NJCAA D3 Owens Community College (OH) is once again searching for a men’s basketball coach, as Donte’ Davis is no longer the head coach at the school. OCC will now be looking for their 5th head coach in the last 6 years. In December of 2019, Davis was elevated from assistant coach to interim head
Search Firm Update
Here’s who I have heard has the following searches: Boston College: Bob Beaudine / Eastman & Beaudine Fordham: Glenn Sugiyama / DHR International Northern Ilinois: Daniel Parker / Parker Executive Search Penn State: TurnkeyZRG The 2021 College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker can be found HERE.
Small College Dirt: Clinton College (SC) set to hire former D1 staffer as new Head Coach
I have heard that Dee Frazier will be named as the new head men’s basketball coach and Athletic Director at Clinton College (SC). He will replace Alonzo Duncan who became the head coach at the University of the Virgin Islands back in November. Frazier had previously served on Darrell Walker’s staff at Little Rock as
D3 DIRT: Wilson College (PA) opens
Brian Zoeller is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Wilson College (PA). He had served as the Phoenix head coach since 2015, and complied a 57-71 (.445) record during his tenure. Zoeller was the second head coach in program history. His best season came in 2017-18, when he led the Phoenix to
Coaching Change made at D3 Adrian College
Kyle Lindsay is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at Adrian College (MI). He has been replaced by assistant coach Tim Kaiser, who coached the team in their 85-80 win over Alma on Saturday, and their MIAA opener last night (59-57 loss at Calvin). Lindsay had been the Bulldogs head coach since 2016, and
Gaston College (NC) hires former D1 head coach Nutt to start MBB program
Gaston College (NC) will be launching an athletics program to begin play during the 2021-22 academic year. The college has made a splash, by hiring Dickey Nutt as their new head men’s basketball coach, and former NBA player Gene Banks as their AD. Nutt, a veteran coach, has served as the head coach at Arkansas
JUCO DIRT: Change made at East Georgia
I have heard from multiple sources that Travis Garrett has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 East Georgia State College. He replaces Leroy Jordan, who had been the head coach at EGSC since 2013. Garrett, who had most recently been working for JUCO Advocate, spent 2015-20, as the head
DAILY DIRT: Small College Edition – 1/25/21
I can confirm that two small college men’s basketball jobs have recently opened… Jackson College (MI) – NJCAA D2 Head Coach Josh Kutchinski resigned following the cancellation of Jackson’s season, and has become an assistant at D2 Lake Superior State (MI). Kutchinski had been an assistant at Mesa CC (AZ) before taking over at JC
D3 DIRT: Keuka College set to hire current D3 head coach
I can confirm through multiple sources that D3 Keuka College (NY) will hire Jake Scott as their new head men’s basketball coach. Scott, the current head coach at D3 SUNY Cobleskill, will replace Thad Phillips who resigned back in November. Scott took over at SUNY Cobleskill back in 2016 after a four-year run as the
WAC DIRT: Shield departs Tarleton Staff
Tarleton State assistant coach Steve Shields has departed the men’s basketball staff. The coaching veteran was in his first season at with Billy Gillispie at Tarleton. Shields, who was the head coach at the University of Arkansas Little Rock from 2003-15, will be returning to the area as he will become the Parks and Recreation
JUCO DIRT: Black Hawk College’s Bizarri Resigns
Black Hawk College (NJCAA D2) head coach Darren Bizarri has resigned. Bizarri has accepted a full-time job away from basketball in another state (his position at Black Hawk was part-time). Bizarri leaves Black Hawk as the program’s all-time leader in wins – he amassed 205 victories in his 13-years as the Braves head coach. I
Chicago State Men’s Basketball Staff Update
It’s been a wild ride over the past month for the men’s basketball staff at Chicago State…. As Previously reported, Head Coach Lance Irvin decided to opt out of coaching this season. Irvin has twice been diagnosed with cancer, and had a bone marrow transplant back in 2012. In a report by Stadium, he said,