Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from a great source that UC Riverside will add Rob Jones as an assistant basketball coach. Jones has most recently served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Men’s Basketball at his alma mater Saint Mary’s (CA). He will replace Wayne Hunter, who became the recruiting coordinator at Washington
IVY LEAGUE DIRT: Dartmouth adds two to staff
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that the Dartmouth men’s basketball program will add Jabari Trotter as an assistant coach, and Zack Curran as the new Director of Basketball Operations. Trotter will return to the Big Green staff after serving assistant at Hawaii for the past three seasons. The 2012 Dartmouth
JUCO DIRT: Sinclair CC Head Coach to become D1 Assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Jeff Price, the head coach at NJCAA D2 Sinclair Community College (OH) has departed and will become the associate head coach at NCAA D1 University of Central Arkansas. Price had been the head coach at SCC for the past 18-years, and also served as the AD for the past eight. During
JUCO DIRT: Daytona State set to hire D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Multiple sources have told me that NJCAA D1 Daytona State is set to name Florida Gulf Coast assistant Joey Cantens as their new head men’s basketball coach. Cantens has been an assistant at FGCU since 2018 – he also worked as the DBO there from 2011-14. The Miami native played at
D3 DIRT: Framingham State opens
D3 Framingham State University (MA) is on the hunt for a new head coach, as Bill Raynor will not be returning. Raynor had been the head coach at FSU since 2018. The veteran coach had also served as the head coach at D1 Holy Cross (1994-1999), and at MassBay CC (2005-17). Raynor, who starred collegiately
D3 DIRT: Eastern Nazarene (MA) set to open
I can confirm that Scott Polsgrove has stepped down as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Eastern Nazarene College (MA), and will join Steve Drabyn’s staff at NAIA Bethel University (IN). Polsgrove had spent the past five seasons at ENC, where he put together a 55-57 (.491) record. He has also served as the
Small College Dirt: Central Penn Opens
Central Penn College (USCAA) head Men’s Basketball David Archer has resigned and has become the new head coach at Susquehanna Township HS (PA). Archer has spent the past five seasons at CPC, and was the head coach at Harrisburg Area CC prior to that. A former player at Central Penn, Archer had also worked at
D3 DIRT: Southern Maine set to open
Following-up on my TWEET from last night…I have heard from multiple sources that University of Southern Maine head men’s basketball coach Karl Henrikson has told his team that he is retiring. Henrickson has spent the past eighteen seasons at his alma mater USM, where he went 152-294 (.341). The state of Maine coaching veteran also
DAILY DIRT: Two Michigan JUCO’s hire new head coaches
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Two Michigan JUCO’s have just filled their vacant head coaching positions: Delta College: Vincent Turner will replace Christopher Weakley as the Pioneers head coach. Turner had most recently served as the head coach Northwest HS (TN), and also spent four seasons as the head coach at NAIA Michigan-Dearborn. An official announcement
BREAKING REPORT: Kryzewski to retire after 2021-22 season
According to a TWEET from Jeff Goodman, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski intends to retire at the conclusion of the 2021-22 basketball season. The 74-year old Krzyzewski has a 1097-302 (.784) all-time record (41 seasons at Duke, 5 at Army). He has captured five National Championships, and made 12 Final Four appearances while at Duke.
JUCO DIRT: Arkansas State assistant to take over at Tallahassee CC
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Tallahassee CC will name Arkansas State assistant Rick Cabrera as their next head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Zach Settembre, who became an assistant at Coastal Carolina earlier this spring. Cabrera has been as ASU for the past two seasons, and spent the previous two seasons
D2 DIRT: Salem University (WVa) Opens…
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Salem University (WVa) has opened as head coach Robert Ford has departed for a new position. Ford had been the Tigers head coach for the past past two seasons, going 18-8 in year one, and 6-6 this past year in the COVID shortened season. He also
