Following up on HoopDirt.com’s Wichita State Dirt from earlier this week. The hiring of Butch Pierre as an assistant at Wichita State is now official. Here’s the release: Wichita State head coach Isaac Brown has added veteran assistant Joseph “Butch” Pierre to his staff. Pierre brings nearly four decades of experience to the Shocker bench. He served in
Carey Rich named Special Assistant at South Carolina
New head men’s basketball coach Lamont Paris announced the addition of former Gamecock great Carey Rich. Rich will serve as special assistant to the head coach. In his role, he will provide assistance on a variety of special projects, with heavy involvement in alumni relations, community outreach and recruiting efforts. “I’m very excited to have Carey joining
South Carolina Basketball Staff Update
Head coach Lamont Paris has hired Tanner Bronson and Eddie Shannon as assistant coaches on his new staff at South Carolina. Both join Paris after working previously for him at Chattanooga. Bronson was an assistant for the Mocs the past five seasons (2017-22) and Shannon for the last three (2019-22). “I am extremely excited to announce these additions
Griffin resigns as Head Coach at NAIA Roosevelt U
Joe Griffin has resigned from his position as head men’s basketball coach after 12 years at Roosevelt University. “We would like to thank Coach Griffin for his contributions to our athletic department,” said John Jaramillo, Director of Athletics. “We wish him and his family the best in their future endeavors.” “After a rewarding 12 years,
Chuck Martin added to Oregon MBB staff
Oregon has hired Chuck Martin as a men’s basketball assistant coach, head coach Dana Altman announced Friday. Martin will replace Chris Crutchfield, who was named head coach at Omaha in March. Martin spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at South Carolina and brings more than 20 years of experience to the coaching staff. “We are really excited to have Coach
Lewis Announces Ball State Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Ball State head men’s basketball coach Michael Lewis has completed his staff. Lou Gudino, Jamal Meeks, Ben Botts and Bill Comar will be joining Lewis for his first year in Muncie. Gudino will serve as the associate head coach, while Meeks and Botts will be assistant coaches. Comar will be the special assistant to the
Brown promoted to Head Coach at D3 Covenant
Covenant director of athletics Dr. Tim Sceggel announced Josh Brown as the next head men’s basketball coach for the Scots. Brown, the lead assistant for the Scots the last three seasons, becomes the 17th head coach in program history. He replaces Neal Young, who announced his departure earlier this week to become the head coach at Ohio Northern University. “I am
Official statement from San Diego on Lavin hiring
San Diego’s AD Bill McGillis has been going on an absolute Tweet storm about this hiring over the past 24-hours, so it’s no secret, but the official announcement from USD finally came out late this afternoon. Here is the release: Steve Lavin, a proven winner who guided UCLA and St. John’s to eight NCAA Tournament
REPORT: Florida State’s Young headed to Mizzou
HoopDirt.com can confirm multiple reports that Florida State assistant Charlton Young is headed to Missouri where he will become Dennis Gates’ associate head coach. Young and Gates had previously served together on Leonard Hamilton’s staff (2013-19). Young was hired at FSU after spending four seasons as an assistant at his alma mater Georgia Southern. Young
OFFICIAL: Erwin named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Midland U
Following up on something that I mentioned in the DAILY DIRT earlier today. Midland University has now officially announced Tyler Erwin as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here is the official release from the school: Midland University is pleased to announce the addition of Tyler Erwin (’00) as its new Men’s Basketball Head Coach.
McMahon officially announces LSU Basketball staff
LSU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt McMahon announced on Thursday the members of his staff that will help him lead the LSU Tigers into the 2022-23 season. McMahon announced that Casey Long, Ronnie Hamilton and Cody Toppert will serve as assistant coaches. Long joins Coach McMahon after five seasons at Murray State while Hamilton comes to LSU after a
OFFICIAL: Schrage named special assistant to the head coach at Duke
Duke men’s basketball head coach Jon Scheyer announced the first addition to his staff on Thursday with the hiring of former Elon head coach Mike Schrage as special assistant to the head coach. Scheyer was named Duke’s next head coach in June following the announcement by Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski of his plan to retire following the 2021-22 season.