Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one on X last night. Still no official announcement yet, but I can confirm that after spending the past 28-seasons as the head basketball coach at D3 Wheaton College (MA), Brian Walmsley will step away from basketball and assume the position of Senior Assistant Athletic Director at the
D2 DIRT: Driscoll set to retire as Head Basketball Coach at Kutztown
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Longtime Kutztown University head basketball coach Bernie Driscoll will retire after 25 years as the Golden Bears head coach. The coaching veteran put together a 362-319 (.532) record during his time at Kutztown. He is the winningest coach in Kutztown history, a four-time PSAC East Coach of the Year (2003, 2009,
JUCO DIRT: Rainy River (MN) opens; Collins will become new Head Coach at Kirtland (MI)
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Ernest Collins has stepped down as the head basketball coach at NJCAA D3 Minnesota North Rainy River and will become the new head coach at NJCAA D2 Kirtland Community College (MI). Collins took over at Rainy River prior to last season and led the Voyageurs to a
JUCO DIRT: Scipio steps down as Head Coach at Denmark Tech, will become NAIA assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Patrick Scipio has stepped down as the head basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Denmark Tech (SC). Scipio became the head coach at Denmark Tech in 2023 after serving as an assistant in the program. He also has also worked as a GA at SIUE. Scipio posted about his departure on social
NAIA DIRT: Kohnke departs Central Baptist for Oklahoma City U; CBC acts quickly to find replacement
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Back on July 18th, I posted on X that the Oklahoma City State University job was done and that they were hiring a current NAIA head coach. I then went away on vacation and forgot to follow-up on this one. Anyway, 10 days later, in what is now the worst kept
JUCO DIRT: Florida State College at Jacksonville Head Coach Putyrski takes overseas job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Florida State College at Jacksonville’s John Putyrski is on the move, and has taken a job as a head coach in Slovakia’s top professional league. Also, it sounds like current FCSJ assistant coach Toriano Andrews will replace Putyrski as the program’s head coach. Putyrski had a big-time
D3 DIRT: Wilson College opens; Harris taking D2 assistant job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Dexter Harris is no longer the head basketball coach at D3 Wilson College (PA). He will return to D2 Millersville University (PA) where he will become an assistant coach. Prior to taking over at Wilson last May, Harris had spent three seasons on the MU staff. In
REPORT: Memphis Assistant Nolan Smith finalizing deal to become next Head Basketball Coach at Tennessee State
According to a Jon Rothstein report, Memphis assistant Nolan Smith is “finalizing” a deal to become the next head coach at Tennessee State. Smith joined the Memphis men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach in September 2024 after two seasons at Louisville under head coach Kenny Payne. Prior to his time at Louisville, Smith spent
REPORT: Hardaway to add Kristan Kelly to Memphis Basketball Staff
According to a report from the Commercial Appeal, Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway is set to hire Kristan Kelly as the program’s new director of basketball operations. Kelly will replace Jordan VerHulst, who departed in June to become an assistant at Murray State. She will become the first woman on Hardaway’s game-day bench staff.
D3 DIRT: Immaculata opens; Hyman takes D1 Assistant AD position
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Jayson Hyman is no longer the Head Men’s Basketball coach at D3 Immaculata University. The veteran coach and administrator will become a Senior Associate Director of Athletics at D1 Rider. Hyman, a former standout at Immaculata, had been the head coach of the Mighty Macs for the
D3 DIRT: Bethany (WVa) set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Bethany College (WVa) head coach Brad Johnson in on the move, and will accept an assistant position at D3 school in the midwest. Johnson had been the head coach at Bethany for the past two seasons. Before his time with the Bison, he worked as an
D2 DIRT: UC Merced opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Kevin Pham is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at rising NCAA D2 UC Merced. Pham, the 2024-25 California Pacific Conference Coach of the Year, had been at the helm of the Bobcats for the past ten seasons. Last season, Pham led the Bobcats to a 20-7