A couple things that I’ve heard… NC State’s Dereck Whittenburg has left his post as the Senior Assistant to the Head Coach/Director of Player Development for the Wolfpack, and accepted a position in development within the athletic department. He has spent the past two seasons on Mark Gottfried’s staff, and was the head coach at
OFFICIAL: Pat Zipfel Named Head Coach at Mansfield University
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one last week (DII DIRT: Mansfield Hires Former NBA Assistant as New Head Coach). It has now been made official – Pat Zipfel, most recently an advanced scout with the NBA Chicago Bulls, has been named
Ben Rovenstine Added to Rogers State Staff
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Rogers State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Justin Barkley announced the hiring of Ben Rovenstine as an assistant coach Tuesday. Rovenstine takes over the vacancy left when Vinay Patel departed to assume the role of head coach at Oklahoma City University. “Ben is a guy I’ve had my eyes on
Prairie View A&M Names Landon Bussie Assistant Coach
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Landon Bussie has been added as an assistant coach for the Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team. Bussie previously served as an assistant on the women’s side for one season and was involved with the day-to-day operations of the program, with a special emphasis on recruiting and guard development. Bussie played
OFFICIAL: Parmenter Named Assistant at NYU
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Last week, HoopDirt.com reported that former Mercy College (NY) head coach Adam Parmenter would be named as an assistant at NYU (NYC DIII DIRT). The hiring has now been made official. “I’m excited to have Adam join our staff,” said NYU Head Coach Joe Nesci. “He has a great
Former Tar Heel Sean May Joins UNC Staff
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Sean May, the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, has joined the University of North Carolina men’s basketball staff as assistant to the director of player development. Sports Illustrated named May the National Player of the Year in 2005. He averaged 22.3 points and 10.7 rebounds in
REPRESENTATION: BETTER TOO EARLY THAN TOO LATE – By Aaron Swerdlow (Kauffman Sports Management Group)
REPRESENTATION: BETTER TOO EARLY THAN TOO LATE By Aaron Swerdlow (Kauffman Sports Management Group) Introduction Coaches that I speak with frequently lament that they lacked representation earlier in their careers, especially as representation has become commonplace and necessary. For head coaches, this is often because they are bound to contracts in which they are underpaid
Coaching Change at Mount Mercy: Gavin Out / Jennings In
Mount Mercy College (IA) men’s basketball coach Paul Gavin has stepped away from his position in order to become the Athletic Director at the college. He will be replaced by current Mount Mercy head women’s basketball coach Aaron Jennings. With a record of 387-329, Gavin is the winningest men’s basketball coach in school history and ranked
Reynaldo Crossman Added to Skidmore Staff
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Skidmore College men’s basketball head coach Joe Burke has announced the hiring of Reynaldo Crossman as his assistant coach. “We are very fortunate to have Rey join our family as an assistant coach,” Burke said. “The minute I first spoke with him I knew he was the right guy
Providence Staff Update
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Providence College announced that Mike Tranghese will serve as a Senior Advisor for Basketball and Ivan Thomas will be an Associate Director of Player Development and Video Operations for men’s basketball. Tranghese, who will assist Athletics Director Bob Driscoll with a variety of items involving the College’s basketball programs,
James Liebowitz Named Assistant Coach at St. Joe’s (ME)
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Saint Joseph’s College Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rob Sanicola ’99 has announced the appointment of James Liebowitz as an assistant coach. Liebowitz fills the position left by longtime assistant Mike Francoeur, who was named as the head coach of the boys basketball program at Bonny Eagle High School late
Ranking the 2015 NCAA DIII Coaching Changes
Last week, HoopDirt.com ranked the NCAA DII men’s basketball coaching changes (NCAA DII Rankings). This week, we have focused our attention to the NCAA DIII hirings. There were 42 NCAA DIII schools that made men’s basketball coaching changes this past off-season. HoopDirt.com has ranked the Top 5 hirings as well as honorable mentions – the complete list