Stonehill College has announced that Ryan Herrion has joined the men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach under Chris Kraus ’06. The announcement was made by Kraus, who is in his third year as head coach at his alma mater, and confirmed by Cindy MacDonald, Interim Director of Athletics at the College. “I am
Cornell Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Craig Carter has become an assistant at Cornell. He will replace Marlon Sears who became the head coach at DIII Montclair State earlier this spring. Carter spent last season as an assistant at Longwood University. Before that, Carter served two stints as an assistant coach at Siena College from 2010-13 and
Tulsa Staff Update
University of Tulsa Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith announced today the promotion of former TU All-American Shea Seals to assistant basketball coach, and the addition of former Missouri standout Kim English as Director of Player Development for the Golden Hurricane. Seals has served as Director of Player Development/Team Manager for the last three seasons. The
Casey Matthews Named DBO at North Dakota State
North Dakota State University head men’s basketball coach David Richman announced the hiring of Casey Matthews as the program’s director of basketball operations on Monday, June 15. Matthews comes to NDSU following a two-year stint as the video coordinator for Southern Miss men’s basketball. As video coordinator, he was responsible for all aspects of video
College of Charleston Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that former Holy Cross head coach Milan Brown will be headed to the College of Charleston as an assistant. He would replace Antonio Reynolds-Dean who left C of C earlier this spring to become an assistant at his alma mater URI. Brown had spent the past five seasons
Western Kentucky Adds Chris Shumate to Staff
Native Kentuckian Chris Shumate returns to the Bluegrass State as an assistant men’s basketball coach at WKU, Hilltopper head coach Ray Harper announced Monday. The Louisville, Ky., native spent last season at Tennessee and the season before at Conference USA rival Southern Miss. He brings eight years of Division I experience to the position at
James Kane Named Assistant at Murray State
New Murray State men’s basketball head coach Matt McMahon announced Monday his first hire is assistant coach James Kane. McMahon became head coach six days ago when he replaced Steve Prohm who left to be head coach at Iowa State. Kane, who Racer fans know well, worked with McMahon as assistants the last four seasons
DIII DIRT: Heil the Choice at Baldwin Wallace
Last week, HoopDirt.com reported that Defiance College (OH) head coach Tom Heil was the leader for the vacancy at Baldwin Wallace (OH) (DIII DIRT: Search Updates). I have now heard from a great source who has confirmed that Heil is in fact the choice to become the next head coach at BW. He beat out
Rider Staff Update
HoopDirt.com talked about both of these moves last month. They have now both been made official. Rider University head coach Kevin Baggett has officially added Dino Presley and Marlon Guild to his staff for the 2015-16 season. They replace Donyell Marshall, who has taken a similar position at the University at Buffalo, and John Griffin,
Basketball HQ Monday: 3 Bounce Between the Legs Drill
This is a drill that the UNCG staff uses during their workouts, and it is going to really work on being able to make an explosive dribble move past a defender. It is going to work on being able to change gears quickly. Players that are able to make great penetration moves are able to quickly
UIC Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that College of Southern Idaho assistant coach Chris McMillian will be hired as the Director of Player Performance at the University of Illinois at Chicago. McMillian is a former Wyoming standout who played for current UIC head coach Steve McClain while with the Cowboys. Before joining the CSI
OFFICIAL: Martin Named Head Coach at Purchase
Kyle Martin has been tabbed to lead the Purchase College men’s basketball program, announced Athletic Director Chris Bisignano. “I am excited about the opportunity to lead this program,” said Martin. “I would like to thank the committee for selecting me, and I look forward to continuing the winning tradition here at Purchase. “I also want