Maryland men’s basketball head coach Kevin Willard announced today the hiring of Kevin Norris as assistant coach. Norris, a Baltimore native, has spent the last eight years as an assistant under Johnny Dawkins at UCF. While at UCF, Norris helped the Knights to a 148-103 overall record and was a key figure in the program achieving its
OFFICIAL: Sprinkle named Head Basketball Coach at Washington
Danny Sprinkle has been named the 20th Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Washington, Interim Director of Athletics Erin O’Connell announced today. Sprinkle was recently named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year and a finalist for the 2023-24 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year after leading Utah State to a MWC
REPORT: Cuonzo Martin set to make return to Missouri State
According to a report from Pete Thamel, Missouri State is nearing a deal to bring Cuonzo Martin back for a second stint as the Bears head coach. Martin served as the head coach at MSU from 2008-11, where he went 61-41 (.598) and propelled himself to three high major jobs. He then worked as the
OFFICIAL: Diebler adds Dave Dickerson to Ohio State Basketball Staff
Following up on an earlier report…the hiring of Dave Dickerson at Ohio State is now official. Here’s the statement from Jake Diebler and Ohio State: Ohio State men’s basketball head coach Jake Diebler announced today that veteran coach Dave Dickerson has joined his coaching staff as an assistant coach. Dickerson returns to Ohio State after
REPORT: Vandy to hire JMU’s Byington
According to multiple reports, including one from Jeff Borzello, Vanderbilt will hire James Madison’s Mark Byington as their new head basketball coach. He would replace Jerry Stackhouse who was fired earlier this month. Byington led JMU to a 32-4 (15-3) record this season and captured the Sun Belt Conference Championship. The Dukes advanced to the
REPORT: Danny Sprinkle to be named Head Basketball Coach at Washington
According to multiple reports, including one from Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman, the University of Washington will hire Utah State’s Danny Sprinkle as their next head basketball coach. He would replace Mike Hopkins who was released back on March 8th. Sprinkle led Utah State to a 28-7 (14-4 Mountain West) record in his first and
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D2 NEWS: Diener resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Rockhurst University
Rockhurst University Director of Athletics Kristy Bayer announced Monday (March 25) that Drew Diener has resigned from his position as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “I’d like to thank former (athletic director) Gary Burns and current (athletic director) Kristy Bayer for their support during my tenure. The sense of community at Rockhurst is what has made it most
Kyle Smith named Head Basketball Coach at Stanford
Kyle Smith has been named Stanford’s Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men’s Basketball, as announced by Bernard Muir, the Jaquish and Kenninger Director of Athletics. Smith will be formally introduced at a press conference on Wednesday, March 26, at (Time TBD). “The opportunity to serve as the head men’s basketball coach at Stanford is
OFFICIAL: IU Indianapolis tabs Corsaro as new Head Basketball Coach
Following up on a report from earlier this morning…IUPUI (soon to be IU Indianapolis) has officially named Paul Corsaro as their next head men’s basketball coach. Here’s the release: The IU Indianapolis Athletics Department and Director of Athletics Luke Bosso have announced that Paul Corsaro will be next head coach of the men’s basketball program.
REPORT: IUPUI (soon to be IU Indianapolis) to name Corsaro as new Head Basketball Coach
According to a Jon Rothstein report, IUPUI (IU Indianapolis as of 7/1) intends to hire University of Indianapolis head coach Paul Corsaro as their new head coach. I first mentioned Corsaro and his involvement here back on 3/13 (DAILY DIRT). Corsaro is an Indianapolis native has gone 78-36 (.684) in his four seasons at UIndy. This
Rice names Rob Lanier Head Basketball Coach
Story courtesy Rice Athletics Rice Vice President and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland announced on Sunday that Rob Lanier has been named the 26th head men’s basketball coach at Rice. Lanier will be formally introduced at a press conference on Tuesday, March 26. Final details will be distributed on Monday. Lanier brings more than 30 years