Author Archives: The DirtKing

Brent Crews Named Head Coach at Thomas University

Thomas University and Athletic Director Mike Lee has announced the appointment of Brent Crews as the Night Hawks’ next head men’s basketball coach. Crews joins the Night Hawks after previously serving as an assistant coach at the University of San Francisco for three seasons.  He originally joined the Dons staff prior to the 2012-2013 season

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Daily Dirt – 6/12/15

A bunch of things to round-out the week… In yesterday’s Navy Dirt, I mentioned that Naval Academy Prep head coach Jeromy Yetter was the leader for the vacant assistant spot on Ed DeChellis’ staff.  I can now confirm that he has gotten the job.  Look for the official announcement shortly. I can confirm that former

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Lafayette Dirt…

I have heard from a great source that former Hartford assistant Matt Blue will land on Fran O’Hanlon’s staff at Lafayette.  Prior to joining the Hartford staff in 2010, Blue spent one season as an assistant to O’Hanlon at Lafayette.  The 2007 St. Lawrence graduate also worked as an assistant at Susquehanna for one season. 

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Siena Dirt II…

Last Friday, I reported that NC State GA Ben Asher would be named as the DBO at Siena (Siena Dirt).  I have now heard that Jimmy Patsos will fill the final spot on his staff with Dartmouth assistant Jordan Watson.  He will assume the assistant role that was vacated when Luke D’Alessio departed earlier this

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DIII DIRT: Verdell Resigns at Johnson State

I can confirm that Johnson State (VT) head coach Tommy Verdell has resigned in order to accept the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance position at Bates College (ME).  Before becoming the head coach at JSC in 2013, he was an assistant coach at Bates. Verdell spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Springfield

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Western Illinois Dirt…

I have heard that Virginia Operations Assistant Mark Vershaw is the leader for the vacant assistant position on Billy Wright’s staff at Western Illinois.  Vershaw has been on Tony Bennett’s at UVa staff for the past three seasons.  The former Wisconsin standout (played for Dick Bennett) has also worked in an administrative role at Illinois

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Anthony Ross Named Assistant at East Stroudsburg

Anthony Ross rejoins the East Stroudsburg University men’s basketball program as assistant coach under head coach Jeff Wilson for the 2015-16 season. Ross replaces Justin Potts, who assisted Wilson for 13 seasons (2002-03 through 2014-15) before being named head coach at Moravian College, his alma mater. Ross, a 2006 ESU graduate and two-year starter for

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Fontbonne (MO) Names Lance Thornhill Head Coach

Fontbonne University has named Lance Thornhill as the Griffins’ newest head men’s basketball coach. Thornhill, succeeds Anthony Hall who stepped down in May to relocate to Tennessee with his family. Thornhill will become the fourth head men’s basketball coach in Fontbonne’s history. “Coach Thornhill has shown his loyalty and dedication to Fontbonne Athletics over the

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Driggs Resigns as Head Coach at Allegheny

Allegheny College head men’s basketball coach Jim Driggs has announced his resignation from the position. Citing a desire to spend more time with his family, including wife Colleen, and young children Jack and Maggie, Driggs steps down after spending five years at the helm of the Gator program. “It was a very tough decision,” said

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Navy Dirt…

I have now heard multiple times that the leader for the vacant assistant position at Navy is Naval Academy Prep head coach Jeromy Yetter. He would fill the spot that opened when Aaron Goodman became the head coach at Washington College earlier this spring.  Yetter has been the head coach at NAPS since 2012, and

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