Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that the new head basketball coach at Keene State will be Steve Enright. Enright has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at Bridgewater College (VA), where he has gone 50-61 (.450). His best year came this past season, when he led the
D2 DIRT: University of Charleston (WV) opens; Osborne taking D1 assistant job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Dwaine Osborne has stepped down as. the head men’s basketball coach at D2 University of Charleston (WV). Word on the street is that he is headed to Youngstown State, where he will join new head coach Ethan Faulkner’s staff as an assistant coach. Osborne had been at
Mount St. Mary’s Basketball Search Update
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Been a busy week. Spending time at the NJCAA Convention in Charlotte, and trying to chase a bunch of stuff going on. Here’s a quick update on the search at Mount St. Mary’s…. I have heard from multiple sources that the final group to replace Dan Engelstad (departed to become an
Hawkins resigns as Head Coach at D2 Quincy U; Will become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) D2 Quincy University (IL) head men’s basketball coach Steve Hawkins has resigned (official release below). The statement says that Hawkins “has accepted another job opportunity, and his new position will be announced at a later date.” I have now heard from multiple sources that his most likely landing spot is at
D2 DIRT: Alabama Huntsville intends to name D3 coach as new Head Basketball Coach
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