In Tuesday’s Daily Dirt, I mentioned Green Bay assistant Keli Ganz and his involvement at D2 Northern Michigan. Seems like that’s now a done deal according to his boss (now former boss) Doug Gottlieb… Last season was Ganz’ first at Green Bay following a stint as the associate head coach at Northern Michigan. Ganz has
DAILY DIRT: JUCO Edition – 4/1/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things from the JUCO level… Utah State Eastern I have heard from multiple sources that Bill Evans is no longer the head basketball coach at NJCAA D1 USUE. Evans, who is the former head coach at both Southern Utah (1992-2007) and Idaho State (2013-19) had been the Eagles head
ACC DIRT: Louisville to hire Campbell’s John Andrzejek as Associate Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Campbell head coach John Andrzejek is on the move and will become the associate head coach at Louisville. Andrzejek took over at Campbell last spring after winning a National Championship on the staff at Florida. Campbell went 16-18 last season and laid a solid foundation in year
REPORT: Nevada Smith to be named Head Basketball Coach at Siena
According to a Jon Rothstein report, Marquette assistant Nevada Smith will become the next head coach at Siena. Smith spent the past four seasons on Shaka Smart’s staff at Marquette and also worked with him for one season at Texas. He brings head coaching experience from the NBA G League, where he led both the
JUCO DIRT: Navarro College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Grant McMillan is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Navarro College (TX) after seven seasons on the job. McMillan took over back in 2019 following a strong run as the head coach at Panola College. He wraps up his tenure at Navarro with a 117-85 record including
D2 DIRT: Montevallo’s Komara on the move
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Anthony Komara is no longer the head basketball coach at the University of Montevallo. It sounds like his landing spot will be as the new head coach at Auburn Montgomery. *UPDATE: I can now confirm that Komara will indeed be named as the head coach at Auburn Montgomery.
D3 DIRT: Lewis resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Wisconsin Oshkosh
Matt Lewis has resigned as the head basketball coach at D3 Wisconsin Oshkosh according to a post from Bob Quillman: Lewis had been the Titans head coach for the past eight seasons where he put together a 141-62 (.695) record.
DAILY DIRT – 3/31/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of small college search updates… NCAA D2 Northern Michigan Names making the rounds here include Green Bay assistant Keli Ganz, Old Dominion assistant Ryan Nadeau, and an NJCAA D2 head coach. Before joining the Green Bay staff, Ganz was the associate head coach at Northern Michigan. Nadeau is a
D3 DIRT: Hopkins out as Head Basketball Coach at Muhlenberg
Kevin Hopkins is out as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Muhlenberg. No official statement from the school yet, but Hoopsville’s Dave McHugh posted it on X at 3am, and Hopkins has been removed from the school’s website. Hopkins had spent the past eight seasons at Muhlenberg, where he went 100-105 (.488). This past
D2 DIRT: Alaska Anchorage set to hire Turner as Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Alaska Anchorage is set to hire Cameron Turner as their new head men’s basketball coach. Turner, who is currently the head coach at NJCAA D1 Eastern Arizona College, served as an assistant at Anchorage from 2011-17 and was part of a program that went 116-60 during
REPORT: John Groce to Charleston
I mentioned this one in last night’s Daily Dirt – sounds like it’s now a done deal. The College of Charleston is expected to name Akron head coach John Groce as its next head coach, per multiple reports. The hire is anticipated to be finalized pending Board of Trustees approval on Monday. Groce would leave
REPORT: St. Bonaventure set hire MacDonald as Head Basketball Coach
St. Bonaventure is set to name Mike MacDonald as their new head men’s basketball coach, according to a report from Pete Thamel. MacDonald, a 1988 St. Bonaventure alum, has been the head coach at D2 Daemen for the past 12-seasons. During that time, he has 265-86 (.755), including an incredible 61-3 mark over the past