Dr. Charles Petitt, President of Piedmont International University (PIU), Winston Salem, NC, has announced that former NBA all-star Josh Howard has accepted the position of head basketball coach and will start immediately. Howard, a decorated graduate of Wake Forest (2003), was one of only three basketball players in the history of the ACC unanimously selected
UC Irvine Dirt II…
Yesterday, HoopDirt.com mentioned some of the staff moves at UC Irvine (UC Irvine Dirt). In addition to those moves, head coach Russell Turner has also hired former Old Dominion Head Coach Blaine Taylor as an assistant coach. He will replace Nick Booker who departed for his alma mater Davidson College where he has become the
Mark Lane Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Cape Fear CC
Mark Lane returns to Cape Fear Community College having spent last season at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas. Prior to his stint at Hill College, Lane was an assistant coach at Mars Hill University for two seasons. During the 2013-14 season, Lane was influential in helping Mars Hill defeat Division I Furman University. A native
Deleon Hines Joins UTRGV Staff
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday that Deleon Hines, who was the top assistant coach with the Sharyland Pioneer boys basketball team in 2014-15 and a basketball operations assistant with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in 2015-16, is now a special assistant to the head coach with
UC Irvine Dirt…
I have heard that there has been some staff movement on the staff at UC Irvine. Director of Basketball Administration Michael Wilder has been promoted to assistant coach replacing Ali Ton who departed for Fordham back in June. Wilder had been in an administrative role at UCI the past two seasons. He wrapped up his
Christian Hildebrandt Added to Central Methodist Men’s Basketball Staff
Christian Hildebrandt has been hired as the Graduate Assistant at Central Methodist University and will assist in both the varsity and junior varsity programs. “I think we hit the jackpot.” Explains CMU head coach Jeff Sherman. Coach Hildebrandt is a winner! He has a tremendous work ethic and knowledge on the game of basketball. He
St. John Fisher Names Michael Grosodonia Assistant Basketball Coach
St. John Fisher College has announced the hiring of Michael Grosodonia II as the new assistant men’s basketball coach. “I am excited to be a part of St. John Fisher College and coach basketball at the college level beside a great coach in Rob Kornaker”, Grosodonia said in a statement. He comes to Fisher after
The Coach’s Insight, featuring North Carolina Wesleyan Head Coach John Thompson
In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler and John Thompson (Head Men’s Basketball Coach at NC Wesleyan College) discuss adjusting your style of play to fit the strengths of the players that you have. View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight: Episode 1: HoopDirt.com’s DirtKing Adam Nelson Episode 2: Cal State Fullerton Associate Head Coach
Chicago State Head Basketball Coach Tracy Dildy Assumes Interim AD Role
Chicago State University officials announced today that men’s basketball head coach Tracy Dildy has been appointed university Interim Director of Athletics. He replaces former Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Denisha Hendricks, who recently resigned from the position. Dildy, a native Chicagoan, has extensive experience in collegiate athletics. “I thank God for this great opportunity to serve as the Interim
Prairie View A&M Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has learned that Prairie View A&M head coach Byron Smith will hire Derrick Daniels as an assistant coach. Daniels was most recently the director of basketball operations at UT Arlington. He had also spent six seasons as an assistant at UT Arlington before heading to the HS ranks, and eventually returning to Scott Cross’
Cline Named Director of Basketball Operations at East Tennessee State
Matt Cline has been named as the director of basketball operations at East Tennessee State University. He joins the ETSU staff after spending the past two years at Eastern Michigan University under Coach Rob Murphy. While at EMU, the Eagles went 21-14 in 2014-2015, and appeared in the CBI post season tournament. In 2015-2016, EMU went
Broome Returns to Humboldt State as Assistant Basketball Coach
Humboldt State men’s basketball head coach Steve Kinder announced the return of former Lumberjack David Broome to the bench as an assistant coach for the 2016-17 season. “We are extremely excited to have DJ Broome back as a coach on our staff here at HSU,” said Kinder. “DJ will bring instant energy to our coaching