I can confirm that Travis Garrett is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA South Georgia Technical College. He has been replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Chris Ballauer. Garrett had been at SGTC for the past four seasons. This past season, the Jets finished with a 13-18 (6-10) record. Garrett
JUCO DIRT: Highland CC (IL) set to name new Head Coach
I can confirm that Highland Community CC (IL) will name Luke Norman as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Chad Boudreau who became an assistant at Western Illinois back in May. Norman is a 2014 Highland CC alum and son of long-time HCC head coach Pete Norman. After Highland, he continued his
JUCO DIRT: Des Moines Area CC hires DI assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Des Moines Area Community College (IA) will name Chicago State assistant Brett Putz as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Josh Sash who became an assistant at North Dakota State back in May. Putz had been on Lance Irvin’s staff at CSU for the past two seasons. He had previously served as
JUCO DIRT: Change made at Western Nebraska CC
Western Nebraska CC head men’s basketball coach Cody Fehringer has resigned effective immediately. Multiple sources have told me that he will wind up on a D1 staff with that announcement coming mid-week. The most likely landing spot seems to be on a staff in the Big Sky. Fehringer was 91-39 in his four seasons at
D2 DIRT: Clark Atlanta set to tab D1 assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
I have heard from multiple sources that D2 Clark Atlanta University will name Little Rock assistant Alfred Jordan as their new head men’s basketball coach. He would replace George Lynch, who’s contract was not renewed after two seasons (28-28) at CAU. Jordan, a CAU alum, has been on Darrell Walker’s staff at Little Rock for
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NAIA DIRT: Coaching change made at Rust College (MS)
Ato Green is no longer the head men’s basketball coach NAIA Rust College (MS). He had been there for the past three seasons – no reason has been given for his departure. I have heard that he has been replaced by Harris-Stowe State (MO) assistant Edward Newton. Newton is a Rust College alum, who had
Daily Dirt – 7/1/20
Two quick things from the D1 level to kick off July… I have heard that assistant Tobe Carberry and DBO Rey Crossman have both departed the basketball staff at Yale. Carberry had been on James Jones staff since 2017, and had also worked at LIU Brooklyn, Central Connecticut, and the University of New Haven. Crossman
JUCO DIRT: Dyersburg State set to hire former D2 head coach
I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Dyersburg State Community College (TN) will name Chad Kline as their new head men’s basketball coach. Kline had spent the past six seasons as the head coach at D2 Arkansas Tech. During his tenure as the Wonder Boys head coach, he compiled a 96-79 (.549) record (67-63 Great American
Daily Dirt – 6/29/20
A few things to kick off the week… According to multiple report, including one from KRQE in Albuquerque, former Samford head coach Scott Padgett will join the staff at New Mexico. Padgett, who was released at Samford earlier this spring, went 84-115 (.422) during his six seasons there. The former Kentucky standout was the 28th
Daily Dirt – 6/24/20
A few things that I’ve heard… It sounds like the search at D2 Wheeling University (WVa) is now down to three or four. I mentioned former Niagara head coach Pat Beilein here last Friday (DAILY DIRT – 6/19), and it sounds like he is now one of the finalists. Another name that I keep hearing
D3 DIRT: Augustana College (IL) set to hire alum as new Head Basketball Coach
Augustana College (IL) will name Bendictine Mesa University (AZ) head coach Steve Schafer as their new men’s basketball coach. This was first reported by Bob Quillman earlier today, and I can now 100% confirm it. Schafer was offered the job yesterday, and accepted it this morning. Schafer, a 2001 Augustana alum, has been the AD