HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Harvard University men’s basketball coach Tommy Amaker has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Beginning his ninth season at Harvard, Amaker has guided the Crimson to six consecutive 20-win seasons, five straight Ivy League titles and four consecutive berths in the
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Hunter College (NY) has hired NYU assistant coach John Pelin as their next head men’s basketball coach. He replaces Shay Berry who resigned back in May. Pelin had spent the past eight seasons on Joe Nesci’s staff at NYU – he was promoted to Senior Assistant Coach prior to the 2014-15
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish St. John’s Head Coach Chris Mullin announced Tuesday that fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Mitch Richmond has joined the St. John’s men’s basketball program. Richmond, a six-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection, will serve as a special assistant. He complements a highly-touted group that has developed into one of the
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Conor Smith has been hired as an assistant coach of the New York University men’s basketball team. His responsibilities include assisting in the daily operations of the program, as well as with on-court instruction. A 2015 graduate of NYU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology, Smith was
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Kasey Riley joins the Rusty Osborne’s Alaska Anchorage coaching staff for the 2015-16 season as he makes the transition from junior college to the NCAA level. The native of Rock Springs, Wyo., comes to UAA after four years as an assistant coach at Casper College, where he helped the
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish After serving three seasons as Kentucky State’s assistant men’s basketball coach, Darnell Williams was announced as the head coach of the men’s basketball program on Monday. “It’s my opinion that we are very fortunate to have a young man of Darnell’s caliber available to lead our team on its
With the start of practice upon us, here is a pretty cool inside look into Columbia’s first day on the court. Head coach Kyle Smith was mic’d up as he addressed his team before practice, and as they ran through drills. I always like to see how other coaches run practice and communicate with their guys. Good luck to
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Missouri Kansas City has placed assistant coach Andre McGee on administrative leave and promoted director of basketball operations Conner Hampton to assistant coach in the interim. McGee, a former staffer at Louisville is currently the focus of an investigation where it is alleged that he paid an escort to have
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Piedmont College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Greg Neeley has announced the hiring of Dan McNeely as the program’s new Assistant Coach beginning this fall in Demorest. McNeely replaces previous Piedmont Assistant Coach Mike Floyd who recently returned to his home region taking a position with the men’s basketball program
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Felician College graduates Jimmy Schmitt of Elmwood Park and Kashiff Foster of Somerset have been named assistant men’s basketball coaches at Felician, first-year Golden Falcon head coach Ivan Lewis announced. “I thought it was important to establish a family atmosphere early on,” said Lewis, himself a 2004 Felician graduate.
I have heard that Santa Clara Director of Basketball Operations Brandon Rosenthal has resigned in order to join the Houston Rockets organization. He had been on the Broncos staff since 2012 – serving first as the video coordinator, and then spending the last two years as the DBO. I have also heard that current video coordinator
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish HoopDirt.com mentioned earlier today that an America East assistant had resigned (Daily Dirt – 10/1/15). The move was officially announced this afternoon… University at Albany announced Thursday that Chad O’Donnell, who has been an assistant on the men’s basketball staff at UAlbany for the last eleven seasons, has decided
