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
D3 DIRT: Hopkins out as Head Basketball Coach at Muhlenberg
Kevin Hopkins is no longer the head basketball coach at Muhlenberg. He posted the following to X a short time ago: Hopkins had spent the past eight seasons as MC’s head coach, where he went 100-105 (.488). This past season, his team went 12-13 (5-8 Centennial). No official word yet from the college, but Hopkins
JUCO DIRT: Ranger set to hire former Tarleton assistant Ashton Arnold as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Ranger College will hire Ashton Arnold as their new head men’s basketball coach. Last season was Arnold’s first on the head coach Billy Gillispie’s staff at Tarleton (side note: Gillispie had served as the head coach at Ranger from 2015-20). Prior to his time at
JUCO DIRT: Eggleston out, Cavaco in at Lorain County CC
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Marty Eggleston is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D3 Lorain County CC (OH). Eggleston had been the head coach at LCCC since 2013. Although this year’s team finished just a 6-24 (4-12), they did capture the Region 12 D3 title. Multiple sources have
REPORT: Tang set to rejoin Baylor staff as Associate Head Basketball Coach
Jerome Tang is expected to rejoin Scott Drew’s staff at Baylor as the associate head basketball coach, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Tang was a central figure in Baylor’s rise over nearly 20 seasons on staff, including its 2021 national title run. He left for the head job at Kansas State in 2022 and quickly made
DAILY DIRT – 4/28/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some long-time college coaches headed to the prep ranks… Brock Erickson will take over as the head coach at Layton Christian Academy (UT). Erickson had spent the past two seasons as the associate head coach at UTRGV and was the head coach at D3 Nichols College before that (73-14 in 3
D3 DIRT: Earlham opens (again)
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Earlham College will once again be on the hunt for a head basketball coach, as Isaiah Cavaco is no longer listed on the school’s athletics staff directory. Earlham is now set to search for its fourth head coach in the past three seasons. Cavaco, who was hired last spring, went 2-23