Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Dory Hines is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 University of Mount Olive (NC). He has been replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Zach Grant. Hines was hired back in April 2020 at UMO, following a stint as an assistant at league foe Pembroke. In his
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Victoria College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Donte’ Davis is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Victoria College (TX). Davis had spent the past two seasons as the head coach at Victoria, where he went 6-50. Before his time in Texas, he served as the head coach at Owens CC (OH),
Stetson assistant headed to NBA G League
Stetson assistant coach Jonathan Mitchell announced today on Twitter that he is leaving the Hatters program and will become an assistant with the NBA G League’s Birmingham Squadron (New Orleans Pelicans). Mitchell, who played at both Florida and Rutgers, had spent the past three seasons on Donnie Jones’ staff at Stetson. He spent time as
JUCO DIRT: Northern Virginia opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Michael Abdeljabbar is no longer the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at NJCAA D2 Northern Virginia Community College. Abdeljabbar had been the head coach at NOVA for since 2015, and was an assistant at the college for four seasons before that. His best season came in 2015-16, when
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Frank Phillips College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I teased on Twitter (X) yesterday… I can now confirm that Frank Phillips College (TX) head men’s basketball coach and AD Jason Sautter has resigned. This past season was Sautter’s first and only campaign at FPC, where he led the Plainsmen to a 14-15 (6-10) record. Prior
REPORT: LSU’s Toppert set to be hired as G League Head Coach
According to a Woj-Bomb, LSU assistant coach Cody Toppert will be named as the head coach of Capital City Go-Go, the Washington Wizards G League affiliate: Toppert has been an assistant at LSU since April of 2022, and had spent three seasons on the staff at Memphis before that. This won’t be his first experience
D3 DIRT: Allegheny opens; New Head Coach to be named quickly
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Bob Simmons has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Allegheny College, and has accepted a position at IMG Academy. Simmons had spent the past eight seasons as the Gators head coach. This past season was his best at Allegheny, leading his
JUCO DIRT: Independence CC to hire former D1 assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard that NJCAA D1 Independence CC (KS) will hire Jai Steadman as their new head men’s basketball coach. Steadman, who spent last season as an assistant with the G-League’s Rio Grande Vipers, has a ton of experience at the college level. He has served as an assistant coach and
JUCO DIRT: Coaching Changes made at Delta College, Minnesota West, and Vermillion College
Men’s Basketball coaching changes have been made at NJCAA D2 Delta College (MI), NJCAA D3 Minnesota West Community and Technical College, and NJCAA D3 Vermillion College: Delta College Vincent Turner is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at Delta College. He has been replaced on an interim basis by Ryvon Covile, who served as
Daily Dirt – 8/4/23
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to wrap-up the first week of August… I have heard that Northern Kentucky has hired Isaac Wodajo – most likely as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Wodajo spent last season as the head coach at Wabash Valley College. He also served as a graduate assistant at
JUCO DIRT: D1 Independence CC (KS) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Justin Mann has stepped down as the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Independence CC (KS), and will become an assistant coach at NCAA D2 West Florida. Mann had been the head coach at Indy since 2021, and had served as the associate head coach at
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Kilgore (TX) to hire Coastal Bend’s Byrd as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Kilgore College (TX) will hire Coastal Bend College (TX) head coach Robert Byrd to take over their men’s basketball program. Byrd will replace Brian Hoberecht who resigned in mid-July after 15-seasons on the job. Byrd was hired at Coastal Bend last May, following a