Author Archives: The DirtKing

Prairie View A&M Names Landon Bussie Assistant Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Landon Bussie has been added as an assistant coach for the Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team. Bussie previously served as an assistant on the women’s side for one season and was involved with the day-to-day operations of the program, with a special emphasis on recruiting and guard development. Bussie played

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OFFICIAL: Parmenter Named Assistant at NYU

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Last week, HoopDirt.com reported that former Mercy College (NY) head coach Adam Parmenter would be named as an assistant at NYU (NYC DIII DIRT).  The hiring has now been made official. “I’m excited to have Adam join our staff,” said NYU Head Coach Joe Nesci. “He has a great

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Former Tar Heel Sean May Joins UNC Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Sean May, the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, has joined the University of North Carolina men’s basketball staff as assistant to the director of player development. Sports Illustrated named May the National Player of the Year in 2005. He averaged 22.3 points and 10.7 rebounds in

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REPRESENTATION: BETTER TOO EARLY THAN TOO LATE – By Aaron Swerdlow (Kauffman Sports Management Group)

REPRESENTATION: BETTER TOO EARLY THAN TOO LATE By Aaron Swerdlow (Kauffman Sports Management Group) Introduction Coaches that I speak with frequently lament that they lacked representation earlier in their careers, especially as representation has become commonplace and necessary. For head coaches, this is often because they are bound to contracts in which they are underpaid

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Coaching Change at Mount Mercy: Gavin Out / Jennings In

Mount Mercy College (IA) men’s basketball coach Paul Gavin has stepped away from his position in order to become the Athletic Director at the college.  He will be replaced by current Mount Mercy head women’s basketball coach Aaron Jennings. With a record of 387-329, Gavin is the winningest men’s basketball coach in school history and ranked

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Reynaldo Crossman Added to Skidmore Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Skidmore College men’s basketball head coach Joe Burke has announced the hiring of Reynaldo Crossman as his assistant coach. “We are very fortunate to have Rey join our family as an assistant coach,” Burke said.  “The minute I first spoke with him I knew he was the right guy

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Providence Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Providence College announced that Mike Tranghese will serve as a Senior Advisor for Basketball and Ivan Thomas will be an Associate Director of Player Development and Video Operations for men’s basketball. Tranghese, who will assist Athletics Director Bob Driscoll with a variety of items involving the College’s basketball programs,

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Ranking the 2015 NCAA DIII Coaching Changes

Last week, HoopDirt.com ranked the NCAA DII men’s basketball coaching changes (NCAA DII Rankings).   This week, we have focused our attention to the NCAA DIII hirings. There were 42 NCAA DIII schools that made men’s basketball coaching changes this past off-season. HoopDirt.com has ranked the Top 5 hirings as well as honorable mentions – the complete list

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HOT: Andre McGee Resigns at UMKC

Missouri Kansas City assistant Andre McGee, who is at the middle of the current Louisville sex scandal, has resigned.  Fox4KC.com obtained a letter that McGee wrote to UMKC AD Carla Wilson which read in part: “The university deserves a full-time assistant coach and I am not able to provide that to the basketball team while

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Miami (OH) Dirt…

Miami (OH) has been searching for a Director of Basketball Operations since Sean Mock departed last month to become an assistant at DII Northwood (MI).  It now sounds like his replacement will be Vermont Academy assistant coach Wade Smith.  A former graduate assistant at Georgetown, Smith was hired at Vermont Academy back in August.  Before

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