Author Archives: The DirtKing

Providence Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Providence College announced that Mike Tranghese will serve as a Senior Advisor for Basketball and Ivan Thomas will be an Associate Director of Player Development and Video Operations for men’s basketball. Tranghese, who will assist Athletics Director Bob Driscoll with a variety of items involving the College’s basketball programs,

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Ranking the 2015 NCAA DIII Coaching Changes

Last week, HoopDirt.com ranked the NCAA DII men’s basketball coaching changes (NCAA DII Rankings).   This week, we have focused our attention to the NCAA DIII hirings. There were 42 NCAA DIII schools that made men’s basketball coaching changes this past off-season. HoopDirt.com has ranked the Top 5 hirings as well as honorable mentions – the complete list

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HOT: Andre McGee Resigns at UMKC

Missouri Kansas City assistant Andre McGee, who is at the middle of the current Louisville sex scandal, has resigned.  Fox4KC.com obtained a letter that McGee wrote to UMKC AD Carla Wilson which read in part: “The university deserves a full-time assistant coach and I am not able to provide that to the basketball team while

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Miami (OH) Dirt…

Miami (OH) has been searching for a Director of Basketball Operations since Sean Mock departed last month to become an assistant at DII Northwood (MI).  It now sounds like his replacement will be Vermont Academy assistant coach Wade Smith.  A former graduate assistant at Georgetown, Smith was hired at Vermont Academy back in August.  Before

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Milwaukee Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Chris Hill, who spent the 2014-15 season on Rob Jeter’s staff in the role of director of basketball operations, has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at Milwaukee, it was announced today. Hill has also previously served as the video coordinator and the team’s academic advisor. In addition to

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HOT DII RUMOR: Rich Miller Resigns at Mansfield

I have now heard from multiple sources that DII Mansfield University (PA) head coach Rich Miller has resigned today effective immediately.  Miller had been the head coach at MU for the past ten seasons (130-141).  He also spent six seasons as an assistant at the school before taking the reins in 2005.  There is no immediate word on

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UPDATE: NYC DIII Dirt

A quick update to yesterday’s NYC DIII Dirt: I have heard from a great source, and confirmed through another, that former Mercy College (NY) head coach Adam Parmenter will be named as an assistant at New York University.  Parmenter, who spent four seasons as the head coach of the Mavericks has also been an assistant at Daniel

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