Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon has announced the hiring of assistant coach DeAndre Haynes, who is widely regarded as one of the fastest rising coaches in the country. Haynes most recently spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the University of Michigan men’s basketball program, where he was instrumental in working with the Wolverine
H-SC names Gibson Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Hampden-Sydney College first-year head basketball coach Caleb Kimbrough has announced the appointment of Bryson Gibson as the program’s new Assistant Coach. Gibson served as the director of basketball operations at NCAA Division I Elon University during 2018-19. “I have known Bryson for several years now,” said Kimbrough. “I recruited him when he was a player
Crump named Assistant Basketball Coach at SEMO
Tarrance Crump, formerly an assistant coach at fellow Ohio Valley Conference member SIU Edwardsville, was hired as an assistant with the Southeast Missouri men’s basketball program Monday. Crump spent three years as an assistant coach with the Cougars from 2015-18. SEMO head coach Rick Ray coached Crump when he was a student-athlete at Purdue. “I
Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: Partner Dribble Hand Off Actions with DJ Sackmann
In this partner shooting drill our partner DJ Sackmann is joined by our good friend Reid Ouse of Catalyst Training in the Dish Lab to work on partner dribble hand-off actions. This is a great way to utilize the Dr. Dish CT to work on game-like situations in a partner setting. Both players receive a
Michigan Basketball Staff Update
University of Michigan David and Meredith Kaplan Men’s Basketball Head Coach Juwan Howard announced that 24-year veteran head coach Phil Martelli and NBA assistant coach Howard Eisley have joined the Wolverine program as assistant coaches. Additionally, Howard retained assistant coach Saddi Washington, who recently completed his third season at U-M. “When I took this job,
Damian Pitts Named Clarion University Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Clarion’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Wendy Snodgrass announced today that Damian Pitts has been hired as the 13th men’s basketball coach in school history. Pitts comes to the Golden Eagles after having spent the previous two seasons as the head coach at NCAA Division III Centenary, and before that was a longtime assistant at
Official: Neil Epstein named basketball coach at WVU Potomac State College
Neil Epstein has been named the head men’s basketball coach at West Virginia University Potomac State College, according to Dean of Student Experience Lucas Taylor. Epstein arrives at Potomac State after most recently serving as assistant coach at Southern Vermont College (SVC). “We are excited to welcome Neil Epstein to Potomac State College Athletics as
Thompson ’13 picked to lead Hobart basketball
Hobart College Interim Director of Athletics Brian Miller named Stefan Thompson ’13 the head coach of the Statesmen basketball program. He will be the 20th man to lead the program since its inception in 1901. “I have always respected and admired Stef’s ability as a leader,” Miller said. “I witnessed it first-hand throughout his outstanding
Young Announces Fairfield University Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Fairfield University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jay Young announced his coaching staff this afternoon, listing Chris Casey, Bryan Dougher, and Patrick Sellers as his assistants and Jim McDonnell as his director of basketball operations. “I am thrilled to welcome Bryan, Chris, Pat and Jim to our Fairfield
Book Richardson gets 3-month prison sentence
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has sentenced a former assistant basketball coach at the University of Arizona to three months in prison for his role in a college hoops corruption scandal. Emanuel “Book” Richardson received the sentence on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan. Richardson had pleaded guilty earlier this year to accepting $20,000
NDSU extends Richman through 2022
North Dakota State University director of athletics Matt Larsen announced today a two-year contract extension for head men’s basketball coach David Richman through April 2022. Richman is entering his sixth year as NDSU’s head coach in 2019-20. In five seasons as head coach, Richman has led the Bison to two NCAA Tournament appearances and three Summit
OFFICIAL: Burgette Named KCKCC Men’s Basketball Coach
Following up on some DIRT that HoopDirt.com first posted on Monday (JUCO DIRT). It’s now been made official that Brandon Burgette has been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College. Here is the official press release from the college: No sooner than he learned he would be the new