Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following up on my Tweet from Monday, I have heard from multiple sources that the next head men’s basketball coach at D2 Arkansas Monticello will be NAIA Lyon College (ARK) coach Chad Tapp. He will replace Kyle Tolin who departed for Texas Permian Basin last week. Tapp had been the head
NAIA DIRT: Wayland Baptist opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NAIA Wayland Baptist University (TX) head men’s basketball coach Ty Harrelson has resigned. It sounds like he will be pursuing professional basketball opportunities (he played overseas before getting into coaching). Harrelson had been the head coach at WBU since 2015, where he led his teams to a
Daily Dirt – 8/12/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some things that I’ve heard over the past few days… Chip Cunningham has been added to the staff at UMass Lowell as the Director of Basketball Operations. Cunningham had spent the past six seasons as the video coordinator at Boston College, and had previously served in administrative roles at Ohio and
D2 DIRT: UTPB set to hire UAM’s Tolin as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that the University of Texas Permian Basin will hire University of Arkansas Monticello’s Kyle Tolin as their new head men’s basketball coach. Tolin has already informed his team of the decision, and an official announcement is expected shortly. He will replace Josh Newman, who took
D3 DIRT: Curry College to name D3 assistant as next head basketball coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that D3 Curry College (MA) will hire Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA) assistant Phil Alibrandi as their new head men’s basketball coach. Prior to his time at Wentworth, Alibrandi spent three seasons as an assistant at Curry. He also worked as an assistant at Emerson
Daily Dirt – 8/9/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to kick off the week… Following up on my TWEET from Saturday…D2 Texas Permian Basin has found their new head coach. Multiple sources have told me that it is a current D2 head coach from a different conference. The new coach will replace Josh Newman who departed for
Daily Dirt – 8/5/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Today’s Daily Dirt… Horace Owens, Vernon Dupree, and Shadid Perkins will make up Stan Waterman’s new staff at Delaware State. Owens was a long-time assistant at La Salle. Dupree had spent the past 11-seasons as an assistant at D2 Wilmington University (DE). Perkins had been on Waterman’s staff at the Sanford
Daily Dirt – 8/2/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to kick off August… Dallas Cameron has been hired as an assistant at American University. Cameron, who played at Stephen F. Austin, was most recently a graduate assistant under Mike Boynton at Oklahoma State. He replaces Matt Wolff, who had been at AU for the past 11-seasons. An
REPORT: Rasheed Wallace a candidate to join Penny’s staff at Memphis
According to a TWEET from NBA reported Marc Stein, Rasheed Wallace is a “prime candidate” to join Penny Hardaway’s staff at Memphis as an assistant coach. Wallace, the 4th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft was a four-time All-Star during his sixteen seasons in the league. He has been coaching high school basketball in North
D2 DIRT: Texas Permian Basin opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard that D2 Texas Permian Basin head coach Josh Newman has resigned and will become a D1 assistant. Newman has spent the past three seasons at UTPB, where he went 38-43 (.469). Prior to that, he was the head coach at Arkansas Fort Smith for 12-seasons where he helped
Daily Dirt – 7/29/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Catching-up on a few things… McNeese State will add Robert Burlingham as their new Director of Basketball Operations. Burlingham was most recently a graduate assistant for Keno Davis at Central Michigan and has also worked as an assistant at West Virginia Tech. Trent Skinner has resigned as the head coach at
MAINE DIRT: 3 new assistants set to be hired
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that the University of Maine will hire Jai Steadman, Kyle Drennan, and Mike Strickland as assistant men’s basketball coaches. Steadman was most recently the associate head coach at UTRGV. The veteran assistant took over in February after the sudden passing of head coach Lew Hill. In addition to