No major surprise here…I touched on it briefly in last night’s Daily Dirt and it now appears to be a done deal. Tennessee associate head coach and NC State alum Justin Gainey will be hired as the Wolfpack’s new head basketball coach. Gainey played at NC State from 1996-2000, serving as a captain his senior
REPORT: Cal Baptist opens; Croy set to join Arizona State Basketball staff
According to a Jon Rothstein report, Cal Baptist head basketball coach Rick Croy will join Randy Bennett’s new staff at Arizona State as an assistant. Croy had been at CBU for the past 13-seasons where he oversaw their move from D2 to D1. The 2025-26 season marked the most successful Division I campaign in CBU
D2 DIRT: Mann out as Head Basketball Coach at West Florida
I can confirm that Justin Mann is out as the head men’s basketball coach at D2 West Florida. Mann had been the head coach at UWF for the past three seasons. This year, he led the Argonauts to the Gulf South Conference Championship, and earned a trip to the NCAA D2 National Tournament. His squad
DAILY DIRT -3/29/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some late night Sunday Dirt… I have heard that in person interviews start this week at Georgia State. It sounds like former Boston College head coach Earl Grant and former UNCG head coach Mike Jones are in play here. Grant spent the past five seasons at BC, and was the head
REPORT: Troy set to hire Howard as new Head Basketball Coach
According to a Pete Thamel report, Troy is finalizing a deal with Adam Howard to become their new head men’s basketball coach. Howard, a former assistant at Troy (2016-18), spent last season on Will Wade’s staff at NC State. He has also worked at Nebraska, South Alabama, Tennessee, Southern Miss, and Morehead State. More on
D2 DIRT: Malone set to open; Wallrapp takes D1 assistant job
Following up on something that I first mentioned on Monday (DAILY DIRT)… I can confirm that D2 Malone University head coach Charlie Wallrapp will join Matt Majkrzak’s staff at Northern Illinois. Wallrapp, who took over at Malone in 2023, previously served as Majkrzak’s associate head coach at Northern Michigan. He also has assistant coaching experience
REPORT: Luke Murray to be named Head Basketball Coach at Boston College
This one has been out there for a while – it’s finally been confirmed through multiple reports… Boston College will hire UConn’s Luke Murray as their new head men’s basketball coach. Murray is on his 5th season on Dan Hurley’s staff at UConn, and has been a part of two National Championship teams. He also
JUCO DIRT: Weatherford College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one a few weeks ago, and can confirm that Chris Lewis is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Weatherford College (TX). Lewis took over at WC back in 2021 and wraps up his tenure with a 91-60 overall record. This past season, his team
LSU Hiring Schroyer set to Trigger Coaching Carousel Movement
LSU has officially hired McNeese State AD Heath Schroyer as its new Senior Deputy Director of Athletics/Executive Director of External Relations, a move that is expected to trigger a series of changes in Baton Rouge. Schroyer, a longtime basketball coach and administrator, most recently served as AD at McNeese State, where he was responsible for
DAILY DIRT – 3/26/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) What a wild few days on the coaching carousel. Hubert Davis gets canned after averaging 25 wins per season at UNC, Will Wade could be headed back to LSU, Bill Self retirement chatter is hot, USF hires Chris Mack 3 days after losing Brian Hodgson, and the silly search at BC
D3 DIRT: Colby opens; Rutigliano taking D1 assistant job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Colby College head coach Sean Rutigliano is on the move and will become an assistant at Kansas State. I first mentioned Rutigliano’s involvement with this one back on 3/18 (DAILY DIRT). Rutigliano was hired at Colby last spring following an six year run as an assistant
REPORT: Ryan Cross expected to be named Head Basketball Coach at ULM
According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, UAB associate head coach Ryan Cross is expected to be named as the head basketball coach at Louisiana Monroe. Cross had been at UAB for the past six seasons and had served as an assistant at ULM for eight years before that. Cross has also had