According to multiple reports, Mike Lonergan has been fired as the head basketball coach at George Washington University. Lonergan has been under investigation by the school since the summer when allegations arose that he was verbally and emotionally abusive to his players. In his five seasons at GW, Lonergan compiled a 97-70 record. He has
Maine Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Maine head coach Bob Walsh will promote Tyler Schlegel to assistant coach replacing Zak Boisvert who departed for Army last week (NY DI DIRT). Schlegel spent last season on the Black Bears staff as the Director of Operations & Recruiting Coordinator. He has also worked as an assistant coach at St.
BREAKING: Western Connecticut Head Coach Bob Campbell to Retire
Long-time Western Connecticut Head Coach Bob Campbell will retire before the upcoming season according to a report by Hoopsville’s Dave McHugh. In 32 seasons as the head coach at Western, he compiled a 590-278 (.680) record. Some of Campbell’s accomplishments include: Twelve seasons with 20 or more wins, including seven consecutive from 1988 to 1995.
JUCO DIRT: Central Wyoming set to name Minot State Assistant as Head Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that Minot State assistant coach Jack Nelson will be named as the next head basketball coach at Central Wyoming College. He will replace Pat Rafferty who resigned back in August to become an assistant coach in the NBA D-League. Nelson had been an assistant coach at Minot State for the past four
Daily Dirt – 9/12/16
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Former Delaware assistant Phil Martelli, Jr. has landed as an assistant with the Delaware 87ers (D-League). He had spent the previous five seasons at UD, and has also worked at Niagara, Manhattan, and Central Connecticut. He played for his father, Phil Martelli, at St. Joe’s. Saagar Sarin has
Maryland Eastern Shore Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will hire Ed Huckaby as an assistant coach. Huckaby, who was most recently the head coach at Fishburne Military School, had previously spent time as a DI assistant at Wright State (2004-2008). He will replace Trevor Deloach who departed UMES back in August to become
NY DI Dirt…
Here are a few things that I’ve heard from New York… I can confirm that Maine assistant coach Zak Boisvert has been hired as an assistant at Army. Boisvert had been at Maine for the past two seasons and has also worked at Iona and Fairleigh Dickinson. An official announcement is expected shortly. I can
DII DIRT: Coaching Change Made at Goldey-Beacom College
HoopDirt.com can confirm that TJ Dekmar is the new head basketball coach at DII Goldey-Beacom College (DE). He replaces Chuck Hammond who has accepted a position as the Dean of Students at the college, and had to relinquish his coaching duties. This is Dekmar’s second season at Goldey-Beacom, he had spent the previous three seasons
Hartwick Search Update #3…
We’ve been following the search at Hartwick pretty closely over the past few weeks. Here’s a quick recap followed by some new info… On August 19th, HoopDirt.com reported that the four finalists to replace Todd McGuinness as the head coach at Hartwick were all DIII Head Coaches from the state of New York (Hartwick Finalists).
Minnesota Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm an earlier report by Evan Daniels that former Tulane head coach Ed Conroy will join Richard Pitino’s staff at Minnesota. He will replace Nate Pomeday who became the Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball with American Athletic Conference last month. Conroy spent the past six seasons at Tulane (92-103), and has also been
DIII DIRT: Hartwick Search Update…
Back on August 19th, HoopDirt.com mentioned the four finalists for the vacant head coach position at Hartwick College (Hartwick Finalists). I have now heard that the job was offered and turned down by at least two of the candidates, and another one has pulled out of the process. Hartwick has now begun bringing other candidates
LIU Brooklyn Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that LIU Brooklyn head coach Jack Perri has hired Greg Van Pelt as the Blackbirds new Director of Basketball Operations. Most recently, Van Pelt served as an assistant coach at Montclair State (NJ). He has also worked at Susquehanna University (PA) and DII East Stroudsburg University (PA). An official announcement is expected