Since 1991, Global Sports Academy (GSA) has been arranging tours for college and youth teams from the United States and countries around the world to promote international competition and goodwill. Not only do athletes learn valuable lessons through participating in their respective sports in other countries, but they also enjoy the experiences of a lifetime
I can confirm that Anthony Leonelli is out as the head coach at DIII Green Mountain College (VT). He has been replaced by assistant coach Chris Pagentine on an interim basis. According to a great source, Leonelli was dismissed for “unsatisfactory performance and insubordination.” At the time of his dismissal, Leonelli’s squad was 10 and
The Queens University of Charlotte men’s basketball team is pleased to announce the promotion of Grant Leonard to Associate Head Coach. Leonard has been with the program since 2013 helping the Royals reach successful seasons including this year’s run into the top 10 nationally. “I want to congratulate Coach Leonard on his promotion,” said Head
Benjy Taylor joined the Southeast Missouri men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Taylor was interim head coach at the University of Hawai’i during the 2014-15 season, leading the Rainbow Warriors to a 22-13 record. UH advanced to the Big West Conference Tournament final and recorded its second-straight 20-plus win season, marking the program’s first
Basketball’s Impostor By: HoopDirt.com guest contributor Maurice Joseph A mentor of mine once told me that success and failure are the exact same impostor. He stressed that they both need to be handled with a certain level of focus, toughness and consistency, or else they can potentially be detrimental to your end goal. That
Austin Peay State University rallied for a 90-86 Ohio Valley Conference victory over SIUE on Thursday night. The victory snapped a three-game Govs losing streak and improved them to 9-12 overall and 2-4 in the OVC. It also was Dave Loos’ 400th APSU coaching victory. Loos, who is the OVC’s all-time wins leader, is in
With North Central College’s 97-68 win over Carthage College, the 25th-ranked Cardinals (12-5, 5-1 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) notched a season high in scoring for the second straight game and gave head coach Todd Raridon his 200th win on the North Central sideline. Raridon is the second coach to win 200 games with
Stevenson University held off Hood College for a 58-54 MAC Commonwealth men’s basketball victory at Owings Mills Gymnasium on Wednesday night. The win was the 300th career victory for fifth-year Stevenson head coach Gary Stewart. Stewart is in his 23rd season as a collegiate head coach with stops at LaVerne, Cal State East Bay and
Norfolk State University Director of Athletics Marty L. Miller announced Wednesday afternoon that Spartan head women’s basketball coach Debra Clark has been reassigned within the department, effective immediately. Larry Vickers, associate head coach of the NSU men’s program, will assume the role of interim head women’s coach for the remainder of the season. “I want
Fort Lewis College will celebrate the career of legendary basketball coach, Bob Hofman, on February 12 by naming the court in Whalen Gymnasium in his honor. FLC will recognize his accomplishments during a ceremony prior to the men’s basketball game vs. Western State Colorado University, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Hofman, who is serving as
I have heard that Eric Powe is no longer the head coach at the County College of Morris (NJ), and has been replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Anthony Obery. Powe had been at CCM since 2013, and has also served as an assistant at Felician College, and Mercy College. Obrey has been
Filtering: A Blueprint for Focused Development of Championship Level Culture By: HoopDirt.com guest contributor Patrick Henry Part II: Objectives and Procedures The previous part of this series, focused on the idea of utilizing a Filtered-Approach in developing a program’s culture, specifically the foundational building blocks of Values and Standards. In the second effort in
