Coker College vice president of athletics and athletic facilities Dr. Lynn Griffin announced today that Aric Samuel has been named the new head men’s basketball coach for the Cobras. Samuel has spent the last three seasons as the Cobras’ assistant coach under Dan Schmotzer, as well as running the day-to-day operations of the Harris E.
It’s been a pretty crazy start to the month of March! A bunch of changes have been made already, and this is only the beginning… We are tracking all of the coaching changes at ALL levels. The complete tracker can be found on our home page, and can also be accessed HERE. A quick update
Looking for a game? You’ve come to the right place! HoopDirt.com has launched our new game scheduling board. We know that scheduling at any level can be a challenge, so we decided to make it easier by adding the game board to our site which already attracts over two million page views per month. If
Displaying leadership that led to consistent improvement and development of the Purdue University North Central men’s basketball program, Matt Bush has been named head coach of the emerging Purdue University Northwest men’s basketball program, as announced by Purdue Northwest Director of Athletics-Designate Rick Costello. “On behalf of the Purdue Northwest Pride, I am pleased to
UMBC Director of Athletics Tim Hall announced today that Aki Thomas, head coach of the UMBC basketball team, has been relieved of his duties. Thomas recently completed his fourth year as head coach with an overall record of 28-95. UMBC finished the 2015-16 campaign 7-25 overall and 3-13 (9th) in the America East Conference. Last
Ron Verlin, who has been suspended since December, is officially out as the men’s basketball coach at Pacific. Pacific Athletic Director Pacific Athletic Director Ted Leland released the following statement today: “Head basketball coach Ron Verlin and assistant coach Dwight Young are leaving their jobs at Pacific, effective today. I thank Ron and Dwight for
ESPN.com has been the first to report that Maryland-Baltimore County has fired head coach Aki Thomas. The Retrievers just wrapped up a 7-25 (3-13 America East) season with a loss last night to Stony Brook in the AE Tournament. Thomas had been the head coach at UMBC since 2012 when he took over on an
Manhattan College and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Steve Masiello have agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2019-2020 season. During his five years at the helm of the Jaspers’ basketball team, Masiello has guided the program to back-to-back MAAC Championships and three postseason appearances after taking over a team that won just six games in the year prior
Towson University has extended men’s basketball coach Pat Skerry’s through the 2020-2021 season, the school has announced. The extension comes after the Tigers posted their second 20-win season in three years under Skerry’s leadership. “Our men’s basketball program has excelled under the leadership of Coach Skerry and we’re thrilled to extend his contract through the 2020-21 season,”
In a nip-and-tuck game that included 10 ties and six lead changes, the South Georgia State College Hawks punched their ticket to the GCAA semifinals Tuesday night with a 73-65 overtime win over South Georgia Tech. In addition to winning their quarterfinal game, the Hawks also gave Baldwin his 200th career win in 10 seasons
This is the third installment in a series of Q&A’s with DI basketball support staffers. Hopefully this series can be helpful for young coaches trying to climb the coaching ladder. This edition is with University of Cincinnati Program Assistant Greg Youncofski: What is your title? How long have you been in your current position? I am currently in my third season as the Program Assistant at the University of Cincinnati. Where did you attend college? The University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS. Where have you coached previously? I started my career as a student-manager at Kansas. I was very fortunate to spend my college years learning from Coach Self and assistant coaches Norm Roberts, Joe Dooley, Danny Manning, and Kurtis Townsend. Why did you choose Cincinnati? I chose Cincinnati because I felt it was a great opportunity to go from one tradition rich program to another. Coach Cronin is one of the best teachers in all of basketball and I felt (and was right about) that I could learn a lot from him and assistant coaches Darren Savino, Larry Davis, and Antwon Jackson.
The Master’s College has announced the hiring of Kelvin Starr as its new men’s basketball coach. Starr comes to The Master’s College with a wealth of basketball coaching experience on the prep, club, and collegiate levels. A native of Sydney, Australia, Starr is currently the executive pastor at Seven Church San Diego in Lakeside, Calif.
