Following up on something that I mentioned earlier in today’s DAILY DIRT. UTRGV has officially announced the hiring of Phil Forte. Here’s the release: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Figger announced on Monday the hiring of assistant coach Phil Forte, who was an assistant coach with future Western Athletic Conference opponent
Kaba named Head Basketball Coach at D3 DelVal
Delaware Valley University and Director of Athletics Dave Duda announced Muhamadou Kaba as the Aggies new head men’s basketball coach on Monday, succeeding Mark Seidenburg who announced his resignation after the 2020-21 campaign to pursue the same position at Wilson College. Kaba joins DelVal after a four-year stint as assistant men’s basketball coach at Division II East
Sanders named Head Basketball Coach at Copiah-Lincoln CC
David Sanders has officially been named head men’s basketball coach at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. Sanders has spent the last eight years building Callaway High School into a basketball powerhouse. The hiring was approved by the Co-Lin Board of Trustees on Thursday. He replaces Kenny Bizot, who is leaving to become the athletic director at Mississippi
Samarrippas Promotes Cooper Neimand to Assistant Coach at Lincoln Memorial University
Recently named Lincoln Memorial University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jeremiah Samarrippas has promoted former graduate assistant Cooper Neimand to a full-time assistant coach for the Railsplitters. Over the last two seasons Neimand has been instrumental in LMU’s success, aiding the Railsplitters to 51 victories, three combined South Atlantic Conference championships, two NCAA Division II Championship
Jirsa Joins UNCG Men’s Basketball Staff
UNC Greensboro (UNCG) head men’s basketball coach Mike Jones has announced the addition of Ron Jirsa to his staff as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Jirsa comes to UNCG from Radford where he worked since June 2015. During his time at Radford, Jirsa was responsible for post player development, recruiting, scheduling and academics for Radford. A veteran
Barnette Named Cardinals’ Director of Basketball Operations
Taylor Barnette, who has worked with the University of Louisville men’s basketball team for the past three seasons, has been named Director of Basketball Operations on UofL Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Mack‘s staff. “Taylor Barnette has earned his new position of director of operations through hard work,” said Mack. “His positivity is contagious and both
Tommy DeSalme Name Hutchinson CC Head Coach
Junior college basketball’s winningest team is going high-octane. Tommy DeSalme was named the 15th head coach in the 90-year history of Blue Dragon Men’s Basketball. DeSalme was introduced to Blue Dragon Nation by Athletic Director Josh Gooch at a news conference on Thursday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. Hutchinson will be DeSalme’s fifth stop as
Frazier named Assistant Basketball Coach at Illinois
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced the hiring of Chester Frazier as assistant coach. A former starting point guard for the Fighting Illini, Frazier returns to his alma mater bringing nearly a decade worth of experience as an assistant coach at the high-major level. “We are thrilled to welcome Chester Frazier back to the University
Hartford leaving D1, headed to D3
The University of Hartford released the following statement confirming their move from D1 to D3. Follow the link HERE for the full release and the comical FAQ section at the bottom: After more than a year of discussions and information gathering, the Board of Regents voted to begin the multi-year process of transitioning the University
Kastrup named Head Basketball Coach at Cloud County CC
Cloud County Community College Athletic Director Matt Bechard has announced the hiring of Devin Kastrup as the school’s sixth men’s basketball coach in the program’s 55-year history. Kastrup comes to Concordia after spending the past two seasons at Southwestern Iowa Community College where he led the Spartans to 23 wins in two seasons and a
Kentucky Basketball Staff Update
The Kentucky men’s basketball coaching staff has undergone an off-season transformation with a familiar face in Orlando Antigua returning to the UK bench and another top assistant from Illinois in Ronald “Chin” Coleman coming onboard. Antigua, a key assistant in the first five seasons of the John Calipari era at Kentucky, has rejoined the program
Kane named Assistant Basketball Coach at Dayton
University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that James Kane, who has worked with Grant at every one of his head coaching stops, will return to the Dayton coaching staff as an assistant coach. Kane replaces Anthony Solomon. Kane was on Grant’s first staff at UD in 2017-18. He returns to the