Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Brian Stasaitis has been named as the new head basketball coach at NJCAA D3 Connecticut State Gateway. Stasaitis will be charged with restarting a program that last competed during the 2022-23 season. Stasaitis had spent the past three years as the Head National Prep Team Coach at
BREAKING: Dusty May expected to be named Dallas Mavericks Head Coach
According to multiple reports, Michigan head coach Dusty May is expected to be named as the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. May went 64-13 in his two seasons at Michigan, and led the Wolverines to the 2026 NCAA National Championship. Prior to his time at UM, May spent six years as the head coach
JUCO DIRT: Hagerstown CC will name Maczko as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Hagerstown Community will name Terry Maczko as their new head men’s basketball coach. Maczko has most recently been the head coach at at Edgewood HS (MD), but is no stranger to the Maryland JUCO scene. He had previously served as the head coach at both
JUCO DIRT: Spruance to be named Head Basketball Coach at Wabash Valley
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that John Spruance will be hired as the head basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Wabash Valley College. Spruance had been an assistant at Southern Indiana since the 2020-21 season, and had served as an assistant at the University of Indianapolis before that. The Illinois native also spent one
JUCO DIRT: Florida SouthWestern set to hire David Grace as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Florida SouthWestern will hire David Grace as their new head men’s basketball coach. Grace, who served for 20 years in the Air Force, has been a high major assistant at UCLA, Cal, Vanderbilt and Oregon State. He has also had coaching stops at Sacramento State
JUCO DIRT: Watkins resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Southeastern CC (IA)
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Lorenzo Watkins has resigned as the head basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Southeastern College (IA). Watkins joined the SCC staff as an assistant in 2008, and was elevated to head coach in 2017. He wraps up his tenure at Southeastern with a 195-72 record, including a 17-13 mark this past season.
D3 DIRT: Clark opens; Simms takes D1 assistant job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Clark University (MA) head coach Tyler Simms is on the move and will become an assistant at Bucknell. Simms had been at Clark for six seasons, where he went 91-68 which includes three seasons of 18+ wins. His 2024-25 team won the NEWMAC Championship – the
NAIA DIRT: Hopson named Head Basketball Coach at Florida Poly
I posted on X about this one earlier today, just a quick follow-up here… Florida Poly is staring athletics in the fall of 2026. I can confirm that their first-ever men’s basketball coach will be Dennis Hopson. Hopson was the 1987 Big Ten player of the year at Ohio State, and was the #3 pick
JUCO DIRT: Parkland to elevate Daly to Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from great sources that NJCAA D2 Parkland College intends to promote Jimmie Daly to head basketball coach. Daly has been on the Parkland staff for the past two seasons, and was part this year’s NJCAA D2 National Championship team. Prior to his time at Parkland, Daly worked as
JUCO DIRT: Ludwig to be named Head Basketball Coach at Central Wyoming
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA Division I Central Wyoming College will hire Bob Ludwig as its next head men’s basketball coach. Ludwig most recently worked in Florida, with coaching stops at St. Leo University and IMG Academy. He is no stranger to Wyoming, having previously served as an assistant coach at
D3 DIRT: Lebanon Valley set to hire D1 assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Following up on my post from earlier today…multiple sources have reported that D3 Lebanon Valley intends to hire University of New Hampshire assistant Matt Miller as their new head basketball coach. Miller had been at UNH for the past two seasons, and was an assistant at Loyola (MD) before that. The coaching veteran played collegiately
DAILY DIRT – 5/29/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Bryant will add Zavier Anderson as an assistant coach. He had spent the past five seasons on the staff at FIU. He also worked at UAB and the Citadel and served as a GA at VCU. Bryant will also elevate Morgan Williams to assistant coach. Williams was