Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Polk State (FL) will hire former NBA player Marreese Speights as their new head men’s basketball coach. Speights, who was the 16th pick in the 2008 draft, spent ten seasons in the NBA with six different teams. He won a title with the Golden State
D2 DIRT: Clayton State set to hire Little as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Clayton State will hire Carl Little as their new head men’s basketball coach. Little spent last season as an assistant at D2 Columbus State after previous stops as an assistant coach and Director of Basketball Operations at Austin Peay from 2021-23. He also served an earlier
DAILY DIRT 2: Search Updates at Rowan, Ferrum, and Mount Saint Mary
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Speed round on three D3 searches… Rowan (NJ): Word on the street is that New Haven assistant Rob DePersia is the leader and could be done here. He is an NJ native who played at Rowan from 2015-19. Will know more shortly. Ferrum (VA): It sounds like former Virginia Tech head
DAILY DIRT – 5/11/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some things that I’ve heard over the past few days… Mercyhurst assistant Derek Spanellis is on the move and will become the head coach at St. Albans School in DC. Spanellis joined the Mercyhurst staff last spring following a stint as an assistant at his alma mater Dickinson. He has also
JUCO DIRT: McGee no longer Head Basketball Coach at Wabash Valley
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Terrance McGee is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Wabash Valley College. McGee was hired at Wabash Valley back in 2023 following stints as a D1 assistant at SIUE, Milwaukee, and Southern Illinois. This past season, he led WVC to a 15-13 (10-4)
D3 DIRT: Maine Farmington’s Newton set to take over at Muhlenberg
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Muhlenberg College intends to hire Maine Farmington’s Quinn Newton as their new head men’s basketball coach. Newton has been the head coach at UMF for the past two seasons where he has gone 36-19 (.655), which includes a 23-6 (17-1 NAC) record this past year. Newton’s
D2 DIRT: Settembre out as Head Basketball Coach at New Mexico Highlands
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Just a week after signing a contract extension, Zach Settembre is out as the head basketball coach at D2 New Mexico Highlands. Settembre’s dismissal was part of a massive shake-up at the college which included the President being placed on leave, as well as at least two other high ranking college
D3 DIRT: Christopher Newport’s Krikorian on the move, will become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that D3 Christopher Newport head coach John Krikorian is on the move and will become an assistant at Elon. Krikorian is coming off a Division III Final Four run this past season (25-6) and wraps up an incredible 15-year run at CNU that included a
DAILY DIRT – 5/5/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Chad Gayle has departed the staff at Wagner after one season as an assistant. Word on the street is that he is headed to Seton Hall in a player development role. Prior to his time at Wagner, Gayle was a GA on Shaheen Holloway’s staff from 2023-25. There were at least
D3 DIRT: Delaware Valley set to open; Kaba taking D1 assistant job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard that D3 Delaware Valley will open as head coach Muhamadou Kaba is expected to be hired as an assistant at D1 Lafayette. Kaba has spent the past five seasons at DelVal, going 60-68 (.469). This past year, his team went 10-15 (4-10 MAC Freedom). Prior to his time
NAIA DIRT: Georgia Southern-East Georgia set to hire Tucek as Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Georgia Southern-East Georgia Campus will hire Justin Tucek as its next head men’s basketball coach. Tucek spent this past season at Southern Arkansas University and has also been on staff at Emporia State University and Rock Valley College, in addition to a stint as a graduate assistant
D3 DIRT: Loomis no longer Head Basketball Coach at Thiel
Following up on my tweet from earlier today… I have now heard from multiple sources that Tim Loomis stepped away today as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Thiel College. Loomis had spent the past 20 seasons as the Tomcats head coach, and has spent 32 overall seasons as a head coach. Prior to