If you caught the 2018 Hall of Fame Classic last week, congratulations — you can now say you saw history in the making. This year’s edition of the tournament, featuring Nebraska, Missouri State, USC and Texas Tech, represents the first time in NCAA history that D1 teams have access to advanced stats and analytics
WEEK 2: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 2 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2018-19 college basketball season. Nominations for next week’s
Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Team Motion Shooting Workout
We’re thrilled to release another TEAM Dr. Dish Skill Builder workout that focuses on shooting, ball handling, and plyometric drills! At Dr. Dish Basketball, we’re always working in the Dish Lab to bring you applicable drills and workouts to incorporate into your practices/workouts. And with the season just beginning, we wanted to showcase a few
WEEK 1: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 1 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2018-19 college basketball season. Last season’s weekly winners and
Assistant Coach In-Game Responsibilities
This article was written by University of West Florida Assistant Men’s Coach Brian Benator. With the start of college basketball season upon us, each member of a coaching staff is charged with many responsibilities. Whether you are in charge of recruiting, academics, or team travel, more than likely you have some type of responsibility
HoopDirt.com and Just Play Solutions team up to present 2018-19 Coach of the Week / Coach of the Year Awards
For Immediate Release November 12, 2018 BOSTON, MA – HoopDirt.com and Just Play Solutions have strengthened their partnership by once again teaming up to present college basketball’s Coach of the Week Award, culminating in the 2018-19 Coach of the Year Award. This will be the fourth season that HoopDirt.com will recognize coaches weekly at
SPORTS ANALYTICS IN THE CLASSROOM: HOW ONE HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY IS CHANGING THE GAME
By 2022, the sports analytics market is expected to skyrocket to $4 billion. Yet even as top international players are duking it out for industry supremacy, an assistant professor of computer science at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C. is poised to make just as big an impact on the data-charged future of sports.
Pro Shooting Workout with Courtney Boylan-Douglass
Dr. Dish basketball recently caught up with former Big Ten star and professional player Courtney Boylan-Douglass. She’s currently playing overseas basketball for Elitzur Holon which is located in Israel. Courtney, a tremendous leader and vital piece for the University of Michigan was a 4-year player from 2008- 2012. This summer she’s had the opportunity to
The Coach’s Insight, featuring Chaminade University Head Coach Eric Bovaird
Coach Eric Bovaird, Head Coach at Chaminade University, talks about their rich basketball tradition, playing (and sometimes beating) Power 5 opponents, the Maui Invitational, and the inner workings of running a program in state of Hawaii. View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight: Episode 1: HoopDirt.com’s DirtKing Adam Nelson Episode 2: Cal State Fullerton Associate Head Coach
MEASURING GRIT: HOW UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY USES SHOTTRACKER TO MAKE PRACTICE PERFECT
Ask Utah Valley University’s men’s basketball coach Mark Pope how his Wolverines jumped, in just one year, from 291st all the way up to 29th ranked D1 program in three-point shooting percentage and he will talk your ear off about Grit: The Passion and Power of Perseverance. “It’s a bestselling book by Angela Duckworth
Dr. Dish Skill Builder: How to Get Out of a Shooting Slump
Everybody who’s ever played the game has been there: shots just aren’t falling. Even some of the greatest shooters to ever play the game have encountered shooting slumps. They’re not fun, and they’re not always easy to get out of. However, they’re also not impossible to get out of. Sometimes it’s mental, sometimes it’s physical,
UIC’s McClain and FastModel caught in violation of Ethics Act
Two years ago, Steve McClain (Head Coach – University of Illinois at Chicago) violated the state’s Ethics Act when he received $2,500 from a Chicago company that sells software to UIC and other colleges. The Ethics Act prohibits state employees from taking gifts from vendors. This finding (HERE)— which got very little, if any, public attention