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
HOT: Bo Ryan to Retire Following 2015-16 Season
Bo Ryan will coach at the University of Wisconsin for one more season before retiring. A statement from Coach Ryan was released today on Twitter by @BadgerMBB. The statement reads as follows: (Click to make text bigger)
Basketball HQ Monday: High Low Post Drill
This drill is instructed by FIU assistant men’s basketball coach Chris Capko (previously USC) and it is going to work on being able to execute a high low post move to a finish. It is important to be able to have counters in the post for different types of defenses. In this case, the post
Weekly Roundup: Jobs
This week, HoopDirt.com added 15 new jobs. Check them out below: Head Coach Bethany College – NCAA DIII – Full-time Pratt Institute – USCAA – Part-time Assistant Coach Curry College – NCAA DIII – Part-time FDU-Florham – NCAA DIII – Part-time Hagerstown Community College – NJCAA DII – Part-time Indiana University South Bend – NAIA DII – Volunteer Purchase