Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Southern Wesleyan will remove the interim tag from Joel Stites, and will name him as the permanent head men’s basketball coach. Stites took over for Brian Hewitt in late January, after serving as an assistant coach in the program since the fall. Stites had previously worked
Boone out as Head Basketball Coach at Central Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas director of athletics Dr. Brad Teague announced a change in the head coaching position for the men’s basketball program on Saturday, relieving Coach Anthony Boone of his duties after the conclusion of the season. UCA finished 9-23 overall and 5-11 in ASUN Conference play, missing out on the conference tournament after Friday’s loss
McCracken resigns as Head Basketball Coach at D3 Hendrix
Thad McCracken has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Hendrix College, and has become the Director of Athletics at Memphis University School. McCracken had been the head coach at Hendrix since 2010, where he put together a 129-226 (.363) record. There has not been an announcement yet by Hendrix, but MUS released
OFFICIAL: Cal Poly parts ways with Smith
Following up on a story from earlier today…Cal Poly has made the news of Head Basketball Coach John Smith’s dismissal official with the following statement: Smith has gone 30-114 (.208) in his five seasons at Cal Poly, including a 4-25 (0-17 Big West) record this season.
Raggs named Assistant Basketball Coach at Howard
Howard University men’s basketball has added former sports journalist Tramel Raggs as an assistant coach. Raggs brings a range of skills to the coaching staff and will take on coaching and recruiting responsibilities while helping the program develop a storytelling strategy that will continue to build out the Dream Factory brand across our multiple communication platforms,
REPORT: Cal Poly to part ways with Head Basketball Coach John Smith
According to a Jon Rothstein report, Cal Poly will part ways with Head Basketball Coach John Smith at following the regular season. Smith has gone 30-114 (.208) in his five seasons at Cal Poly, including a 4-25 (0-17 Big West) record this season. More on this when it becomes official.
WATCH LIVE: Mike Jones introductory press conference at ODU
Old Dominion will introduce Maryland assistant Mike Jones as their new Head Basketball Coach at a 10:45am press conference this morning. WATCH LIVE HERE. Jones is a 1995 ODU grad, who scored over 1100 points and led the Monarchs to two NCAA tournaments. This season is his first on Kevin Willard’s staff at Maryland after
REPORT: Old Dominion to name Maryland assistant as next Head Basketball Coach
According to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Old Dominion is expected to name Maryland assistant Mike Jones as their new head men’s basketball coach. Jones is a 1995 ODU grad, who scored over 1100 points and led the Monarchs to two NCAA tournaments. This season is his first on Kevin Willard’s staff at Maryland
Northern Virginia CC set to shut down intercollegiate athletics
Northern Virginia Community College sent an email to to their student body today announcing their intention to leave the NJCAA and discontinue intercollegiate athletics. This doesn’t come as a surprise, as last week they canceled the remainder of their men’s and women’s basketball seasons with two games plus the league tournament remaining. With nearly 70,000
D3 NEWS: Hamilton resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Randolph College
Randolph Director of Athletics, Tom Galbraith, announced Wednesday that head men’s basketball coach, Pete Hamilton, has informed him of his intent to step down from his position leading the WildCats at his alma mater. Hamilton has led the WildCats for the past eight seasons and is just the second coach to lead the men’s program. He
Men’s Basketball Coaching Change made at NAIA Bethany College
Bethany College and the Department of Athletics announced a head coaching change in the men’s basketball program. “We thank Trevor Flemmer for his contributions as head coach of the men’s basketball program at Bethany College,” said Dean of Athletics Laura Moreno. “His work and effort did not go unnoticed, and we wish him nothing but
UPDATED: 2024 HoopDirt College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker – NOW LIVE!
As we do every year, HoopDirt will be tracking head coaching changes at all levels of college basketball (NCAA DI, D2, D3, NAIA and JUCO). This tracker will be updated when changes are official and/or confirmed to HoopDirt. The tracker can always be found in the top righthand corner of the website, or about halfway