Bruce Pearl, 65, is expected to retire after 11 seasons as Auburn’s head basketball coach according to an ESPN report. His son, Steven Pearl, currently the Tigers’ associate head coach, is expected to take over the program this upcoming season. Pearl leaves following a historic year in which Auburn reached its second-ever Final Four, earned
JUCO DIRT: Wilbur Wright set to hire former Chicago State assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that former Chicago State assistant Ramim Bhuiya will be named the next head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA Division I Wilbur Wright College in Chicago. Bhuiya brings a wealth of experience to Wright, having previously served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Framingham State, as well
Daily Dirt – 9/20/25
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) An absolutely chaotic September for some reason. So many changes so far, and more changes coming. If you don’t follow me on X, here’s what I posted earlier today. NOTE: I forgot to add that Gary Stewart is leaving D3 Stevenson and will take over at D2 Cal Merced next week.
Wofford expected to hire Virginia Tech’s Giltner as new Head Basketball Coach
According to multiple reports, Wofford is expected to hire Virginia Tech assistant (and Wofford alum) Kevin Giltner as their new head basketball coach. Giltner would replace Dwight Perry, who was fired last week along with associate head coach Tysor Anderson following an investigation into alleged improper benefits to some Wofford Men’s Basketball players. According to
JUCO DIRT: Glen Oaks CC (MI) opens
A late change has been made at the JUCO level, as Mike Elliott is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D2 Glen Oaks Community College (MI). Elliott, a GOCC alum, had been the Vikings head coach head coach since 2021. Prior to that, he served as an assistant at NCAA D3 Anderson
D2 DIRT: Merced set to hire Stevenson’s Stewart as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Cal Merced will hire D3 Stevenson University’s head coach Gary Stewart to lead its men’s basketball program. Stewart, has been the head coach at Stevenson for the past 14-seasons, but is no stranger to the West Coast. He has previously served as the head coach at
Wofford Update…
Following up on today’s earlier reports that Dwight Perry has been let go at Wofford… Still no official word from the school, but looking at their athletics department staff directory, it looks like both Perry and associate head coach Tysor Anderson are no longer with the program: Anderson had been on the staff since 2022,
BREAKING: Perry released as Head Basketball Coach at Wofford
According to multiple reports, Wofford has informed head men’s basketball coach Dwight Perry that he has been let go. Perry took over as the Terrier’s interim head coach back in December 2022, and was elevated to the full-time position following that season. He went 48-43 (.527) during his tenure, including a 19-16 campaign last season.
REPORT: St. Joe’s Lange set to depart for job with New York Knicks
According to multiple reports, including one from Pete Thamel, St. Joe’s head coach Billy Lange is on the move, and will become an assistant with the New York Knicks. Lange had been the head coach at St. Joe’s since 2019, where he put together an 81-104 (.438) record. This won’t be Lange’s first time on
D3 DIRT: John Jay set to name NESCAC assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that John Jay College is set to hire Tufts University assistant James Holmes as its next head men’s basketball coach. Holmes joined the Tufts staff in 2023 and previously served as an assistant at RPI, Oswego State, and his alma mater, SUNY Oneonta. During his time at both
D3 DIRT: Cocozello no longer Head Basketball Coach at St. Joseph’s – Brooklyn
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Long-time St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn head basketball coach Joseph Cocozello is no longer working at the college. His bio has been 404’d from the website, and his name removed from the staff directory. Cocozello has been the Bears part-time head coach since 2002 and has most recently been serving as the Principal at
D3 DIRT: Gettysburg’s Dunne to be named next Head Basketball Coach at MIT
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Gettysburg head basketball coach B.J. Dunne is on the move and will take over at MIT. Dunne has been the Bullets head coach for the past 6 years, increasing his win total in each season, and ending his tenure with a 89-68 (.567) mark. This past year,