I can confirm that Shammond Williams is no longer an assistant at Western Kentucky. Great sources have told me that he will be replaced by Stetson assistant coach Nikita Johnson. Williams, who played at North Carolina, had joined Rick Stansbury’s staff last summer after spending time as an assistant coach at both Tulane and Furman. Johnson,
Tennessee Tech Dirt
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Tennessee Tech assistant coach Frank Davis has departed the staff and will land at East Tennessee State. The former TTU standout had been on the Golden Eagles staff for the past five seasons. I have also heard that TTU head coach Steve Payne has hired Gerald Gillion as an assistant coach.
NAIA DIRT: Wiley College (TX) set to name new head basketball coach
I have heard from great sources that NAIA DI Wiley College (TX) will name Jay Smith as their new head basketball coach. Smith has been an assistant at NAIA powerhouse, and fellow Red River Athletic Conference member LSU Alexandria since the program’s inaugural season in 2014. During his three years at LSU-A, the Generals have
UC Riverside Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has learned that former Prairie View A&M head coach Byron Rimm will join the UC Riverside staff as an assistant coach. Rimm spent ten seasons as the head coach at PVAMU (2006-16) before joining the Texas A&M Corpus Christi staff last October as the Director of Basketball Operations. The veteran coach played at Ventura
REPORT: Michigan’s Billy Donlon headed to Northwestern
According to multiple reports, Michigan assistant coach Billy Donlon will join Chris Collins’ staff at Northwestern. Donlon joined the Michigan staff before last season after going 109-94 in six seasons as the head coach at Wright State. Donlon and Collins both attended Glenbrook North (IL) HS, and Donlon spent a lot of time around the
JUCO DIRT: Western Wyoming CC Head Coach Ryan Orton Departs
I can confirm that Ryan Orton is no longer the head coach at Western Wyoming Community College. Word on the street is that he will become an assistant coach at DII Texas A&M International. Orton had been the head coach at WWCC since 2012, and had served as an assistant coach at Alaska Anchorage for
Daily Dirt – 6/23/17
A bunch of things to wrap-up the week… I mentioned earlier this week that Washington and Lee head coach Adam Hutchinson had resigned (DIII DIRT). It has now been confirmed that he is headed back to his alma mater Amherst College where he will become an assistant coach. Talledega College head coach Matt Cross has
DIII DIRT: Hutchinson no longer the Head Basketball Coach at Washington and Lee University
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Adam Hutchinson is no longer the Head Basketball Coach at Washington and Lee University (VA). Hutchinson has been at W&L since 2003 and has compiled a 154-215 record during his tenure. He has also served as the head coach at Case Western (2001-03), and Stevens (1999-2001). Hutchinson began his collegiate coaching
Coppin State Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that John Auslander will be hired by Juan Dixon as the associate head coach at Coppin State. Auslander played at Maryland and later served as the graduate assistant there while Dixon was on the staff. As I mentioned a few weeks ago (MEAC DIRT), Dixon will also hire
REPORT: Patrick Baldwin to be Named Head Basketball Coach at Milwaukee
According to multiple reports, Northwestern assistant coach Patrick Baldwin will be named as the next head basketball coach at UW-Milwaukee. He will replace LaVall Jordan who became the head coach at Butler last week. Baldwin has been on Chris Collins’ staff at Northwestern for the past four seasons. The Northwestern alum has also been an
Penn State Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has learned that Penn State assistant coach Ross Condon has moved to an administrative position on Pat Chambers staff. He had spent the past two seasons as an assistant, and had previously been the Nittany Lions director of basketball operations for four seasons. Condon also worked for Chambers in an administrative role at Boston
Wofford Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has heard from a great source that Furman assistant Jay McAuley is headed to Wofford where he will replace Dustin Kerns who became the head coach at Presbyterian earlier this month. McAuley joined the Furman staff back in 2013 after working for Chris Holtmann at Gardner-Webb for three seasons. McAuley is no stranger to