Navy men’s basketball head coach Ed DeChellis has announced Emmett Davis will join the Navy men’s basketball program as an assistant coach. Davis replaces Dan Earl, who was hired as VMI’s head coach last month. “We are very excited to have Emmett join our basketball staff,” said DeChellis. “He possess great knowledge of the Patriot
Daily Dirt – 5/5/15
Busy last few days – here is today’s Daily Dirt… I have heard from a great source that former Citadel Assistant Andre Morgan has landed on Happy Osborne’s staff at Kentucky Wesleyan. Morgan spent one season on Chuck Driesell’s staff at The Citadel – before that he was an administrative guy at UAB. Speaking of The
OFFICIAL: Chiles Named Assistant at Fordham
We mentioned this a few weeks ago – it’s now been made official… Tony Chiles, former assistant coach at St. John’s University, was named assistant men’s basketball coach at Fordham University it was announced today by head coach Jeff Neubauer. “Tony is a great addition to the Fordham staff,” said Neubauer. “We’re excited that he
Pinkins Named Assistant Coach at LSU
LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones announced that Al Pinkins would be joining the Tiger staff as assistant coach. Pinkins, 42, has served his last two assistant coaching stints in the Southeastern Conference at Ole Miss and Tennessee. The hiring is subject to the usual certification of background check and approval by the LSU Board
Patrick Sellers Joins DePaul Staff
DePaul head coach Dave Leitao announced today that Patrick Sellers has joined the program as an assistant coach. Sellers joins associate head coach Rick Carter and assistant coach Billy Garrett on Blue Demon sidelines. “Coach Sellers is a great addition to our coaching staff here at DePaul,” said Leitao. “His experience not only at Creighton
American Dirt…
I can confirm that American University assistant coach Nate Philippe will be named as the next head coach at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM). The official announcement will be made later today. Philippe has been on Mike Brennan’s staff at American since 2013, and was an assistant at Maine before that. The Canadian
Columbia College (MO) Adds Assistant
Columbia College (MO) head men’s basketball coach and athletic director Bob Burchard officially announced the hiring of Tomas Brock as the next assistant men’s basketball coach. Tomas is no stranger to the Cougars and Columbia as he replaces former associate head coach and older brother Matt Brock. “I am excited that Tomas will be joining
Bob Walsh’s 3rd Annual Dynamic Leadership Academy
Maine men’s basketball head coach Bob Walsh will be hosting his third annual Dynamic Leadership Academy on June 8-9 at Rhode Island College in Providence, R.I. “We started the Dynamic Leadership Academy two years ago as a way for young leaders and coaches to learn and share ideas about leadership, and to develop their own
UPDATE: Greg Kampe’s Beat Cancer Event
I just wanted to give an update on the event that Oakland Head Coach Greg Kampe is running in conjunction with the American Cancer Society. Kampe, who has been the head coach at Oakland for the past 31-years, has organized a one of a kind weekend, including golf and dinner with ten of the top
Penn State Dirt…
I can confirm that Penn State associate head coach Brian Daly has left the program. He has been at Penn State for the past four seasons, and also worked with Nittany Lions head coach Patrick Chambers at Boston University. Before joining Chambers at BU, Daly was a prep coach in the Philadelphia Area. It sounds
JUCO DIRT: Johnston to be Named Head Coach at Northwest Kansas Tech
I can confirm that Jeremy Johnston will be named as the new head coach at Northwest Kansas Tech. He will replace Jase Herl who departed last week to become an assistant at South Plains (TX) JC. HoopDirt.com first reported Johnston as the leader back on May 1st (Daily Dirt – 5/1/15). Johnston had spent the
Florida’s Video Tribute to Billy Donovan
The Florida Athletic Department just released this tribute video to Billy Donovan to commemorate his time in Gainesville. A classy gesture by the UF administration as Donovan heads to NBA to take over in Oklahoma City. Definitely worth taking two minutes out of your day to take a peek at some of the highlights of