Former University of Arizona standout and All-American Jason Gardner has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at Loyola University Chicago, first-year Rambler head coach Porter Moser announced today. A native of Indianapolis, Gardner has spent last season as an assistant coach at Cathedral High School in his hometown. Prior to his stint at Cathedral High
Pacific Union College names head coach
Pacific Union College (CA) has named Kirt Brower as the new men’s basketball coach. Prior to his appointment, Coach Brower spent the last three years at the University of Redlands in Southern California. Brower joined the men’s basketball staff as a graduate assistant from 2008-2010 while completing a master’s degree in higher education. This past
Niagara associate coach resigns
Niagara men’s basketball associate head coach Luke Dobrich (’00) has resigned from his post to pursue other career opportunities. Dobrich spent eight seasons on the bench for his alma mater where he helped the Purple Eagles earn two NCAA and two NIT bids, including an NCAA Tournament win in 2007. Dobrich was promoted to associate
Eastern Michigan Hires Ops
Eastern Michigan University has hired award-winning sports writer Victoria Sun as the Director of Basketball Operations. Sun, who was a manager for the Syracuse University men’s basketball team during the 1993-95 seasons and also worked as an office assistant, spent the past four summers helping organize and manage several boys’ AAU basketball tournaments in Los
Boone takes over at WVa. Wesleyan
West Virginia Wesleyan Director of Athletics Ken Tyler announced today the hiring of Tusculum College coach Jim Boone as the head coach of the Bobcats men’s basketball team. Boone replaces Jeff Price, who recently resigned to take the position of associate head coach at Division I South Alabama. Boone, a native of Winfield, WV, brings
Daily Dirt – 8/5/11
One more day of vacation…..here’s what I’ve heard while lounging on the beach…. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee staffer Dejan Matic has left to assume the top assistant spot at Olney Central CC. He had been on the UWM staff for one season in an administrative role. I have heard that Dan Gibbs is involved with the
Battisti added to OCU staff
Longtime Northwestern Oklahoma State University men’s basketball coach Bob Battisti is joining the staff at Oklahoma Christian University. Battisti will work as an assistant coach under longtime Oklahoma Christian head coach Dan Hays, who is on the verge of becoming the career wins leader among Oklahoma-based college coaches. Battisti retired in July after 25 years
Eastern Nazarene College Hires Assistant
Travis Persinger has been hired as the new assistant coach at Eastern Nazarene College. Persinger previously served as the head assistant coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 8/3/11
A few things before heading to the beach for the day…. Multiple sources are reporting that former Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl will interview with D-League’s Texas Legends. It appears that Pearl will interview on Thursday for the head spot with the Dallas Mavericks affiliate. He would be in line to replace Nancy Lieberman who
Kidder joins Texas Tech staff
Jeff Kidder has been hired as an assistant at Texas Tech. Kidder was the head coach at Indian Hills CCfor the past six seasons (165-39). Her has a career record of 432-109 in 16 years as a junior college head coach at Howard College (1991-93), Dixie State College (1997-05) and Indian Hills Community College (2006-11).
Hawkins receives extension at WMU
Western Michigan University announced on Wednesday, Aug. 3, that Steve Hawkins received a contract extension that was made effective as of May 1, 2011 and carries through April 30, 2016. Hawkins has led WMU men’s basketball to five Mid-American Conference West Division titles and has never finished lower than second during his tenure. The adjusted
LCU staff announcement
Lubbock Christian University men’s basketball head coach Todd Duncan has announced his coaching staff for the 2011-2012 basketball season. Duncan welcomes Jason Imes as his assistant coach and also adds Ron Mayberry and Dee Wilson as volunteer assistant coaches. Imes joins the Chaps coaching staff after spending the prior 10 seasons at Texas Tech University