Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first mentioned on Sunday (DIII DIRT)… The former Keene State College Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach, Tyler Hundley, has been named the Worcester State University Men’s Basketball Head Coach, as announced by the Worcester State Athletic Department on Tuesday (Jun. 5). “I am excited to welcome Tyler Hundley
Huggins, Martin Join NABC Board of Directors
West Virginia University head coach Bob Huggins and University of Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin have accepted invitations to join the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Board of Directors. The appointment of Huggins and Martin to the board is effective immediately. “Bob Huggins and Cuonzo Martin are two of college basketball’s most well-respected coaches
Penn State Hires Assistant Coach
Penn State men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers announced today the addition of Kevin Freeman to the Nittany Lion coaching staff. Freeman matriculates to Penn State as assistant coach after spending seven years as the director of basketball administration with the University of Connecticut men’s basketball program. “Penn State men’s basketball took another step in getting
Maryland Basketball Staff Update
I mentioned the staff changes in a tweet late last week. They’ve now been made official… Maryland basketball head coach Mark Turgeon announced today that assistant coach Dustin Clark is leaving his position at Maryland after seven years to pursue an opportunity back in his native Texas. Additionally, Matt Brady has been promoted to assistant
Horner Completes Men’s Basketball Staff at Truman State
Truman State University men’s basketball head coach, Jeff Horner, has completed his staff with the hiring of a second assistant in Pat Sodemann. Sodemann, a 2015 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University comes to Kirksville after a 2017-18 NCAA Tournament run at Ohio Dominican University. “We are excited to have Pat be a part of Truman
Auburn Extends Bruce Pearl through 2022-2023
After earning its third Southeastern Conference title in program history, Auburn Athletics has extended the contract of head coach Bruce Pearl through the 2022-2023 season. “It was a historic season for Auburn basketball and one that was matched by excellence in the classroom as well,” Director of Athletics Allen Greene said. Over the past five
REPORT: Michigan’s Beilein meets with Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Free Press has confirmed that Michigan head basketball coach John Beilein has met with the Detroit Pistons at least twice regarding their vacant head coaching position. According to the report, “the Pistons’ process with Beilein started with an introductory meeting with the ownership group in L.A.” The meeting apparently took place within the
North Dakota Promotes Heatherly to Assistant Coach
North Dakota men’s basketball coach Brian Jones announced Friday that Craig Heatherly has been promoted to an assistant coaching role on his staff. Heatherly spent the previous three seasons as the Fighting Hawks’ director of basketball operations. UND captured the Big Sky regular season and tournament titles, culminating with the program’s first trip to the
Pujol Completes North Alabama Basketball Staff
University of North Alabama men’s head basketball coach Tony Pujol has completed his coaching staff for 2018-19 with the addition of former Charleston Southern Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Ahmad Smith. Smith joins Willie Watson and Tom Berryman as assistant coaches with the Lions, along with graduate assistant coach Daniel Williams. Pujol has previously
Tennessee State Names Willemsen Assistant Basketball Coach
Tennessee State men’s basketball Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins completed his coaching staff with the addition of Russ Willemsen as an Assistant Coach. The Rushville, N.Y. native with ties to the Nashville area arrives at TSU after serving as an assistant at South Alabama for the last five seasons. Prior to his time in Mobile,
Rice Assistant Omar Mance Named Head Basketball Coach at Trevecca Nazarene
Trevecca Nazarene University Athletic Director Mark Elliott has named Rice University assistant and former Vanderbilt University director of recruiting and player personnel Omar Mance as the ninth men’s basketball head coach in Trojans’ program history. Mance was mentioned as a finalist by HoopDirt.com earlier today (DII DIRT: Trevecca Nazarene Search Update). Elliott said, “This is
NCAA: Former Pacific head men’s basketball coach must complete show-cause order
The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee upheld findings that Ron Verlin, the former head men’s basketball coach at Pacific violated academic misconduct and recruiting rules. As a result, the former head coach’s eight-year show-cause order also was upheld. In the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions’ decision, the panel found that the former head