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.
Malroy steps down as MBB Head Coach at NAIA Evergreen State
Head men’s basketball coach Tim Malroy announced that he is stepping down from his coaching position at Evergreen State. Malroy just finished his seventh season as the Geoducks head coach and was just the fifth head men’s basketball coach in program history. “I would like to express my gratitude for the many years Tim has served coaching
Stern named DBO at Denver
University of Denver Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Wulbrun announced a new addition to his staff on Wednesday, hiring Ari Stern as the new Director of Basketball Operations. Stern will begin his role immediately with the Pioneers. “I am absolutely thrilled to announce the hiring of Ari Stern as our new Director of Operations for DU Men’s Basketball,” Wulbrun said. “Over
REPORT: San Diego zeroes in on Steve Lavin
According to a TWEET by Jon Rothstein, San Diego is closing in on a deal to hire Steve Lavin as their next head men’s basketball coach. Lavin, who has most recently been working as a college basketball TV analyst, has been the head coach at UCLA (1996-03) and St. John’s (2010-15). During his tenure, he
Montana State’s Sprinkle inks 4-yr extension
Montana State head coach Danny Sprinkle has signed a four-year contract extension. This past season, Sprinkle’s squad went 27-8 (16-4), and captured the Big Sky tournament championship. The Montana State alum has gone 56-33 (.629) in his three seasons at the helm.
D2 Mount Olive opens
University of Mount Olive head men’s basketball coach Joey Higginbotham has stepped away from his coaching duties and will become the Director of Athletics at the school. Mount Olive will begin an immediate search for a new men’s basketball coach. Here’s the official press release: University of Mount Olive President Dr. H. Edward Croom has
Young named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Ohio Northern
Neal Young has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Ohio Northern. Young comes to ONU after winning three USA South titles in five seasons as head coach at Covenant (Ga.) College. “I would like to thank Dr. DiBiasio and Tom Simmons as well as the rest of the hiring committee for this incredible
East Carolina Basketball Staff Update
East Carolina Head Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Schwartz has begun to build his first staff, hiring Jake Morton and Riley Davis as assistant coaches and Jesse Higdon as director of basketball operations. Morton and Davis have most recently served as assistant coaches at Jacksonville State and UT Arlington, respectively, while Higdon has worked in various capacities at the University of Tennessee. Morton arrives in Greenville