Today’s Daily Dirt… Yesterday I mentioned that NJIT assistant Dino Presley was headed to Rider to replace Donyell Marshall (Daily Dirt – 5/6/15). I have now heard from two separate sources that Presley’s replacement at NJIT will be Kim Waiters who is currently the Director of Team Tournaments for the Hoop Group. The Robert Morris
Corey Tate Named Assistant at Mizzou
Corey Tate, who amassed more than 250 victories in 11 seasons as head coach at Mineral Area College and was the Tiger behind one of the biggest buzzer beaters in Mizzou’s Men’s Basketball history, is coming home. Head coach Kim Anderson has announced the addition of Tate to his coaching staff, bringing home to Columbia
Austin Peay Assistant Bubba Wells Resigns
Charles “Bubba” Wells, Austin Peay State University basketball’s all-time leading men’s scorer who has served the program as assistant coach for the past 10 seasons, has resigned his position to pursue other coaching opportunities. That was announced Wednesday afternoon by Governors head coach Dave Loos. “Bubba Wells and I have shared lots of basketball and
OFFICIAL: Morgan Named Assistant at Kentucky Wesleyan
We had this as a rumor in the Daily Dirt yesterday – it has now been made official. Former Citadel assistant Andre Morgan has been named as the associate head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan. Morgan, 28, spent this past season as assistant coach with the Division I Bulldogs. “We are very fortunate to have a person
FEATURE ARTICLE: Implementing Culture by Maurice Joseph (Assistant Coach GWU)
Implementing Culture by Maurice Joseph (Assistant Coach George Washington University) The term “culture” gets thrown around frequently in the world of sports, referring to the daily habits and norms of operation that organizations and programs generate, apply and sustain over the course of time. We often hear people talk about “rebuilding a program’s culture” or that
Daily Dirt – 5/6/15
Somethings that I have heard today… I have heard that NJIT assistant Dino Presley will fill Donyell Marshall’s spot at Rider. Marshall left back in April to become an assistant on Nate Oats’ staff at Buffalo. Before coming to NJIT in 2014, Presley spent four seasons as an assistant at Marshall. He has also worked at
Richardson Extended Through 2020 at UMKC
UMKC head men’s basketball coach Kareem Richardson had his contract extended through 2020, announced Tuesday by Director of Athletics Carla Wilson. “It gives me great pleasure to extend Kareem’s contract,” Wilson said. “In looking at the growth and development of the men’s basketball program over the past two years, I continue to be extremely excited
Eastern Washington Dirt…
Eastern Washington head coach Jim Hayford is on the hunt to replace assistant coach Alex Pribble who recently took over the program at DII St. Martins’s University (WA). It sounds like there is a ton of interest in this spot. The names that I am hearing as the most likely replacements are: Chris Victor –
Emmett Davis Added to Navy Staff
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