HoopDirt.com has learned that DIII Elizabethtown College (PA) will name Britt Moore as their new head basketball coach. Moore has spent the past six seasons as the head coach ta DIII Pitt Bradford where he compiled a 78-78 record. He has also been an assistant at Albright College and Misericordia University. An official announcement is
UNC Wilmington Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Rob Burke will become the Director of Basketball Operations at UNC Wilmington. Burke had spent the past two seasons as the DBO at Georgia Southern after spending the previous five years as an assistant at The Citadel. He also served as the head coach at Spartanburg Methodist College where teams finished
OFFICIAL: Rejniak steps down as Head Basketball Coach at SUNY New Paltz; Kenney named new Head Coach
The Department of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces that current head men’s basketball coach Michael Rejniak has elected to step down from his position and will assume another role within the department, announced on Friday. “Mike is a tremendous citizen of the campus community who
OFFICIAL: Loeffler Named Johns Hopkins Men’s Basketball Coach
Johns Hopkins Director of Athletics Alanna Shanahan announced today the appointment of Josh Loeffler as the University’s head men’s basketball coach. Loeffler succeeds Bill Nelson, who announced his retirement in March after 31 seasons with the Blue Jays. He is the 16th head coach in program history and will assume his duties on June 1.
Dave Schlabaugh Named Head Basketball Coach at Cornell College (IA)
Cornell College has named Dave Schlabaugh as its new head men’s basketball coach, it was announced Friday by Interim Director of Athletics Jeff Meeker. Schlabaugh (pronounced SLAW-baugh) was the lead assistant on Cornell’s staff this past season, helping guide the Rams to a third-place finish in the Midwest Conference and the program’s first postseason berth
Daily Dirt – 5/5/17
Been a busy week in the “dirt” world. Here are a bunch things that I’ve heard… Alabama Associate Head Coach Bob Simon will not have his contract renewed – this was first reported by BamaOnline. Simon had been on Avery Johnson’s staff for the past two seasons, and was with Ed Cooley at Providence before
Grambling State Search Update: Down to the Final Two…
The search to replace Shawn Walker as the head basketball coach at Grambling State is entering the final stages, and is now down to two candidates. GSU Athletic Director Paul Bryant told The New-Star that the finalists are LSU Alexandria head coach Larry Cordaro, and Stillman head coach Donte Jackson. A third finalist, former LSU
Highland CC (IL) Head Coach Tone Boyle Departs to Become Assistant at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Jay Spoonhour has completed his staff for next season with the addition of junior college head coach Tone Boyle. Boyle comes to EIU following three years as the head coach at Highland Community College in Illinois. In 2016-17 he coached HCC to the Arrowhead Conference Championship and NCAA Region
DIII DIRT: Loyola Assistant Josh Loeffler To Be Named Head Basketball Coach at Johns Hopkins
Following up on my tweet from earlier this morning… Loyola (MD) assistant coach Josh Loeffler will become the next head basketball coach at Johns Hopkins University. He has been an assistant with the Greyhounds since the 2013-14 season, and has also worked at Rutgers and Lafayette. Loeffler has also spent two seasons as a DIII
DIII DIRT: Strickland out as Head Basketball at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Sean Strickland is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Strickland’s squad struggled to a 1-24 record this past season, but went 19-10 in 2015-16 with an NCAA DIII Tournament appearance. He compiled a 72-109 record in his seven seasons as the head coach
Long-time DI assistant Dan O’Dowd named Head Basketball Coach at Bethany College (KS)
Bethany College has named Dan O’Dowd ’86 as the new men’s head basketball coach. O’Dowd has 24 year NCAA Division I coaching experience, including successful stops at Arizona State University and Ole Miss. “Words cannot describe how excited I am to be returning to my alma mater as Bethany College’s next head basketball coach. I
Washington State Extends Basketball Coach Ernie Kent
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State has rolled over basketball coach Ernie Kent’s contract through the 2021-22 season. No other terms of the contract were released. Kent led the Cougars to a 13-18 record last season and is 36-57 in three years at the school. ”Ernie and I met following the season and had great dialogue