Scott Faucher has been named assistant coach for the Bowdoin College men’s basketball team. An assistant coach at St. Michaels (Vt.) College last year, Faucher assumes the role vacated by Brandon Linton, who accepted a position at the U.S. Military Academy earlier this month. A native of Lebanon, N.H., Faucher is a 2013 graduate of
Illinois Tech adds assistants
Illinois Tech first year head coach Todd Kelly has announced the hiring of two assistant coaches, Rogelio(Roy) Ramos and Ebenezer Noonoo. Ramos comes to Illinois Tech from St Joseph High School where he was the head freshman and assistant varsity coach for the previous 4 seasons. In addition Ramos is the founder and president of
Stony Brook names DBO
Bryan Dougher ’12, Stony Brook men’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer in its Div. I history, is returning home to #Seawolves Country as he has been named the Director of Basketball Operations, head coach Steve Pikiell announced. Dougher will be responsible for a variety of administrative tasks associated with the men’s basketball program including coordinating team
OFFICIAL: New deal for Jones at LSU
The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a two-year contract extension and pay raise for LSU Coach Johnny Jones Friday at its October meeting. Jones, who is entering his third season at LSU as head coach, has won 39 games in his first two years, the most by any Tiger head coach in their first two
Daniel Webster names head coach
Donald Morris, Jr. has been recently named the head coach of the Daniel Webster College men’s basketball program. The announcement was made by DWC Director of Athletics Chris Gilmore. "We are excited that Donald has accepted the opportunity to guide our men’s basketball program," said Gilmore. "He owns a wealth of coaching experience and his
Kirbus named assistant at Case Western
Case Western Reserve University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Sean McDonnell has announced the hiring of Rudy Kirbus as the program’s new assistant coach. A former standout student-athlete at John Carroll University, Kirbus replaces Jeff Gorski, who was named head coach at Clarkson University (N.Y.) late last month. Most recently, Kirbus served as assistant to the
Cornell staff update
Second-year assistant coach Jon Jaques ’10 has been promoted on head coach Bill Courtney’s staff, while David Metzendorf returns and newcomer Brendan Dodge joins the staff for his first season in 2014-15. The staff shifts were necessitated when former assistant coach Mike Blaine recently accepted the head coaching job at Division III Medaille College in
OFFICIAL: Kellogg inks new deal at UMass
After a highlight year for the men’s basketball team which was ranked as high as No. 12 nationally and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 16 seasons, the University of Massachusetts has announced a contract extension for head coach Derek Kellogg. Under the new terms, Kellogg will be extended through the 2018-19
Daily Dirt – 10/23/14
A few things that I’ve heard today… • LSU head coach Johnny Jones is going to get a huge bump in salary this week. The LSU Board of Supervisors are scheduled to meet on Friday and vote on a $400,000 pay increase and an extension until 2019. Jones is 39-26 in his two seasons at
Gem State Dirt…
Originally, I was going to title this blog Potato State Dirt, but after a bit of research, I learned that the official nickname of Idaho is the Gem State. Apparently nearly every known type of gemstone has been found there. I think Idaho potatoes are pretty popular as well, but I guess that would be
John Thompson wins NABC’s Court of Honor Award
For the first time since presenting its first Court of Honor Award in 2009, the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation will bestow the honor on one its own, legendary former Georgetown University coach John Thompson, Jr., at the sixth Court of Honor Gala on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The Court of Honor Award is
Penn State Altoona adds assistant
Penn State Altoona has named Matt Klein as the assistant men’s basketball coach. His duties will include assisting in team practice, scouting opponents, regional recruiting, game day operations, skill development, community relations, and managing the Lions’ strength and conditioning program. Klein earned his Bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration, along with minors in Business Administration and