After 30 seasons, 441 victories and 770 games at the helm of the MIT men’s basketball program, Larry Anderson, the David H. Koch ’62 Head Coach of Men’s Basketball at MIT, has announced his retirement. “They say the best time to leave is when you can stay, and the best time to stay is when you
Backalar added as Assistant Basketball Coach at D2 South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota Mines Men’s Basketball program and Head Coach Michael Iseman have announced the hiring of Dylan Backalar as the new assistant coach for the Hardrockers. Backalar joins the Hardrocker staff after spending the 2024-25 season at Rockford University in Illinois, where he played a key role in leading the Regents to their fifth consecutive
OFFICIAL: Simon named Head Basketball Coach at Carnegie Mellon
Following up on my report from yesterday (D3 DIRT)…Yale’s Justin Simon has officially been named as the new head basketball coach at D3 Carnegie Mellon. Here’s the release from CMU announcing the move: Justin Simon has been named the head coach of the Carnegie Mellon University Men’s Basketball program following an extensive national search. A
Wade adds four more to NC State Basketball Staff
NC State men’s basketball head coach Will Wade has announced the hires of Greg Goldin as Director of Pack Performance, Steven Soltysiak, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Nick Flory as Director of Operations and Joseph Anderson as Director of Player Development. Greg Goldin, Director of Pack Performance: Goldin comes to NC State after spending the last
Wichita State adds Eilert as Assistant Basketball Coach
Wichita State men’s basketball head coach Paul Mills announced the hiring of Josh Eilert as a new assistant coach Tuesday afternoon. Eilert replaces the assistant coach position that was previously held by Quincy Acy. “Quincy Acy was a wonderful addition to our staff when I became the head coach,” Mills said. “He’s a phenomenal person and teacher and I couldn’t
Kenny Johnson rejoins Indiana Basketball Staff
Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries announced the addition of assistant coach Kenny Johnson to his staff on Tuesday. “Kenny has been a difference maker on the recruiting trail throughout his entire career,” DeVries said. “He has been able to attract the highest levels of talent wherever he has been. His track record of putting players
Former Rice Head Coach Scott Pera named Men’s Basketball General Manager at Penn State
Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced the hiring of Scott Pera as General Manager of the Penn State men’s basketball team. Pera, a Penn State graduate and Hershey, Pa. native, owns nearly 20 years of college basketball coaching experience, most recently serving as the head coach at Rice for seven seasons. As
Abernathy named Assistant Basketball Coach at Georgia
Todd Abernethy, who helped Florida Atlantic to NCAA Tournament bids two of the past three years including reaching the 2023 Final Four, has been named assistant coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, head coach Mike White announced on Tuesday. Abernethy spent the previous six seasons coaching at FAU during the Owls’ most successful stretch in program history, including
Former Memphis assistant Faragi Phillips takes over at D2 LeMoyne-Owens
LeMoyne-Owen College president Christopher Davis, and Director of Athletics William Anderson, have announced Faragi Phillips as the college’s next head men’s basketball coach. Phillips will be tasked with reviving the LeMoyne-Owen basketball program after consecutive challenging seasons. Phillips has spent the last 5 years as an assistant at Vanderbilt University under Jerry Stackhouse, and the University of Memphis
OFFICIAL: Trilli takes over at D2 Midwestern State
I teased this move earlier today on X – it’s now official. Here’s the release from Midwestern State announcing the hiring of Jon Trilli as their new head men’s basketball coach… Midwestern State welcomes one of its own back to campus to lead its storied men’s basketball program. MSU Director of Athletics Kyle Williams announced Jon Trilli
Booker resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Cal State San Marcos
Cal State San Marcos head men’s basketball coach Nick Booker has resigned. It sounds like he will most likely end up on the staff at Cal Irvine (he was formerly an assistant there). Here is the announcement on Booker’s departure from CSUSM: Nick Booker has resigned as head coach of the Cal State San Marcos men’s
Milstead elevated to Director of Basketball Operations at Loyola Marymount
Following his first year with the LMU men’s basketball program, Damari Milstead has been elevated to the role of Director of Basketball Operations, effective immediately. “I believe that Damari is a rising star in college basketball,” said Head Coach Stan Johnson. “This was an easy decision for me. His work ethic, organizational skills, relationships with our players and staff,