HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Skagit Valley Head Coach Brock Veltri announced that former Portland State University shooting guard and Lyndon Christian standout Paul Hafford joins the Skagit Valley College staff after completing his successful professional playing career. Hafford had a non-traditional yet very successful college career, playing at three different institutions, including Whitworth
Phil Martelli Receives Multi-Year Extension at St. Joseph’s
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Saint Joseph’s University and head men’s basketball coach Phil Martelli have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension, school officials have announced. The agreement comes as Martelli begins his fourth decade on Hawk Hill, having served 10 years as an assistant coach (1986-1995) and the last 20 seasons
JUCO DIRT: Garmroth Out at CVCC
I have now heard from multiple sources that Bryan Garmroth has been removed as the head coach at Catawba Valley CC (NC) just days before the season is scheduled to start. I have also heard that he will be replaced by Ron Carson on an interim basis. Carson was not an assistant at CVCC, but
Missouri-St. Louis Names Rob Holloway Assistant Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish University of Missouri-St. Louis head men’s basketball coach Bob Sundvold has announced the addition of Rob Holloway to his staff as an assistant coach. Holloway comes to UMSL following three seasons as head coach of Kennedy-King College in Chicago. “Rob is a great addition to our staff,” said Sundvold.
Marcus Gill Re-Joins Albion Staff
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Marcus Gill, best known for being head coach of one of the nation’s top AAU programs, the All-Ohio Red Nike EYBL team, for the past four years, returns to the Albion College men’s basketball staff for the 2015-2016 season. After graduating from Albion, Gill launched his coaching career immediately
Daily Dirt – 10/28/15
A couple things that I’ve heard… NC State’s Dereck Whittenburg has left his post as the Senior Assistant to the Head Coach/Director of Player Development for the Wolfpack, and accepted a position in development within the athletic department. He has spent the past two seasons on Mark Gottfried’s staff, and was the head coach at
OFFICIAL: Pat Zipfel Named Head Coach at Mansfield University
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one last week (DII DIRT: Mansfield Hires Former NBA Assistant as New Head Coach). It has now been made official – Pat Zipfel, most recently an advanced scout with the NBA Chicago Bulls, has been named
Ben Rovenstine Added to Rogers State Staff
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Rogers State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Justin Barkley announced the hiring of Ben Rovenstine as an assistant coach Tuesday. Rovenstine takes over the vacancy left when Vinay Patel departed to assume the role of head coach at Oklahoma City University. “Ben is a guy I’ve had my eyes on
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
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
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
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