Rice head coach Mike Rhoades has announced the addition of Rhett Bonner to the coaching staff as Director of Operations. Bonner joins the Owls after spending the last two years as an assistant coach at Virginia Wesleyan. “We’re excited to have Rhett join us at Rice,” said Rhoades. “He has a great background and is
Jay Reid Joins Newberry College as Assistant Basketball Coach
Newberry College head men’s basketball coach Dave Davis has announced the addition of Jay Reid to the staff as an assistant coach. Reid comes to Newberry after a season at USC Salkehatchie, where he served as associate head coach for one of the youngest coaching staffs in the nation at any collegiate level. He helped direct an offense that
Kermit Davis Inks 8-year Extension at Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Head men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis has agreed to an eight year contract extension worth $565,000 per year that will run through the 2023-24 season, Director of Athletics Chris Massaro announced on Monday. Davis has a base package of $465,000 and an additional $100,000 for radio and television. “One of the keys to
Bryson Gibson Returns to William Peace U. Sidelines as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Following a three-year stint as a member of the William Peace University Men’s Basketball Team, Bryson Gibson will be back on the Pacers’ bench this season as a volunteer assistant for his former Head Coach, Claude Shields. Gibson was a part of the Pacers’ inaugural season in 2012-13 and helped springboard the program in 2014-15,
Daily Dirt – 7/11/16
I hope everyone had a safe and successful time on the road last week. Here are a bunch of things that I have heard… It sounds like North Dakota assistant coach Shawn Dirden is the leader at DII Northwestern Oklahoma State. Dirden has spent the past two seasons on the UND staff, and has also
Jamaal Jackson Named Head Basketball Coach at Kentucky State
Kentucky State University announced the hiring of Kentucky State University announced the hiring of Jamaal Jackson as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach of the Thorobreds. Jackson, a KSU graduate, started his coaching career at KSU during a memorable 2000-2001 season as Student Assistant Coach when the Thorobreds won the 2001 SIAC Tournament Championship and
OFFICIAL: Witherspoon Announces Staff at Canisius
Last week, HoopDirt.com posted who Reggie Witherspoon would be adding to his staff at Canisius (Canisius Dirt). It has now been made official, Chris Hawkins and Larry Blunt have joined the Golden Griffins’ coaching staff for the 2016-17 season. Additionally, Jake Kroll, a 2015 graduate of the University at Buffalo, has been added as the
SMU AD Rick Hart’s Official Statement on Larry Brown’s Resignation
Here is the official statement issued by SMU AD Rick Hart on the resignation of head coach Larry Brown:
OFFICIAL: McGreal Named Head Basketball Coach at Penn State Altoona
Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one earlier in the week (DIII DIRT). It’s now been made official, as Penn State Altoona has announced the hiring of David McGreal as the next head coach of its men’s basketball program. McGreal becomes the sixth head coach in the Division III
Casey Apetrei Promoted to Associate Head Coach at LSU Alexandria
Following a pair successful seasons, LSUA head men’s basketball coach Larry Cordaro is rewarding his assistant, naming Casey Apetrei as the Generals associate head coach. A graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University, where he worked with Cordaro on the Lions staff, Apetrei went to Southern University in Baton Rouge as a graduate assistant when the Jaguars
BREAKING: SMU’s Larry Brown to Resign
ESPN’s Andy Katz is reporting that SMU head coach Larry Brown is resigning as the head basketball coach at SMU. Associate head coach Tim Jankovich is rumored to be Brown’s successor. More on this breaking story as it develops.
Southeastern Louisiana Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Odell Witherspoon will join the staff at Southeastern Louisiana. He has most recently been an assistant coach at Palm Beach State, and has also served as a DI assistant at North Carolina A&T. Additionally, Witherspoon has worked at Gulf Coast Community College and Patterson Prep School as an assistant coach. An