The Moravian College Department of Athletics and Recreation has named Shawn Postiglione as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach effective immediately. Postiglione comes to Bethlehem after four years as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Bridgewater (Va.) College where he led the Eagles to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament in each season. In 2014-15,
SMU Dirt…
I have heard from two great sources that SMU head coach Tim Jankovich has hired Yaphett King as an assistant coach. King had spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech, and served as an assistant at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi for four years before that. He was also the head coach
Daily Dirt – 9/13/19
A few things to close out the week… Kirk Earlywine is no longer on the staff at Idaho. He had been with the program since 2012, first as the DBO and later as an assistant. Earlywine was the head coach at Eastern Washington before joining the Vandals staff. He also spent seven seasons working for
Daily Dirt – 9/11/19
Crazy, but there are still some D3 jobs open. Here’s a quick update on a few of those plus other things that I’ve heard… Plattsburgh State (NY): This job was initially offered to a candidate in August. The search was then re-opened a few days after the offer, with a new focus on someone with
George Mason Dirt…
Following up on a TWEET from Saturday… I can confirm that Zack Curran has become the new Director of Basketball Operations at George Mason. Curran had worked at the Hoop Group since 2016, serving most recently as the director of the Hoop Group Elite. He also spent time as an assistant at Marymount University before
Old Dominion Dirt…
I can confirm that Old Dominion has hired Gus Fraley as their new video coordinator. He replaces Chris Kovensky who was elevated to assistant coach earlier this summer. Fraley had spent the past six seasons on the staff at Tennessee Tech, serving the first four as the director of basketball operations, and the last two as
UNCG Dirt…
With the departure of associate head coach Mike Roberts to Indiana, I have heard from multiple sources that UNC Greensboro will elevate Director of Basketball Operations Chris LePore to the role of assistant coach. LePore is entering his sixth season on Wes Miller’s staff at UNCG, where he began as a graduate assistant back in
New Orleans Dirt…
I have heard that the University of New Orleans will hire J.A. Anglin as their new Director of Basketball Operations. He would replace Corey Schmidt who is headed to Wake Forest as the Demon Deacons new Video Coordinator. Anglin spent last season at NAIA LSU Shreveport, where he helped lead the Pilots to a 23-11
D1 DIRT: Staff movement at NJIT
I have heard from a great source that NJIT Director of Basketball Operations Joe Gutowski will be elevated to assistant coach. He will replace Stephen Sauers who resigned earlier this summer. Gutowski has been at NJIT for the past two seasons. He is a former Hoop Group staffer who also spent time as an assistant at
D1 DIRT: Hawaii assistant headed to Cal Baptist
I have heard from a great source that Cal Baptist will name Hawaii’s Adam Jacobsen as an assistant coach. Jacobsen had been on the Rainbow Warriors staff for the past four seasons, and was part of the program’s first-ever win in the NCAA Tournament in 2015-16. Before joining the UH staff, he spent fourteen seasons
