The 2013 Basketball Hall of Fame class has been released by the NJCAA Men’s Basketball Coaches Association. This year’s class features three longtime NJCAA head coaches Rich Corsetto, Dave Heiss and Dennis Helms. A 20-year NJCAA coaching veteran, Rich Corsetto guided two different programs to national prominence. In 1990 he took over as head coach
#200 for KCKCC ‘s Oler
Kansas City Kansas CC head coach Jon Oler won the 200th game of his career with a 82-71 win over Hesston College (KS). Oler has been at KCKCC for 13 seasons after starting as an assistant for then Head Coach Dan Pratt. Oler becomes the 3rd coach is school history to reach the 200 win
Neer Wins 600th
Last night the Hobart College basketball team defeated Union College 85-82 in double overtime. The win gave Hobart Head Coach Mike Neer his 600th career victory. Neer is just the 14th coach in NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball history to reach 600 career wins. Among active coaches, he is currently 6th in career wins. Stay
Former CNU coach Woollum dies
Christopher Newport University is mourning the death of C.J. Woollum, longtime leader of the CNU Athletic Department. C.J. won more than 500 games over 26 seasons as the Captains men’s basketball coach, and transformed the Department of Athletics as its Director for more than 25 years. He was 64 years old. Woollum, a native of
Haarlow Resigns at Berry
Jeff Haarlow has resigned as men’s basketball coach at Berry College, announced Vikings’ Athletic Director Todd Brooks. The resignation from Haarlow’s basketball duties is effective immediately. Derek Taylor, the team’s assistant coach, will serve as the interim head coach through the end of the current 2012-13 season. Haarlow will stay on staff at Berry with
HOT: Piedmont coach resigns
Piedmont College head men’s basketball coach, Mark Bollinger, has announced his resignation, effective immediately, to pursue other professional opportunities. Piedmont Director of Athletics, John Dzik, will assume the role of interim head men’s basketball coach. Bollinger was hired in July after spending the previous four seasons as an assistant at Ohio Wesleyan. Stay with HoopDirt
#400 for VCSU’s Kaminsky
Valley City State University (ND) head coach Jeff Kaminsky won the 400th game of his career this past Saturday with a 69-49 victory over Mayville State. Kaminsky’s career milestone comes in his eighth season at Valley City State with his Viking career record now standing at an impressive 131-99. Prior to coming to Valley City
Fired Detroit assistant files suit
According to the Detroit News, former Detroit assistant Carlos Briggs has filed a lawsuit against the university claiming that his reporting of an affair between another former assistant coach and then-athletic director Keri Gaither led to his termination. The complaint was filed Tuesday in the Wayne County Circuit Court. Briggs feels that he should be
Win #700 for Wooster’s Moore
Steve Moore became the fourth coach in NCAA Div. III history, and 30th across all three NCAA divisions, to reach 700 career wins when No. 8 ranked College of Wooster dispatched Denison University by a 94-64 score Wednesday night during the North Coast Athletic Conference foes’ lone regular season meeting. Moore, now 700-201 in his
Midland’s Chris Craig Gets 100th Victory
Midland College basketball coach Chris Craig picked up his 100th collegiate coaching victory in Monday’s 76-71 victory versus Clarendon College. Craig, in his second year at MC, has amassed a record of 100-47 (.680) in his nearly five years as a head coach, including three years at the College of Eastern Utah (69-32) and one
Ingle gets #100 @ Gordon State
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Israel “Izzy” Ingle picked up his 100th career win on Monday against conference rival Middle Georgia College. Among his many accomplishments, Ingle is one of the youngest coaches to reach the milestone at only 28 years of age. In 2011-12, Ingle became the youngest head coach in Georgia Junior College history
Mercer’s Hoffman gets #400
Mercer men’s basketball head coach Bob Hoffman notched the 400th win of his men’s collegiate coaching career on Saturday, leading the Bears to a 71-65 victory over Lipscomb. Hoffman’s 88th win as head coach of the Bears combines with 69 wins at the helm of Texas Pan-American and 243 wins as head coach of Oklahoma