Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that Denver will hire former San Diego assistant Jerry Brown as an assistant. Brown had been at USD since 2019 and was not retained when Steve Lavin took over. Before his time at San Diego, he worked as the Director of Player
D2 DIRT: Belmont Abbey set to hire Army assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Belmont Abbey (NC) will name Army assistant David Belfield as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Dan Ficke, who took over at Metro State back in late April. Belfield had been on the Army staff since 2019, and served as the Black Knights
D3 DIRT: Pratt (NY) set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on my TWEET from this weekend… I can confirm that D3 Pratt Institute (NY) head coach Chris Thompson will step down and become an assistant on Dave Klatsky’s new staff at D3 NYU. Thompson took over at Pratt last May, following a five-year stint as an assistant at D3 Stevens
Daily Dirt – 6/9/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard… I have heard that Dartmouth associate head coach Justin Bradley is on the move, and will land on the staff at Seattle. Bradley had been at Dartmouth for the past five seasons, and was on the staff at North Carolina Central before that. He was
Daily Dirt – 6/8/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some mid-week dirt… I have heard that James Madison will hire Clemson DBO Matt Bucklin as an assistant coach. Bucklin has been at Clemson for the past four seasons, and served as the operations coordinator at Georgia before that. An official announcement is expected shortly. Word on the street is that
D2 DIRT: University of Montevallo set to name new head coach today
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I mentioned earlier today in the DAILY DIRT… The University of Montevallo (AL) wil name their new head men’s basketball coach today at 11am (CST). I have heard from multiple sources that the choice is expected to be Alabama Huntsville associate head coach Anthony Komara. Komara has
Daily Dirt – 6/7/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things that I’ve heard… According to multiple reports, including one from All Sooners, Oklahoma will add former Marist and James Madison head coach Matt Brady to their staff as an assistant coach. Brady had been on the staff at Maryland since 2017. He has also been an assistant
JUCO DIRT: Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa set to hire JUCO vet as new Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa is expected to hire Patrick Nee as their new men’s basketball coach. Nee who spent last season as an assistant at Allen CC (KS), has a long track record of success as a JUCO head coach. He has had stops at
JUCO DIRT: New Mexico JC to hire current JUCO Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that New Mexico Junior College has hired Luke Mackay as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Mackay spent last season as the head coach at Neosho County Community College (KS), following a five-year stint as an assistant at UTRGV. In his only season at Neosho,
STANFORD DIRT: Dunson set to be named Cardinal Assistant Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Stanford will hire University of Denver associate head coach Brandon Dunson as an assistant coach. Dunson had previously served as the Director of Basketball Operations for the Cardinal (2016-18). Last season was Dunson’s first as the associate head coach at Denver, where he worked for former Stanford
JUCO DIRT: Midland College (TX) to hire former D1 assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Midland College (TX) will hire Tra Arnold as their new head men’s basketball coach. Arnold spent last season as an assistant on Billy Gillispie’s staff at Tarleton State. Prior to his time at Tarleton, Arnold worked as an assistant at Samford, and as the associate
D3 DIRT: Springfield College set to name new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Springfield College intends to hire Mike McClendon as their new head men’s basketball coach. McClendon spent last season as the head coach at Middlesex Community College (NJ) where he led his team to a 15-12 (11-10) record. Prior to his time at MCC, McClendon