Author Archives: The DirtKing

HOT: CVCC Reinstates Garmroth

Back on October 29th, we reported that Catawaba Valley head coach Bryan Garmroth had been relieved of his duties (JUCO DIRT: Garmroth Out at CVCC).  I can now confirm that he has been reinstated as the head coach.  No reason has been given for the termination or the reinstatement.  Ron Carson, who served as the

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Idaho Dirt…

There has been some movement on the Idaho staff following the resignation of assistant coach Joe Ford back in October.  I have heard that administrative staffer Zac Claus has been promoted to assistant coach, and Tim Marrion has been hired as the new Director of Player Development.  Claus, who joined the Vandals staff this past

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Capital University Head Coach Takes Leave of Absence

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Capital University head men’s basketball coach Damon Goodwin will be stepping away from the team for the 2015-16 season to tend to a personal illness. Coach Goodwin informed the University he will begin treatment immediately for hairy cell leukemia, a rare, but highly treatable cancer of the blood. His

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Neal Scaggs Promoted to DBO at Marshall

  HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Neal Scaggs has been promoted to director of operations for Marshall men’s basketball, the program announced Thursday. The Logan, W.Va., native directs the day-to-day operations of the program and acts as the main liaison between the team and other areas in the athletics department and university. He oversees

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Zac Rogers named assistant coach at Connors State College

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Zac Rogers has been named as an assistant basketball coach at Connors State College. A graduate of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, he is also currently working on his masters in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration at the University of Oklahoma.  Rogers most recently worked as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma under Lon

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Rosser Removed from Southeast Missouri Coaching Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Southeast Missouri announced that assistant men’s basketball coach Jamie Rosser has been terminated, effective immediately due to violation of University policies and procedures. Rosser coached the last six years at Southeast, overseeing the guards and assisting with recruiting, scouting and academic performance. “Everyone in athletics is held to a

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Matthew “Cougar” Downing, Jr. Named Head Coach at Haskell Indian Nations University

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Matthew “Cougar” Downing, Jr. has been named Men’s Head Basketball Coach at Haskell Indian Nations University.  He has coached at every level over the past 20 years and has personally trained numerous basketball players throughout the Midwest. Downing began his collegiate career at Dodge City Community College where he

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Daily Dirt: Prep School Edition II

We had such a good response from yesterday’s Daily Dirt: Prep School Edition that we have more!  Here are two additional recent prep hirings that I have heard… Suffield Academy (CT):  Chris Smith has joined Jeff Depelteau’s staff as an assistant coach.  Smith was most recently an assistant coach at the nearby Salisbury School (CT) for

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Lance Greene Named Assistant Coach at Endicott College

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Former Endicott men’s basketball standout and CCC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year Lance Greene ’13 (Dorchester, Mass.) has joined the Gulls’ coaching staff for the 2015-16 season. “I am very excited to add Lance Greene to our coaching staff.  Lance was a great student-athlete at Endicott and is familiar

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