The United States Basketball Writers Association and the University of North Carolina jointly announced the creation of an award to honor the late Dean Smith, coaching legend and former Tar Heels basketball coach. The Dean Smith Award will be presented annually by the USBWA to an individual in college basketball who embodies the spirit and
Meehan Named Bucknell’s Director of Basketball Operations
Former Lebanon Valley men’s basketball standout Joe Meehan `12 was named the Manager of Basketball Operations of Bucknell’s men’s basketball program late last month. Meehan takes over at Bucknell after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Randolph-Macon. During his time there, the Yellow Jackets tied a program record by winning 28 games this
Dailty Dirt – 6/24/15
Some things that I’ve heard… Word on the street is that UC Davis video coordinator Alex Edwards has accepted a similar position on Keno Davis’ staff at Central Michigan. Edwards has been at UC Davis for the past two years serving in an operations and video role. UC Davis won the Big West regular season championship this
Michael McSloy Named As Vassar Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach
Vassar College men’s basketball head coach BJ Dunne appointed a new assistant coach, bringing on Michael McSloy to the coaching staff for the 2015-16 season. “I am excited to join the men’s basketball program and the Vassar College community,” said McSloy. “I look forward to coaching and recruiting such great student-athletes. Coach Dunne’s passion and
OFFICIAL: Pollio Named Head Coach at Wheelock College
We had this as a rumor in our Massachusetts Dirt earlier this week. It’s now been made official that Mike Pollio has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Wheelock College. Pollio’s most recent coaching experience includes a one year stint as Assistant Coach here at Wheelock in the 2014-2015 season. “Mike has been a
Kentucky Administrative Staff Update
The Kentucky men’s basketball program has elevated Joel Justus to special assistant to the head coach and Will Barton to director of basketball administration, head coach John Calipari announced Wednesday. Justus served as the director of analytics during UK’s historic 38-1 season. He was responsible for analyzing player and team performance and utilizing various stats
Willie Freeman Named Assistant Coach at Western Carolina
Western Carolina head men’s basketball coach Larry Hunter announced the addition of Willie Freeman to his staff. Freeman has been a fixture in Cullowhee having spent time as a player for the Catamounts, a graduate assistant and Director of Basketball Operations for the men’s program and as an assistant on the women’s basketball staff. Freeman
Gallagher Announces Staff Changes at Hartford
Sixth-year head men’s basketball coach John Gallagher and the University of Hartford men’s basketball team have announced changes to the Hawks’ coaching staff for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Tom Devitt, previously the director of basketball operations, has been named an assistant coach. Former Hawk standout Jaret von Rosenberg will join the staff as an assistant
Goodson Promoted to DBO at Texas Tech
Steven “Zo” Goodson has been promoted to Director of Operations Texas Tech. He is in his third stint with head coach Tubby Smith. He served as the assistant director of basketball operations and director of player development for the past two seasons. He is in charge of player personnel and will oversee player development, as well
Bryant College Dirt…
A couple of moves have been made at Byrant University… DBO Frankie Dobbs has been elevated to assistant coach. He replaces Al Skinner who became the head coach at Kennesaw State back in early May. Dobbs is the son of current Bryant Associate head coach Frank “Happy Dobbs, and was a 1,000 point scorer as
Talvis Franklin Named Video Coordinator at Troy
Troy University men’s basketball head coach Phil Cunningham announced Monday the hiring of Talvis Franklin as video coordinator. The two worked together, alongside Troy assistant coach Marcus Grant, for 5 seasons at Mississippi State. “When the video coordinator position opened on our staff, Talvis was the coach I wanted to try and hire,” Cunningham said.
Former Virginia Tech Head Coach Named DBO at Miami
University of Miami men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga has completed his 2015-16 staff with the addition of James Johnson as the team’s director of basketball operations. “JJ and I have been good friends for 10 years. My staff and I thoroughly enjoyed working with him for our two years together at George Mason, and