Author Archives: The DirtKing

NYU Adds Conor Smith to Men’s Basketball Staff

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

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Kasey Riley Named Assistant at Alaska Anchorage

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

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Columbia’s Kyle Smith Mic’d Up

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

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UMKC Suspends Assistant Coach Andre McGee

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

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Felician College Adds Assistants

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.

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Santa Clara Dirt…

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

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Albany Associate Head Coach Chad O’Donnell Resigns

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

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Kramer Soderberg Named Assistant Coach at Millikin

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Millikin University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Nadelhoffer is pleased to announce the hiring of Kramer Soderberg as an assistant basketball coach Soderberg spent the last three years as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri. During Soderberg’s first two years as a

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