The St. Cloud State University men’s basketball team has announced Dan DeWitt as their new assistant coach for the 2011-12 season. DeWitt replaces Andrew Cone, who was an assistant for six seasons. Prior to arriving at SCSU, DeWitt spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Minnesota under current Coach Tubby Smith.
HOT NEWS: UMass Assistant Resigns
UMass assistant Vance Walberg has resigned effective immediately. Walberg had been on Derek Kellogg’s staff for the past three seasons, and was credited with bringing the dribble drive offense to UMass. He will be replaced by Shyrone Chatman who served as the Director of Player Personnel for the past three seasons. Also, Tom Doherty has
BREAKING: York College’s Gamber Announces Retirement
Longtime York College men’s basketball coach Jeff Gamber has announced that he will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2011-12 season. Gamber, who is entering his 35th season at the helm of the Spartans and his 44th year in coaching, starts the season with 475 career wins. Gamber, who is also the Spartan golf
Baton Rouge CC Update
Baton Rouge CC is on to their third head coach since June. I can confirm a rumor that I have been hearing for over a week that former Southern Mississippi assistant Ricky Wilson has taken over as the head coach. He replaces James Rix who was named as the interim head coach over the summer.
Bryant University Adds Dobbs
Frank "Happy" Dobbs has joined the staff at Bryant University. Dobbs stared at Villanova in the Early 80’s where he led the Wildcats to four straight NCAA tournament appearances. He has also been the head coach at Brown, and an assistant at Boston College, Dartmouth, and Cleveland State. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college
NCAA approves changes to Men’s Basketball recruiting
Sweeping changes have been approved by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors concerning men’s basketball recruiting. Under the new system, coaches are allowed to send unlimited texts and private messages through social media starting June 15 after a recruit’s sophomore year. The Board believed that allowing earlier and more frequent contact between coaches and
OFFICIAL: Rupp to Hawaii
We first reported this as a rumor on 10/19 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/95c8a31d/hawaii-rumor/…), but can now confirm that former Louisiana Tech head coach Kerry Rupp has been named Director of Basketball Operations at Hawaii. Here’s the link to the official release: http://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2011/10/31/MBB_1031112209.as… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 10/31/11
Happy Halloween! Here is some "dirt" for the final day of October…. Pennsylvania College of Technology head coach Gene Bruno has resigned. Bruno had been at the helm since the program started in 1995. Assistant coach Tony White will assume the role of interim head coach for this season. He has been on the staff
Billy Kennedy Statement
Here is the statement from Billy Kennedy on his recent diagnosis of early stage Parkinson’s disease. STATEMENT FROM TEXAS A&M MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH BILLY KENNEDY: (Courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics) "As some of you know, I have been experiencing neck and shoulder pain for several months. While not debilitating, the pain has affected my
Jones receives extension at AU
American University has extended the contract of head coach Jeff Jones through the 2016 season. Jones is 181-151 in his 11 seasons at AU, including 20-win campaigns in 3 out of the last for years. He is the all-time wins leader in AU basketball history. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news
King named Head Coach at Hostos
Dr.Jody King has been named as the head basketball coach at Hostos CC (NY). As the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at SUNY Maritime College, Dr. King, led a remarkable resurgence within the basketball program in just three seasons. He left Maritime with a career NCAA record of 47-35, more than doubling the win total in
Lavin, Montgomery, Kennedy updates….
There are currently three DI head coaches out of action for various medical reasons. Here are the updates as they all continue to recover: Steve Lavin – Head Coach St. John’s. Underwent prostate cancer surgery on October 6th. According to Lavin, the surgery was a success. St. John’s has an exhibition game tonight vs C.W.