Nick Woodruff has been named the 12th men’s head basketball coach in University of West Alabama history, according to an announcement today by Director of Athletics Bobby Wallace. Woodruff replaces Allen Sharpe, who left UWA to become the head coach at NJCAA Wallace State (Story HERE). Woodruff, 33, has served on Sharpe’s staff at UWA for the
Sharpe named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Wallace State
Wallace State Community College has announced the return of Allen Sharpe as head men’s basketball coach. Sharpe previously served as head coach of the Lions from 2005 to 2010, leading the program to its first conference title in 2010. During that time he posted an astounding record of 136-30, an average of 27.2 wins per
Scott Joins ULM Basketball Coaching Staff
Morris Scott, who has 11 years of experience coaching at the NCAA Division I level in the state of Louisiana, has been named assistant basketball coach at ULM, according to an announcement made Wednesday, June 24 by Warhawk head coach Keith Richard. Scott officially joins the ULM basketball staff on Wednesday, July 1. Scott comes to
Horwitz joins Hobart Men’s Basketball staff
Hobart College Head Basketball Coach Stefan Thompson ’13 announced the hiring of Ben Horwitz as his assistant coach for the 2020-21 season. The 2017 graduate of Syracuse University joins the Statesmen after two seasons as a graduate assistant manager with the Syracuse men’s basketball team. “Ben’s passion to grow as a coach and to help make
Dippel added to MBU Men’s Basketball Staff
Missouri Baptist University Associate Vice President & Director of Athletics, Dr. Thomas Smith announced on Wednesday the hiring of Chase Dippel as assistant men’s basketball coach. Dippel, who comes to MBU after two years at NCAA DII Emporia State, will step in as second-year Head Coach Preston Ingram‘s lead assistant. “I am beyond excited to get on
OFFICIAL: Schafer named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Augustana
Following up on last night’s report…the hiring of BenU Mesa’s Steve Schafer at Augustana is now official. Here’s the release from the school: Steve Schafer, a 2001 graduate from Augustana, has been tabbed to become the 16th head men’s basketball coach in Viking history, it was announced today. Schafer will replace Grey Giovanine, who retired
Wake Forest Men’s Basketball Staff Additions
Wake Forest basketball coach Steve Forbes announced the addition of Antanas Kavaliauskas and Joe Hugley to his staff. Kavaliauskas will be the Director of Player Development and Hugley will serve as the Director of Player Relations.“Having two of my former players join our staff is one of the highlights of my career,” Forbes said. “Both
OFFICIAL: Heiar joins ETSU Basketball staff
Not a huge secret here – we’ve been talking about this for weeks now…it’s finally been made official. Here’s the official release from ETSU on the hiring of Greg Heiar as an assistant: East Tennessee State University men’s basketball head coach Jason Shay added another member to his coaching staff as he announced the hiring of
OFFICIAL: Arnold named Assistant Basketball Coach at Samford
Following up on something that I mentioned in the Daily Dirt late last week…Samford has made the hiring of Tra Arnold as an assistant coach official today. Here is the release: The Samford men’s basketball program has hired Tra Arnold as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, Head Coach Bucky McMillan announced Monday. Arnold comes to
Loyola Marymount set to host FREE basketball coaches clinic (July 13-16)
The basketball staff at Loyola Marymount University has announced a Virtual Coaches Clinic hosted by the four coaches of LMU men’s basketball. The clinic will be divided into four sessions, on consecutive days in July, each led by a different LMU coach. The purpose of this clinic is to help coaches at all levels be the very
Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: Two-Spot Shooting Drill
In Coach Tony Miller‘s 4th Dr. Dish Drill of the week, he demonstrates a great “two-spot” shooting drill. This two-spot shooting drill is great for small group workouts. Use it to get a lot of shots off game movements, in a short amount of time. Here is a walk through of the drill: 1 receives
Moore promoted to Associate Head Coach at Northwestern State
Northwestern State announced a trio of promotions with in their athletics department today. One of them came from within the men’s basketball program. Jeff Moore, a member of the Northwestern State men’s basketball staff for 14 years, has been named associate head coach. Moore has played key roles in recruiting and in maintaining the program’s