Fedor and Vince Johnson are no longer on staff as assistant basketball coaches at Robert Morris. Fedor had been on Andy Toole’s staff for the past six seasons. He previously served as the Director of Team Tournaments with the Hoop Group from 2015-18 before being hired

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SMALL COLLEGE DIRT: Regent U (VA) opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirmed that Richard Pullen has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at Regent University (VA). Regent is currently an NCCAA member school, but will begin their NCAA Division III exploratory year in the fall of 2024-25. Pullen had been the Royals head coach for the past two seasons,

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D3 DIRT: Wilson College (PA) opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Mark Seidenburg is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Wilson College (PA). Seidenburg took over at Wilson back in 2021 after a five year run as the head coach at Delaware Valley. He compiled a 53-28 (.654) at Wilson, averaging 17.6 wins per season

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ASUN DIRT: Shulman headed to Central Arkansas

I mentioned back on 3/14 that the announcement to name John Shulman as the head coach at Central Arkansas could be done once his Alabama Huntsville team ends their season. Well, UAH lost in the first round of the NCAA D2 tournament on Saturday, and Shulman is expected to officially be introduced as the Bears

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NIT, CBI tournament brackets announced

The focus tonight has obviously been on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field of 68 being announced. Shortly after those selections were unveiled, both the NIT and CBI revealed their brackets. The CIT has had some schools release game info, but there still has not been a complete bracket released. NIT: CBI:

Claunch named Head Basketball Coach at UTSA

UTSA Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos on Sunday announced Austin Claunch as the seventh head coach of the Roadrunners’ men’s basketball program. Claunch, who calls Houston his hometown and currently serves as an assistant coach at national power Alabama, led Nicholls to a pair of Southland Conference titles as head coach.   “I

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Diebler named Head Basketball Coach at Ohio State

Senior Advisor for Intercollegiate Athletics Ross Bjork today announced the hiring of Jake Diebler as head coach of the Ohio State men’s basketball program. Diebler, who becomes the 15th head coach in program history, will receive a five-year contract. “Jake Diebler possesses all of the characteristics we were seeking as we conducted a very comprehensive

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