Author Archives: The DirtKing

JR Blount Promoted to Assistant Coach at Drake

JR Blount has been promoted to assistant men’s basketball coach at Drake University, head coach Ray Giacoletti announced. Blount has served as the program’s director of basketball operations the previous two seasons. “JR is a guy that has recruiting experience and tremendous energy,” Giacoletti said. “We’re thrilled to give him this opportunity and get him

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Joe Dooley Signs Extension, Receives Raise at FGCU

Coming off another successful season, FGCU head men’s basketball coach Joe Dooley has signed a two-year contraction extension and received a raise to remain with the Eagles through the 2019-20 season. In his three seasons with FGCU, Dooley has guided the Eagles to more than 20 wins each year, an Atlantic Sun Tournament Championship, A-Sun Regular-Season Championship,

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McCasland adds Jareem Dowling to Arkansas State Staff

Arkansas State men’s basketball coach Grant McCasland has announced the hiring of Jareem Dowling as an assistant coach for the Red Wolves program. “Jareem has a tremendous energy and passion for coaching, recruiting and mentoring young men,” said McCasland. “His vast experience internationally and at multiple levels here in the U.S. will be an invaluable

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Daily Dirt – 5/6/16

Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… On Wednesday, I mentioned that Rider associate head coach Mike Witcoskie would be joining Donyell Marshall’s staff at Central Connecticut (Daily Dirt – 5/4/16). I have now also heard that Marshall will hire Lamar assistant Anthony Anderson and retain current CCSU assistant Obie Nwadike.  Anderson has also

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Tavares Hardy Named Assistant Coach at Georgia Tech

Tavaras Hardy, a Division I assistant coach for 10 years at Georgetown and Northwestern, has joined the Georgia Tech staff as an assistant coach, Yellow Jackets head coach Josh Pastner announced. Hardy, a former All-Big Ten player and assistant coach at Northwestern, comes to Atlanta following a three-year stint on the staff of John Thompson

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OFFICIAL: Menzies Announces Staff at UNLV

Following up on a report from earlier today…UNLV men’s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies announced his coaching staff on Thursday. Andre LaFleur, Rob Jeter and Eric Brown have all been hired as assistant coaches for the Runnin’ Rebels. “After a very thorough process, I am extremely pleased with the staff that we were able to put together,”

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UNLV Staff Update

According to a report in the Las Vegas Sun, new UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies will add former Milwaukee head coach Rob Jeter, and Long Beach State assistant Eric Brown to his staff.  They will join Andre LaFleur who has been on the job for the past few weeks. Jeter had been the head coach

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Georgia Tech Staff Update

Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner has added Darryl LaBarrie and Eric Reveno to his staff. Darryl LaBarrie Darryl LaBarrie, a former Georgia Tech assistant coach and player with deep Atlanta roots, is returning to his alma mater’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. LaBarrie concluded a successful five-year stint on the staff at Georgia

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Hedgepeth Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Sewanee

Sewanee Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bradley Pierson has announced that Michael “Mick” Hedgepeth has been named the new assistant men’s basketball coach for the Tigers. “I’m excited to announce Mick as our new assistant coach,” said Pierson. “Mick has spent the past two years in Williamstown, Mass., as an assistant at Williams College. Prior to

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