Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A little late night dirt… Most interesting name I’ve heard mentioned with the search at Siena is UMBC head coach Jim Ferry. The veteran head coach led the Retrievers to a 24-9 (14-2 AE) record this past season and captured the America East Tournament Championship. Ferry has also been the head
REPORT: Cincinnati set to hire Jerrod Calhoun as Head Basketball Coach
Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun is set to take over at his alma mater Cincinnati according to multiple reports. Calhoun led Utah State to a 29-7 (15-5 MW) record this season, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Arizona last night. In two seasons at USU, Calhoun
REPORT: Randy Bennett to Arizona State
According to multiple reports, including one from Jeff Goodman, Arizona State will hire Randy Bennett as their next head basketball coach. The coaching veteran has spent the past 25-seasons as the head coach at St. Mary’s (CA) leading them to a 589-228 (.721) record during his tenure. This season, he led the Gaels to a
D2 DIRT: UW Parkside set to hire Blackbourn as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one earlier today on X…I can now confirm that Kyle Blackbourn will take over as the head men’s basketball coach at D2 UW Parkside. Blackbourn has spent the past two seasons as the head coach at D2 Rockhurst where he went 40-19 (.678) including a 23-7 (17-3 GLVC)
DAILY DIRT – 3/22/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A little Sunday Dirt… More Changes at Southern Indiana; Veteran D1 Assistant Targeted The staff changes at Southern Indiana continue…back on March 3rd, I mentioned that John Spruance was out as head coach Stan Gouard had to make staff changes to save his own job. I can now confirm that assistant
REPORT: McNamara to Syracuse finally getting done
No surprise here, just took time for the dust to settle after Siena’s tournament loss to Duke…according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Syracuse is expected to hire Siena coach Gerry McNamara has its next head coach. McNamara, a former Orange standout just wrapped up his second season at Siena, leading the Saints to a 23-12
JUCO DIRT: Lincoln Land opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Chuck Shanklin is no longer head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D2 Lincoln Land Community College (IL). Shanklin had been the Loggers head coach since 2018. This past season he led his team to a 12-12 (7-7) record. Prior to his time at LLCC, he worked as
JUCO DIRT: Missouri State West Plains opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one on X last night, and can now confirm through multiple sources that Jared Phay is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Missouri State West Plains. Phay took over at West Plains back in 2020 after a very successful stint as the head coach
REPORT: FIU set to hire Cantens as Head Basketball Coach
According to a Pete Thamel report, FIU is expected to hire Joey Cantens as their new head men’s basketball coach. Cantens has been the head coach at NJCAA D1 Daytona State for the past five seasons, where he has gone 120-40 (26-7 this season). Cantens has also worked at FGCU and USC. The Miami native
Shannon out as Assistant Coach at South Carolina
Following a 13–19 campaign (4–14 in SEC play), South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris is making changes to his staff. Longtime assistant Eddie Shannon will not return for the Gamecocks. There has not been an official announcement, but Shannon posted the following on X: Shannon had been on the USC staff for the past four
REPORT: Western Michigan expected to hire Fennell as Head Basketball Coach
According to multiple reports, including one from Jeff Goodman, Western Michigan is expected to hire UTRGV’s Kahil Fennell as their new head men’s basketball coach. Fennell has spent the past two seasons as the head coach at UTRGV where he put together a 35-29 (.547) record. Prior to his time as a head coach, Fennell
REPORT: Travis Ford to be named Head Basketball Coach at Little Rock
According to multiple reports, including one from Pete Thamel, Travis Ford is expected to be named as the head basketball coach at Little Rock. Ford has spent 24 seasons as a D1 head coach, most recently at Saint Louis (2017-2024). He has also been the head coach at Oklahoma State (2008-16), UMass (2005-08), and Eastern