Preston Beverly, who starred as a bruising power forward at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) from 2002 to 2006 and then honed his college coaching credentials at such notable institutions as Bowdoin College and the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been named an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletics Director at
Jake Shipley Named Assistant at University of Jamestown
University of Jamestown head men’s basketball coach Danny Neville announced the hiring of Jake Shipley as the lead assistant for the men’s basketball team. Shipley spent last season at Dakota Wesleyan as a graduate assistant coach. The Dakota Wesleyan Tigers finished the season 32-5, with a runner up finish at the National Tournament in Branson,
St. John’s Dirt…
I can confirm that South Alabama assistant (and Brooklyn native) Dan Matic will be named as the director of basketball operations for new head coach Chris Mullin at St. John’s. Matic has worked at South Alabama for the past two seasons, and served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Eastern Illinois before that. He started
UIW Dirt…
I can confirm through a great source that DI University of The Incarnate Word (TX) will hire veteran assistant Johnny Brown. Most recently, Brown was an assistant at Ranger JC (TX), but the former Clippers draft pick has a ton of DI experience. He has had stints as an assistant at Southern Utah, Montana State, Binghamton, Northern
OFFICIAL: Tanous Named Head Coach at Penn State Abington
Thanks to great source who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one last week (Penn State Abington Dirt). It has now been made official, Jon Tanous has been hired as Penn State Abington’s full-time head men’s basketball coach for the 2015-16 season, Director of Athletics, Intramural and Recreation Shawne McCoy announced Wednesday. “Jon brings
Daily Dirt – 8/12/15
Some things that I’ve heard while waiting for the Brady decision… I can confirm that Queens College (NY) head coach Darryl Jacobs has hired two assistants – Steven Schneider and David Vandiver. Schneider comes to Queens after spending the last two season as associate head coach at Oyster Bay HS in Long Island. Schneider has also
Daily Dirt – 8/11/15
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Chris Gardner has been named as the interim head coach at Kankakee CC (IL). He replaces Julian Springer who recently became the AD at Malcolm X. College (Chicago). Last year was Gardner’s first at KCC – he was an AAU coach before that. A bunch of DI staffers involved with
Campbell Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Campbell assistant Dan Geriot has departed, and will join the Cleveland Cavaliers staff in an administrative role. Geriot, a former all-conference center at Richmond, had been on Kevin McGeehan’s staff at Campbell for the past two seasons. He also spent two seasons as an assistant at Princeton. Current Campbell Director of Player
Don Hogan Resigns as Associate Head Coach at Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina University men’s basketball associate head coach Don Hogan has resigned his position to pursue an opportunity as the director of athletics for the Lake County School District in Florida, announced head coach Cliff Ellis. “I am very happy for Don as he starts this next journey,” said Ellis. “I know Don has wanted
Justin Mann Named Assistant at Thomas University
Thomas University Athletic Director Mike Lee and head men’s basketball coach Brent Crews announced the appointment of Justin Mann as the Athletic Assistant Coach for the men’s basketball team. “Our program is growing daily,” stated Crews. “I am glad to have Justin on board and look forward to hitting the ground running.” Prior to his
DIII Dirt: Penn State Abington
I have heard from multiple sources that Chris Potash is no longer the head coach at Penn State Abington. He had been there since 2010, where he compiled a 48-82 record. It sounds like the choice to replace him will be Ithaca College assistant Jon Tanous. He has been at Ithaca for the past four seasons,
IPFW Dirt…
I can confirm that Mark Downey will be named as an assistant at IPFW. Downey spent last season as an assistant at Bowling Green, and has also been the head coach at West Alabama, Charleston (WVa.), Arkansas Tech, and Independence CC. He will replace Ben Betts who became an assistant at Georgia Southern this past spring.