The Norfolk State Athletics Department announced today that former Coppin State assistant coach Kevin Jones has joined the Spartan men’s basketball program as an assistant coach. Jones will replace former NSU assistant coach Kevin DeVantier, who left the program this summer to pursue other opportunities. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Jones will also handle
OFFICIAL: Taylor to Tennessee Tech
Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one over the weekend. It has now been made official, Anderson University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jason Taylor has resigned to accept an assistant coaching position at Tennessee Tech. “We are very appreciative and proud of the job Jason has done,” said Anderson Director of Athletics
DBO Dirt…
Before I get into the dirt, I just wanted to clarify the Director of Basketball Operations abbreviation. It is DBO, not DOBO like many of the younger guys like to refer to it. I was an assistant at the DI level when this position was invented (and when most of the current DBO’s were in
Indiana South Bend Adds Assistants
Ryan Borzager and Fred Harris will join the men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2015-16 season as announced by head coach Scott Cooper. Borzager played four year at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania where he was named captain in his final season with the Blue Jays. The Chambersburg, PA native spent last season as the assistant
Daily Dirt – 8/17/15
Some “dirt” to kick off the week… I have heard that Oliver Brown has will be added as the video coordinator at Towson. He spent last season as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Mt. St. Mary’s (MD). Salem State (MA) will hire Brian Caira as an assistant coach. He was most recently the head
NC Central Staff Update
North Carolina Central University’s men’s basketball program has added two assistant coaches to the staff for the upcoming season, Chuck Taylor and Eric Wilson. NCCU men’s basketball head coach LeVelle Moton is excited about the coaching additions, and what experience they bring to the program. “Chuck is highly respected in the landscape of college basketball,”
Tennessee Tech Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that Anderson University (SC) head coach Jason Taylor will become an assistant at Tennessee Tech. Taylor, who has been the head coach at Anderson for the past nine years, is a native of nearby Clarkrange, TN. During his tenure AU, he compiled a 157-113 record, and guided his team to the 2011
DIII DIRT: Western New England Finalists
I have heard that there are three finalists to replace Mike Theulen as the head coach at Western New England University. The three names that I’ve heard are: Kevin Hopkins – Coaching Coordinator – Santa Cruz Warriors (NBA D-League). He is a former player and assistant coach at nearby Amherst College. After graduation from Amherst, he
Daily Dirt – 8/14/15
A few quick things to close out the week… I have heard that Jake Stoffers will be joining Doc Sadlers staff at Southern Miss as a graduate assistant coach. Has spent four years at Iowa State as a student manager for Fred Hoiberg It sounds like new Mineral Area college head coach Luke Strege
Preston Beverly Named Assistant Coach at Richard Bland College
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