Carnegie Mellon University’s long-time head men’s basketball coach Tony Wingen has announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2025, after 35 seasons at the helm of the Tartan program. Wingen, who joined the university in 1990, retires as the winningest coach in Carnegie Mellon history, with 390 career victories. Under his leadership, the Tartans made three
UMary names Tighe as new Head Basketball Coach
In yesterday’s Daily Dirt, I teased the news that D2 UMary would hire a current NAIA head coach. Here is the official announcement from UMary announcing the move… Darren Tighe, a proven program builder with multiple national tournament appearances and conference championships to his credit, has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at
OFFICIAL: Settembre named Head Basketball Coach at New Mexico Highlands
I mentioned this move in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT. It’s now official – Tarleton State assistant Zach Settembre has been named as the head basketball coach at D2 New Mexico Highlands. Here’s the the release from NMHU: New Mexico Highlands University is excited to announce that Zach Settembre has been named the next head men’s basketball
Virginia Basketball Support Staff Update
University of Virginia Dean and Markel Families Men’s Head Basketball Coach Ryan Odom announced Tuesday (April 8) the additions of Director of Operations Kelsey Knoche, Director of Analytics Matt Hart, Video Coordinator Billy Bales and Director of Recruiting Ahmad Thomas. Knoche, Hart, Bales and Thomas served in similar roles under Odom at VCU the past
D3 Guilford opens; Palombo headed to Longwood as an assistant
I teased this one back on 3/31 (DAILY DIRT)…it’s now official. Guilford College head coach Tom Palombo has joined the staff at Longwood. Here’s the announcement that the Lancers released on the move: New Longwood men’s basketball head coach Ronnie Thomas announced the hiring of long-time coaching veteran and mentor Tom Palombo to the Lancer basketball coaching
Wade announces three additions to his administrative staff at NC State
NC State men’s basketball head coach Will Wade has announced the hires of Andrew Slater as General Manager/Chief Strategist for Men’s Basketball, Patrick Stacy as Assistant General Manager and Reed Vial as Special Assistant to the Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “I’m excited to have Andrew, Patrick and Reed on our staff,” said Wade. “Andrew has
Butters named Associate Head Basketball Coach at South Florida
No press release from the University of South Florida, but they did post the hiring of Tee Butters as the new men’s basketball associate head coach their social media: Butters served in a similar role under new USF head coach Bryan Hodgson at Arkansas State. Butters has also worked as an assistant at Charleston Southern,
South Dakota Assistant Kasperbauer named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Upper Iowa
Back on 3/31, I mentioned South Dakota assistant Casey Kasperbauer’s involvement at D2 Upper Iowa (Daily Dirt). His hiring is now official – here’s the release from UIU: Upper Iowa has announced Casey Kasperbauer as the 19th Head Men’s Basketball Coach in the program’s 110-year history. He arrives after spending the past seven years with the
OFFICIAL: Kirsch added to South Dakota State Basketball Staff
Following up on something that I mentioned over the weekend (JUCO DIRT). Iowa Central CC head coach Ryan Kirsch has officially been hired as an assistant at South Dakota State. Here’s the announcement from SDSU: South Dakota State men’s basketball’s Bryan Petersen made his first hiring as head coach of the program official on Monday as Ryan
Boling named Assistant Basketball Coach at NAIA Nelson University
The Nelson University Lions men’s basketball team is proud to welcome home one of its own, announcing the hiring of legendary alum Noah Boling as the newest assistant coach. A familiar name to Lion fans, Boling returns to the program he once led on the court—this time with a whistle in hand. Known for his relentless work
Rosemond named Assistant Basketball Coach at LSU
LSU Basketball Head Coach Matt McMahon announced on Monday that the school has hired Yasir Rosemond, who has been a part of the staff at Indiana the past four seasons, as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. Rosemond, who served as Associate Head Coach at Indiana, comes to LSU with close to 20 years
Stitchell promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at FDU
FDU Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jack Castleberry announced the promotion of Nate Stitchell, Director of Player Development, to Assistant Coach. “I couldn’t be more pleased to promote Nate to Assistant Coach,” said Castleberry. “He brought great value to our staff this past season in his role as Director of Player Development. He coaches with a passion that is