Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have now heard from multiple sources that D2 Alabama Huntsville intends to hire D3 Berry College’s Mick Hedgepeth as their new head men’s basketball coach. Hedgepeth has been the head coach at Berry for the past two seasons, where he has gone 44-14 (.759). This past season, his team went
D3 DIRT: Nichols College set to open
D3 Nichols College will open as head basketball coach Brock Erickson is headed to UTRGV, where he will become the associate head coach. Erickson had spent the past three seasons at Nichols, where he put together a gaudy 73-14 (.839) record. He led his 2022-23 squad to a 26-6 (14-2 CCC) record and advanced to
JUCO DIRT: Indian Hills opens; Sash headed to Drake
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Indian Hills head coach Josh Sash has resigned, and will become an assistant coach on Ben McCollum’s new staff at Drake. Sash took over at Indian Hills last spring after a three year run as an assistant at North Dakota State and led the Warriors to a
JUCO DIRT: Hutch set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Hutchinson Community College (KS) head coach Tommy DeSalme is on the move and will become the head coach at Bartlesville (OK) HS. DeSalme has been at Hutch for the past three seasons where he has gone 75-28, including a 29-7 (20-4) mark this past season.
DAILY DIRT – 4/12/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Catching-up on a bunch of things to close out a wild week… Most interesting name that I’ve heard so far at Florida A&M is former Arkansas / St. John’s / Missouri / UAB head coach Mike Anderson. The veteran coach is 437-256 (.631) in 21 seasons as a D1 head coach.
REPORT: Chicago State’s Gillion resigns; Set to become Associate Head Coach at LIU
According to a Jeff Goodman report, Chicago State head coach Gerald Gillion is on the move and will become the associate head coach at Long Island University. The job posting for the position lists the salary at $250,000-$260,000 – which is absolutely wild for the NEC. Coincidently, CSU is headed to the NEC next year
REPORT: Kentucky zeroing in on Mark Pope
According to multiple reports, Kentucky is “zeroing in” on BYU head coach Mark Pope as John Calipari’s replacement. Pope is a 1996 Kentucky alum who played for four NBA teams following his graduation. He has spent the past five seasons at BYU where he has gone 110-52 (.679) including a 23-11 (10-8) mark this past
D2 DIRT: Emory and Henry set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that the men’s basketball job at Emory and Henry will open, with an announcement coming sometime this week. Ben Thompson, who had been the Wasps head coach for the past five seasons will be taking a position in the advancement office at the college. Thompson led E&H’s transition
D3 DIRT: Hartwick opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Nick Ciresi is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Hartwick College. Ciresi had spent the past three seasons as the Hawks head coach, where he put together a 12-59 (.169) record. This past season, Hartwick went 1-22 (0-16 E8). Prior to his time at
D2 DIRT: Lynn U (FL) set to hire current NJCAA D1 head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Lynn University (FL) will hire Indian River State College (FL) Bill Morosco as their new head men’s basketball coach. Morosco has spent the past two seasons as the helm of the IRSC program where he has gone 49-13 (25-6 this past year). Prior to his time
DAILY DIRT – 4/9/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Congrats to Dan Hurley and UConn – blew everyone out in the tourney this year to capture their second straight title. Ridiculously impressive. Here are a few things that I’ve heard… New St. Louis head coach Josh Schertz is bringing Antone Gray and Rob Gardiner with him from Indiana State. Gray