West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has named Nick Norton as assistant coach/director of player development for the Mountaineers. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Norton spent the last three seasons on DeVries’ staff at Drake, helping the Bulldogs to an 80-26 (.755) record with two NCAA Tournament appearances and two Missouri Valley Conference titles. “Nick
REPORT: Detroit Mercy to hire Michigan State’s Montgomery as new Head Basketball Coach
According to a Jon Rothstein report, Detroit Mercy intends to hire Mark Montgomery as their new head basketball coach. Montgomery was in his second stint on Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State, having worked for the Spartans from 2001-11 and from 2021 to now. In between, he served as the head coach at Northern Illinois
Saint Anselm Men’s Basketball Coach Keith Dickson announces retirement; Chris Santo ‘15 named new Head Coach
After 38 years and 719 victories across 37 seasons, Saint Anselm College head men’s basketball coach Keith Dickson announced his retirement on Wednesday. Former Hawks standout Chris Santo ’15, who served as assistant coach under Dickson from 2016-20, has been named the 11th head coach in program history. Dickson steps away from the program he took over in 1986,
Riley named Head Basketball Coach at Washington State
Washington State University Interim Director of Athletics Anne McCoy announced Tuesday that David Riley has been named the 20th men’s basketball coach in Washington State history. Riley, the back-to-back Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year, agreed to a six-year contract and will be formally introduced at a press conference Thursday, April 4. Details of
D2 NEWS: Griffin resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Northwood University
The Northwood University athletic department has announced the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Lonnie Griffin. “I would like to thank Lonnie Griffin for his dedication to our men’s basketball program and his work here at Northwood,” said Northwood Athletic Director Jeff Curtis “We wish him and his family the best going forward.” Griffin recently
Pepperdine names Schilling Head Basketball Coach
Pepperdine University has appointed coaching and player development veteran Ed Schilling to serve as the Head Coach of the Waves men’s basketball program. During his 13 years as an assistant at UMass, Memphis, UCLA, Indiana and Grand Canyon, his teams went a combined 304-134 and participated in eight NCAA Tournaments- including appearances in the Final Four
D3 NEWS: Peth announces retirement as Head Basketball Coach at Wartburg
Dick Peth, Wartburg College’s head men’s basketball coach, announced today he will retire from his coaching position. He is the second longest tenured coach in program history and longest serving current head coach in the Athletics Department. “I want to express my gratitude to Wartburg College, the athletic department, my fellow coaches and most importantly,
Rice Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Rice Men’s Basketball Coach Rob Lanier has named Chris Kreider as the associate head coach and Josten Crow and Andre Owens as assistant coaches. All three were on Lanier’s staff at SMU last season. Chris Kreider Kreider begins his second stint on South Main and his sixth season working with Lanier, including the last two
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Pressman named Head Basketball Coach at Florida National
Interim no more. After leading Florida National University’s men’s basketball team (10-14) to its first ten-win season since 2019-2020, Daniel Pressman will be the fourth coach in program history. Pressman served as an assistant coach at the start of the 2023-24 season and was elevated to interim head coach following the departure of Marcos Molina
Townsend named Assistant Basketball Coach at New College of Florida
New College of Florida has added Scott Townsend as the assistant men’s basketball coach at head coach of the varsity reserve program. Townsend had most recently been the head boys basketball coach at Bradenton Christian School.
D2 NEWS: Gannon promotes Bazzoli to Head Basketball Coach
Gannon University Director of Athletics Lisa Goddard McGuirk announced Tuesday that Easton Bazzoli has been named the 21st head coach in the 80-year history of the Gannon men’s basketball program. Bazzoli will be formally introduced at a press conference Thursday, April 4, in the Old Main Boardroom, beginning at 10 a.m. Bazzoli is a familiar face, serving
OFFICIAL: Levinson named Head Basketball Coach at Nebraska Kearney
Mentioned this move in today’s DAILY DIRT. Here’s the official release from Nebraska Kearney announcing the hiring of Marty Levinson: Marty Levinson has been hired as head men’s basketball coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Director of Athletics Marc Bauer announced today. UNK will formally introduce Levinson April 5 (Friday) at 9 a.m. in the Health