Daily Dirt – 6/5/23
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to start the week… I have heard that Toledo DBO Stevie Taylor is on the move, and will land at as the assistant director of player development at Iowa State. Taylor had been at Toledo for the past two years, and has also worked as an assistant at
D2 DIRT: UC San Diego assistant set to be named Head Coach at Cal State San Marcos
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that D2 Cal State San Marcos intends to name UC San Diego assistant Nick Booker as their new head men’s basketball coach. Booker joined the Tritons staff in 2020 after a three year stint as the associate head coach at Eastern Washington. The coaching veteran
DAILY DIRT: Louisiana JUCO Edition
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard about a couple of JUCO moves in the state of Louisiana… BATON ROUGE CC: Multiple sources have told me that Dr. Donald Green is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Baton Rouge CC. Green had been the head coach at BRCC since 2018, and
REPORT: Former Marquette Head Coach Wojciechowski set to take G-League job
According to a report today from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, former Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski will be named as the new head coach of the G-League’s Salt Lake City Stars (Utah Jazz Affiliate). Wojciechowski was the head coach at Marquette from 2014-21, where he went 128–95 (.574), and made two NCAA tournament appearences. The former
REPORT: Johns Hopkins’ Loeffler headed to Cincinnati
According to a TWEET by Rob Dauster, Cincinnati will hire Johns Hopkins head coach Josh Loeffler as an assistant. Loeffler has spent the past five seasons at JHU where he has compiled a 114-27 (.809) record. He has previously worked at the D1 level as an assistant at Loyola Maryland and Lafayette, and has served
JUCO DIRT: Triton College set to open; Head Coach will become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that NJCAA D1 Triton College (IL) head coach John Clancy will become an assistant coach at Western Illinois. Clancy became the head coach at TC back in 2021, replacing Steve Christiansen who became an assistant at Northern Illinois. In his two seasons at the helm,
Daily Dirt – 6/1/23
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Niagara will promote Austin Kelley from Director of Basketball Operations to Assistant Coach. Kelley has been the DBO at Niagara since 2020, and had spent the previous two seasons on the staff as George Washington as the Director of Operations and Recruiting Coordinator. An official announcement is
DAILY DIRT: Prep Edition (Part II)
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on last week’s DAILY DIRT: Prep Edition – a couple more coaches have made the move to the prep / HS level… D2 West Florida assistant coach Brian Benator is headed to Heathwood Hall (SC) where he will become the new head boy’s basketball coach. Benator had been on the UWF
D2 DIRT: Drexel assistant to be named Head Coach at Edinboro U (PA)
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Edinboro University will hire Drexel assistant Justin Jennings as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Jennings has been an assistant at Drexel since 2016, and had been an assistant at Army for two seasons before that. Prior to his tIme as a D1 assistant, Jennings spent
DAILY DIRT: Prep Edition
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things from the prep / HS level… With Tom Messinger headed to NJIT as an assistant, Ben Veshi has been named as the Head Coach of the Hargrave Military Academy (VA) Postgraduate Basketball team. Veshi served as the Associate Head Postgraduate Basketball Coach during the 2022-2023 season after a two
D2 DIRT: Coker set to open, will be filled quickly by current D2 Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Brett Rector is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Coker University. He was hired at CU this past April after leading Salem University to the 2022-23 USCAA Division I National Championship. There is no word yet on where he will wind up. I have