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.
Daily Dirt – 8/6/15
Daily Dirt from the beach…speed round so I don’t get yelled at by the DirtQueen… It sounds like Warren Wilson College (NC) will promote assistant Anthony Barringer to head coach. He has been on the staff for the past two seasons, and is a former player there. He will replace William Monts who became the
Magnani Resigns at Jamestown, Neville Named Head Coach
University of Jamestown Athletic Director Sean Johnson has announced that Alan Magnani has resigned as head men’s basketball coach. “We are very grateful for Coach Magnani’s leadership of the Jimmie men’s basketball program through a very successful season which culminated in a 2015 NSAA regular season title. We respect and appreciate his dedication to his
Garrett Jones Named Head Coach at Montreat College
Montreat College has announced the hiring of Garrett Jones as the head coach for the men’s basketball program. Jones comes to Montreat after serving the past four years as the assistant coach at Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) in Waxahachie, Texas. During his time at SAGU, Jones was part of a coaching staff that took