Following-up on something that I first mentioned early yesterday (NAIA DIRT)…Nigel Jenkins has officially resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at Waldorf University (IA). He will be replaced on an interim basis by associate head coach Demitrius Martin. Here’s the official statement from Waldorf: Nigel Jenkins has resigned as head coach of the Waldorf
Copeland announces five new Basketball Staff members at Wagner
Wagner College head men’s basketball coach Donald Copeland has announced the addition of five new staff members. Corey Fisher, Dwan McMillan, and Kyle Smyth join the staff as assistant coaches. Tim Rodriguez joins as the Director of Operations, while Kenneth Jones joins the staff as the Director of Player Development. “We’re very excited to welcome our new coaches to our program,” Copeland commented. “Their
Ervin promoted to Assistant Coach and Director of Basketball Operations at Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern University Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant, Michael Ervin has been promoted to Assistant Coach and Director of Basketball Operations. Before originally joining the CSU staff early this summer, Ervin was an assistant coach for the Lenoir-Rhyne men’s basketball program. Prior to Lenoir-Rhyne, Ervin was an assistant coach for the Red Hawks of Catawba Community
Truett McConnell adds Polsgrove as Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant
Drew Polsgrove joins the Truett McConnell Men’s Basketball coaching staff after graduating from Bethel University (Mishawaka, Ind.) where he majored in Business Management. He spent four years as a student assistant for the men’s basketball team and played two years of junior varsity basketball. Throughout his time at Bethel, the Pilots made three NAIA National
Greene named Assistant Basketball Coach at Concord University
Concord University head men’s basketball Todd May has announced the hiring of Drew Greene to his staff as an assistant coach. Greene comes to Concord after spending this past season at Division I IU-Indianapolis, formerly IUPUI. He was originally hired on as the director or operations for the Jaguars, but was promoted to a full-time assistant before the
Former Hawaii Head Coach Gib Arnold joins Washington Basketball Staff
Former Hawaii Head Basketball Coach Gib Arnold announced in a Facebook Reels post that he will be joining Danny Sprinkle’s staff at the University of Washington as the Director of Mental Performance. Arnold was the head coach at Hawaii from 2010-14 where he went 72-55 (.567). He also spent two seasons as the head coach
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Griffith added to NOC Tonkawa Basketball Staff
Lou Griffith has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa. Griffith comes to NOC after serving as a Graduate Assistant Coach at North Park University in Chicago for the last 2 years. In his 2 years at North Park the Vikings were 34-20 and won a CCIW Title in 2023 earning
Miami Basketball Staff Update
University of Miami head men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga announced Wednesday a reorganization of the men’s basketball coaching staff. Joe Gimbel has been elevated to Assistant Coach / Head Video Director, while Peter Matthews will serve as the Director of Recruiting. Gimbel joined the men’s basketball staff in October of 2021 as the associate director
Ellsworth CC adds Soto as Assistant Basketball Coach
Nico Soto comes to Ellsworth Community College to join the men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Prior to joining the talented coaching staff at ECC, coach Nico was a men’s basketball manager for the University of North Florida. Nico also spent time as an assistant coach with the Florida Bayhawks in the Puma NXT
Trombley named Assistant Basketball Coach at Plattsburgh State
Dylan Trombley, a 2024 graduate and former men’s basketball student-athlete, has been hired as the new assistant men’s basketball coach, as announced on Tuesday by the Plattsburgh State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation. “Dylan made a big impact on the court for us last season as a graduate transfer and has a great feel
Tyson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Wesleyan
Noah Tyson arrives in Middletown for his first season as assistant coach for the men’s basketball program in 2024-25. Tyson returns to the NESCAC a little over a year after graduating from Colby College in 2023. Prior to joining the Cardinals, Tyson spent the 2023-24 season serving as an assistant coach at Johns Hopkins University. His role