The Endicott Athletics Department is proud to announce that Kevin Bettencourt has been named the seventh head coach in Endicott men’s basketball history, taking over a Gulls program that has won five Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) titles since joining the league in 1999 with five NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. Bettencourt is coming off six
Wojcik out at Charleston
College of Charleston president Glenn McConnell has fired men’s basketball coach Doug Wojcik. McConnell announced the decision in a letter to the "campus community" listed below.. Dear Campus Community, I am writing today to let you know I have made the decision to terminate Head Men’s Basketball Coach Doug Wojcik’s employment at the College of
Good Returns To UNLV As Special Assistant
Max Good has been hired as Special Assistant to the Head Coach for the UNLV men’s basketball program, head coach Dave Rice announced Tuesday. Good spent the last six seasons as head coach at Loyola Marymount, where he led the Lions to numerous firsts for the program since it appeared in the Elite Eight in
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw Valley State University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Randy Baruth has announced some additions to the program for the upcoming 2014-15 season. The program has added James Hellekjaer as an assistant coach. Hellekjaer comes to the Cardinals from Division I Oakland University, where he served as the team’s Player Development Assistant and Video Coordinator. While
DirtKing on Vacation…
The DirtKing is on the coast all week. Mr. Dirt is in charge (scary, I know). I have spotty cell reception at best up here, but will do my best to keep everyone updated on any rumors that I hear. If you want to stop by and say hi, we will be at the Scoop
Hobart Hires Coach
Hobart College Director of Athletics Mike Hanna ’68 announced that Tim Sweeney, men’s basketball associate head coach at Elon University, will serve as the 19th head coach of the Statesmen basketball program. "Tim Sweeney has had the very good fortune of serving at outstanding academic institutions under the watchful eyes of exceptional head coaches and
Iona Dirt…
Sitting at the beach when I heard from a great source that former Maine associate head coach Doug Leichner has been hired as an assistant at Iona. Leichner is also currently the head coach of Great Britain’s under 20 National Team. He has had two separate stints at Maine and spent a combined 9 seasons
Daily Dirt – 8/4/14
• From a reliable source I hear Lyndon State alum, Chris Dorsey, will be named the head coach at his alma mater. Dorsey has been an assistant on the Men’s side at Lyndon State and Daniel Webster. He has also been an assistant at UVA-Wise on the women’s side. Most recently, he was a high
Nowell Joins SU as Assistant
Seattle University men’s basketball head coach Cameron Dollar has announced that Mike Nowell, a well-known local high school and AAU coach, will join the Redhawk program as an assistant coach effective August 1, 2014. Nowell (pronounced “know-ell”) has been an assistant coach at Garfield High School since 2009, helping the Bulldogs post a 27-1 record
Holy Cross Hires Ops
The College of the Holy Cross has named Matt Fava its new coordinator of men’s basketball operations, as announced by head coach Milan Brown. Fava’s primary responsibilities will include serving as the team’s travel and video coordinator, in addition to assisting with recruiting efforts, summer camps and day-to-day office duties. He will begin his appointment
Monmouth Dirt…
I can confirm that Fordham assistant video coordinator Duane Woodward will be named as an assistant at Monmouth. The NYC native and former Boston College standout spent one season at Fordham, and has also worked at Maritime College and Queens College. He played overseas for 13 seasons after graduating from BC. Woodward replaces Derrick Phelps
OFFICIAL: Kruger to NAU
Head men’s basketball coach Jack Murphy is proud to announce the hiring of Kevin Kruger to his coaching staff for the upcoming 2014-15 season. "I’d like to thank Coach Murphy for the opportunity to work at Northern Arizona," said Kruger. "Big things are happening here at NAU and I’m happy to be a part of