News

Kwanza Johnson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Tulsa

Head men’s basketball coach Frank Haith announced that he has added former Tulsa standout Kwanza Johnson to his staff as an assistant coach. Johnson brings with him 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, including stops at TCU, Georgia, Nevada, Little Rock and Eastern Illinois. A 1995 graduate of TU, Johnson got his start as an administrative

Continue Reading →

Vincent added as Video Coordinator at Southern Miss

Chris Vincent has been added to Jay Ladner’s staff at Southern Mississippi as the men’s basketball Video Coordinator. “What we were looking for was someone who could plug and play, not just technologically, but do multiple things,” Ladner said. “Chris is that guy. He’s been at Delaware and Yale which gives us an extra hand

Continue Reading →

Texas Men’s Basketball Support Staff Update

The University of Texas Men’s Basketball coaching staff is complete for the upcoming 2020-21 season, following the announcement of a pair of hires by head coach Shaka Smart on Monday. Nevada Smith has been named Director of Program Development, while Cody San Miguel will serve as Coordinator of Video & Operations. “We’re very excited about

Continue Reading →

Former D1 head coach takes over at JUCO Denmark Tech (SC)

Denmark Technical College welcomes Andre Payne as head men’s basketball coach and Upward Bound coordinator Former Mississippi State Valley University coach, Andre Payne, has been selected as the next head men’s basketball coach at Denmark Technical College. Coach Payne has a long history of successful coaching at the collegiate level, beginning in 1999 when he

Continue Reading →

Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: UW-Milwaukee Shake Drill

Head Men’s Basketball Coach,  Pat Baldwin of UW-Milwaukee demonstrates a great team shooting drill to get open looks at the wing off of a ball screen. Coach Baldwin implements the Shake Drill utilizing the Dr. Dish CT Machine.  Check out the full demonstration in the video below! https://www.youtube.com/embed/fd0IiqvNmWM?feature=oembed Shake Drill Two Lines, one at the

Continue Reading →

HDPlaybook: Top Offensive Videos of the Week

Through out the week, HoopDirt.com has been sharing coaching videos on Twitter. Below are our Top Offensive Videos: #1. North Florida Head Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Driscoll is known for his teams’ high-paced-3-point offense. In 2019-20 season, North Florida lead the nation 3PA/FGA (52.2) and 2nd in the nation in point distribution % from 3-pointers,

Continue Reading →

McCord promoted at Maryville College

Maryville College Head Basketball Coach Raul Placeres has announced that Jeff McCord has been elevated to a full-time assistant coach within his program. “I am really excited about adding Jeff to our program as a full-time assistant,” stated Placeres. “His passion, commitment, and experience in knowing what it takes to grow as a player in

Continue Reading →

New Mexico Men’s Basketball Staff Update

The University of New Mexico men’s basketball program has made a pair of staff changes, the program announced on Wednesday. Current director of operations, Ralph Davis, has been promoted to assistant coach and Robert Edwards has been added as video coordinator. Davis moves into the assistant coach position after serving the last season as the

Continue Reading →

Pullium named Assistant Basketball Coach at Gannon

Shannon Pullium has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Gannon University. Pullium comes to Gannon after a stint as the head coach at Mercyhurst North East, where he guided the Saints for four seasons. Prior to his stop at Mercyhurst North East, Pullium was the head boy’s basketball coach at Strong Vincent

Continue Reading →