Liam Johnston has been hired as the Graduate Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Regis College. Johnston comes to Regis after a successful playing career at Keene State College, where he helped lead the Owls to three consecutive Little East Conference (LEC) Regular Season and Tournament Championships, two NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances, and the 2026 ECAC
OFFICIAL: Ruane out, Luptowski in at D2 Franklin Pierce
I’ve been talking about this one over the past few days (D2 DIRT + DAILY DIRT) – it’s now official. Mike Ruane has resigned as the head basketball coach at D2 Franklin Pierce (he’s taking a HS jon in Florida), and will be replaced by Art Luptowski. Here’s the official release from FPU announcing the
Bradley named Men’s Basketball Director of Player Development at Cal
California men’s basketball has added a familiar face to a new role within the staff with the hiring of Matt Bradley as director of player development for the upcoming 2026-27 season, head coach Mark Madsen has announced. “Our players have great respect for Matt as a leader with an outstanding basketball IQ,” Madsen said. “His work ethic and
App State adds Clark as Assistant Basketball Coach
App State Men’s Basketball has hired AJ Clark as an assistant coach ahead of the 2026-27 season, head coach Dustin Kerns announced. A Division II NCAA Tournament qualifier as a player and a coach, Clark joins the Mountaineers after two seasons at Eastern Kentucky. “We are excited to welcome AJ Clark to our App State Basketball family,” Kerns said. “AJ is a rising
Pruitt named Assistant Coach and director of Basketball Operations at George Mason
George Mason University men’s basketball head coach Tony Skinn (’06) announced Friday that Jesse Pruitt will join his staff as assistant coach and director of basketball operations. Pruitt comes to Fairfax from San Luis Obipso, Calif., where he served as assistant coach/general manager at Cal Poly over the past two seasons. “Jesse has one of those personalities that you want to
Stroop promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Western Carolina
Story Courtesy: Greg Hartlage, WCU Director of Media Relations AJ Stroop, who has served as a men’s basketball graduate assistant coach at Western Carolina since the 2024-25 season, was elevated to a full-time assistant coach position by head coach Tim Craft as the squad prepares for the 2026-27 campaign. Stroop has served as a graduate assistant for
Gardner-Webb adds Carey as Associate Head Basketball Coach
Story Courtesy: Matthew Farris, Assistant AD of Strategic Communication Head coach Jeremy Luther and the Gardner-Webb men’s basketball team have announced the addition of Brett Carey as the newest Associate Head Coach of the Runnin’ Bulldogs. Carey comes to Gardner-Webb after one year at UNC Charlotte. While with the 49ers, Carey helped to guide Dezayne Mingo to
Minnick named Assistant Basketball Coach at D3 Baruch College
Story Courtesy: Mandeep Karir, Baruch Sports Information Baruch College has announced the appointment of Dylan Minnick as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball program. The announcement was made on Thursdayby Baruch College Director of Athletics and Recreation, Heather Mac Culloch. Minnick will assist Head Coach Tammer Farid with all major tasks for the Bearcats’ six-time CUNYAC championship
Allen Joins Duquesne Basketball Staff; Artis Elevated to Assistant Coach
Duquesne University head men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III announced Thursday that Derrick Allen has joined the staff as assistant coach, while Darik Artis, who spent the last two seasons as director of basketball operations for the Dukes, has been promoted to assistant coach and director of player development. Allen, a native of Gadsden, Ala., joins the Duquesne staff after
2026 HoopDirt.com Coaching Changes Tracker presented by The Coaching Portfolio
2026 HoopDirt.com Coaching Changes Tracker presented by The Coaching Portfolio The Coaching Portfolio: Helping coaches get hired with professional job search tools: Portfolios, Interview Prep, Personal Branding….www.TheCoachingPortfolio.com As we do every year, HoopDirt.com will be tracking head coaching changes at all levels of college basketball (NCAA DI, D2, D3, NAIA and JUCO). The tracker will be
Houston Smith added to Spartanburg Methodist Basketball Staff
Spartanburg Methodist College head men’s basketball coach Blake Jackson has announced the addition of Houston Smith to the Pioneers coaching staff. Smith arrives at SMC after serving as assistant on the national team at Southeastern Prep during the 2025-26 season and the head coach to the post grad team. He was actively involved in aspects of the
Hayes, Polce named Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistants at James Madison
James Madison men’s basketball announced the hiring of DeAndre Hayes and Kyle Polce as graduate assistant coaches. “Graduate assistant positions are vital to the success of our program, and we are excited to welcome Kyle and Dre to our staff,” Head Coach Preston Spradlin said. “With both having playing and coaching experience, they will work closely with