New Mexico State head men’s basketball coach Paul Weir announced the appointment of Hall of Fame coaching legend Lou Henson as Special Advisor to the Aggie program. “I am ecstatic that Coach (Henson) will be joining our program,” said Weir. “To add a person of his competencies and experiences comes along once in a lifetime.
Gentry Joins Oklahoma State Staff as Player Development Director
Veteran basketball coach Stephen Gentry joined Brad Underwood’s coaching staff at Oklahoma State as the Director of Player Development. Gentry spent the last three seasons with Underwood at Stephen F. Austin as an assistant coach, where he helped the Lumberjacks rack up a total of 89 wins, which are tied for the most by any
Jermaine Jackson Retained by Bacari Alexander as Assistant Coach at Detroit
Head coach Bacari Alexander ’99 has announced his first assistant coaching seat as Jermaine Jackson ’99 will stay on staff and will now carry the title of recruiting coordinator. “Coach Jackson has demonstrated in his short collegiate coaching span that he has a high care level for student-athlete welfare,” said coach Alexander. “His leadership during
McMullen Tabbed as Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Houghton College
Corky McMullen, a 2007 Houghton College graduate and former Highlander student-athlete, has been named the next men’s basketball head coach for the Highlanders, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics H. “Skip” Lord announced today. The appointment comes after an exhaustive national search that featured close to 100 applicants. McMullen, who becomes the ninth coach in the
DII DIRT: Lincoln University (PA) set to hire former NBA player as Head Coach
Back on April 12th, HoopDirt.com mentioned that former NBA player Doug Overton was involved with the job at Lincoln University (PA) (Daily Dirt – 4/12/16). It has now been confirmed that he is indeed the choice to succeed John Hill as the head coach at LU. Overton, a Philadelphia native, was a second round pick
Chris Wright Joins Angelo State Basketball Staff
Angelo State head men’s basketball coach Cinco Boone has announced the hiring of Chris Wright as assistant coach. “Chris is a very genuine, hard-working coach who fits the mold of exactly what we were searching for in an assistant coach,” commented Boone. “He has successful head coaching experience at the Division II level in terms
Oakland Dirt…
Following up on some “dirt” that I tweeted earlier… According to great sources, former UTRGV head coach Dan Hipsher will join Greg Kampe’s staff at Oakland University. Hipsher had spent the past three seasons as the head coach at UTRGV before being replaced following this season. He has also been the head coach at Akron,
OFFICIAL: Iowa’s Billy Taylor Named Head Basketball Coach at Belmont Abbey
Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted back on April 29th (DII DIRT)… Belmont Abbey College announced today that Billy Taylor has been named head men’s basketball coach. Taylor, who brings 11 years of NCAA Division I head coaching experience to the College, is the 16th leader of the men’s basketball program and its first ever
Jason Hinson Selected as Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Franz has announced the hiring of his new assistant, Jason Hinson who will help lead the team in the upcoming 2016-17 season. “We are very happy to have Jason join our basketball program,” Franz said. “I’ve known Jason for some time and he has worked and played for excellent coaches in the programs he
Justin Newton Named Assistant Basketball Coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello
Justin Newton has been hired as an assistant coach for the University of Arkansas at Monticello men’s basketball team. Newton comes to UAM after serving the 2015-16 season as assistant men’s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. Lee just completed its first year as a full member of the NCAA
Old Dominion Dirt…
Following up on some “dirt” that I tweeted earlier today… HoopDirt.com can confirm that South Kent head coach Kelvin Jefferson will become an assistant on Jeff Jones’ staff at Old Dominion. Jefferson had previously been at DI assistant at Vermont, American (where he worked for Jones), Stony Brook, and Colgate. He has spent the past seven seasons
Daily Dirt: DII Edition – 5/10/16
A few things that I’ve heard from the NCAA DII level… Texas A&M International will add Louis Truscott as an assistant coach. He had spent the past three seasons as an assistant at Western Nebraska CC. Truscott played in the CBA and over seas following his playing career at Nebraska (1998-2000) and Houston (2001-2003). Emmanuel College (GA)