Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Tarleton State head coach Billy Gillispie will add Zach Settembre to his staff as the lead assistant. Last season was Settembre’s first at Coastal Carolina. He was part of a staff that led the Chanticleers to their highest win total since the 2016-17 season (19), and advanced
JUCO DIRT: Midland (TX) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Patrick Rafferty is no longer the head coach at NJCAA D1 Midland College (TX). Rafferty, who was hired at Midland back in 2017, was in his second stint at the college. He had previously served as the head coach there 1994-1999. The coaching veteran
REPORT: Villanova’s Jay Wright “likely” to retire
According to multiple tweets by Shams Charania, Senior lead NBA Insider/Writer/Analyst for The Athletic and Stadium, Villanova head coach Jay Wright is “likely” retiring. Charania also reports that Fordham head coach Kyle Neptune is the likely successor. More soon on this fast developing story…
D2 DIRT: Converse College to open; Saunders set to become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Converse College head coach Ryan Saunders has resigned, and will become an assistant at D1 Elon College. Saunders was hired back in 2020 as the first-ever head coach in Converse men’s basketball history. He spent his first year recruiting, and the team played for
Daily Dirt – 4/19/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick things… I have heard that Middle Tennessee assistant Sean Dixon is in the mix to join Brad Brownell’s staff at Clemson. Dixon has been at MTSU since 2018, and has also worked at UNC Asheville and at his alma mater Presbyterian College (SC). I mentioned all of the
Daily Dirt – 4/18/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Marathon Monday here in Boston. Here are a few things I’ve heard while I sit on my sofa and watch crazy athletes run 26.2…. UNLV will add John Cooper as an assistant. Cooper had been on former SMU head coach Tim Jankovich since 2000. He has been the head coach at
DAILY DIRT: South Carolina Edition
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things from the state of South Carolina…. I have heard from multiple sources that Dave Davis is no longer the associate head coach at the College of Charleston. Davis had been with Pat Kelsey at Winthrop, and followed him to C of C last spring. Before being hired
D3 DIRT: Penn State Abington opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Jon Tanous is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Penn State Abington. Tanous took over at PSU Abington back in 2015, and put together a 63-88 (.417) mark during his tenure. His best season came in 2018-19, when he led his team to a
D2 DIRT: University of Montevallo set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I TWEETED last night… I can now confirm that Danny Young has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D2 University of Montevallo (AL). Young will depart as the winningest head coach in Montevallo men’s basketball history. During his 19-seasons at the helm, he put together
Daily Dirt – 4/15/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Here’s Friday’s Daily Dirt… A couple new names surfacing in the search at Elon. I have heard from multiple sources that Iowa assistant Billy Taylor is involved. He has been at Iowa for the past four years, and was the head coach at D2 Belmont Abbey (NC), and Ball State before
Daily Dirt – 4/13/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Early in the search at Wagner, but two names making the rounds are current Wagner assistant Winston Smith, and Seton Hall assistant Donald Copeland. Smith has been at Wagner for the past four seasons, and has also been an assistant at St. Francis (PA), Drexel, Youngstown St., FDU, and Hofstra. Copeland
JUCO DIRT: Hall of Famer Kuhn set to make move from Joliet
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that NJCAA Hall of Famer Joe Kuhn will depart NJCAA D3 Joliet Junior College after 25-years, and become the head coach at Region 4 foe College of DuPage. Kuhn, who was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame back in 2017, led JJC to the