Back on June 12th, HoopDirt.com reported that Andrew Brown had been hired as an assistant at Winston-Salem State University (Daily Dirt – 6/12/15). It has now been made official – here is the release: Andrew Brown joins the Winston-Salem State Rams coaching staff after spending three seasons as the head coach at St Andrew’s University
Dean Burrows Named Head Coach at Wesley College
Wesley College Director of Athletics Mike Drass has named Dean Burrows as the new head coach of the Wolverines men’s basketball program. Burrows has served the past three years on the coaching staff, and spent last season as assistant head coach. “We are excited to announce the hiring of Coach Burrows as our new men’s
Chris Parsons Elevated to Assistant Coach at UNC-Greensboro
UNCG men’s basketball head coach Wes Miller announced Monday that he has elevated Chris Parsons to the position of assistant coach for the 2015-16 season. Parsons has spent the past five seasons as part of the UNCG staff as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the men’s basketball program. “Chris has been a valuable
OFFICIAL: Wainwright to Fresno State
Back on June 16th, HoopDirt.com reported that Jerry Wainwright would be named as the associate head coach at Fresno State (Fresno State Dirt). The hiring was finally made official by head coach Rodney Terry. “I’m very ecstatic about Coach Wainwright joining our staff again,” Terry said. “Jerry is a mentor, a friend and someone that has
DII DIRT: Southern Connecticut
Multiple sources have told HoopDirt.com that former UConn standout, and current Quinnipiac assistant Scott Burrell is the leader at DII Southern Connecticut, and could be introduced as early as Wednesday or Thursday of this week barring any last minute roadblocks. Burrell has been on Tom Moore’s staff at Quinnipiac for the past eight seasons. He joined the
OFFICIAL: Rutigliano Named Assistant at Lipscomb
Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted earlier this morning. It is now official – Sean Rutigliano has joined the Lipscomb men’s hoops team as assistant coach. “We’re thrilled that Sean is joining our program and look forward to working closely with him,” said Lipscomb head coach Casey Alexander. “He has coached in three
OFFICIAL: Stan Heath Named Assistant at Boston College
Boston College has hired Stan Heath as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team, announced today by head coach Jim Christian. Heath has 13 years of head coaching experience at Kent State, Arkansas and South Florida with a career record of 209-207. Christian worked as an assistant coach with Heath at Kent State in
Ferry Receives Extension at Duquesne
Duquesne University President Dr. Charles Dougherty announced today that head men’s basketball coach Jim Ferry has been granted a contract extension, terms of which were not disclosed. Ferry, who is beginning his fourth season at Duquesne, led the team to wins in six of its final 12 games in 2014-15 – including DU’s third Atlantic
Daily Dirt – 6/30/15
DK was on the run yesterday – a bunch of “dirt” to get caught up on today… A great source has told me that Army assistant Sean Rutigliano will be named as an assistant at Lipscomb. Rutigliano just completed his fourth season at Army, and was an assistant at Ouachita Baptist (AR) before joining the Black Knights
Krzyzewski to Receive Lapchick Character Award
More honors for a couple of Coach Ks. Mike Krzyzewski, who has led Duke to five national championships and is the only Division I men’s coach with 1,000 victories, and women’s basketball pioneer Lucille Kyvallos of Queens College have won the Lapchick Character Award for 2015. The winners of the eighth annual award were announced
OFFICIAL: Oakland Names Drew Valentine Assistant
Thanks to a great source who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one last Monday. It has now been made official that former Oakland University basketball player Drew Valentine has been named assistant basketball coach at his alma mater OU. Valentine, a native of Lansing, Mich., spent the last two seasons as a graduate
Wichita State Adds Lindsted to Staff
Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall didn’t have to look far for his newest assistant coach, announcing the hiring of Kyle Lindsted – architect of the nationally prominent high school and prep basketball programs at nearby Sunrise Christian Academy. Lindsted replaces Steve Forbes, who accepted the head coaching job at East Tennessee State over the