Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported a back on July 19th (New Mexico Dirt)… It’s now been made official as New Mexico Head coach Paul Weir has announced the hiring of assistant men’s basketball coach Brandon Mason. Mason returns to the Lobos after spending the last three years at different institutions, most
Sonoma State Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach Rich Shayewitz Becomes Seawolves Head WBB Coach
Rich Shayewitz, who has spent the previous 11 seasons as the Associate Head Coach for the Sonoma State University Men’s Basketball team, has been named the Head Coach of the SSU Women’s Basketball team, it was announced by the University Tuesday. Shayewitz becomes the sixth head coach in the program’s 37-year history. “I am truly
OFFICIAL: Chambers adds Ferry to Penn State Basketball Staff
Penn State men’s basketball head coach Patrick Chambers has announced the appointment of veteran coach Jim Ferry as an assistant coach for the Nittany Lions. Most recently the head coach at Duquesne, Ferry will travel with the team for its foreign tour trip to the Bahamas later this week. “We absolutely seized the opportunity to
Dalton State Assistant Basketball Coach Resigns
Assistant basketball coach Hunter Hageman has resigned. The Kingman, Ks. native was to begin his third season on the bench for the Roadrunners, but will now pursue opportunities closer to his family and friends in Kansas. His last day as a Roadrunner will be August 4. Coach Hageman came to Dalton State in the summer
HOT: Northwest Nazarene’s Scott Flemming takes over NBA India; assistant Paul Rush named interim head coach
Coach Scott Flemming’s passion to lead landed him at Northwest Nazarene University two years ago, and now has earned him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The head coach for the Crusader men’s basketball program for the last two seasons is stepping away from the sidelines on the NNU campus to begin a new role as the Senior
Zach Altany Hired as Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Oglethorpe
The Oglethorpe men’s basketball team will have a new assistant coach headed into the 2017-18 season. Zach Altany joins the Oglethorpe coaching staff, coming to the Stormy Petrels after a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Division II Georgia College in Milledgeville. “I am very excited to have Zach join the Stormy Petrel family
Krayton Nash Joins Minnesota Crookston Men’s Basketball Staff
The University of Minnesota Crookston athletic department announced Krayton Nash as head women’s tennis coach and assistant men’s basketball coach. Nash has been a coach at the high school, prep school and collegiate level for the last 14 years. “We are excited to welcome Krayton Nash to the University of Minnesota Crookston,” said Director of
NYIT Names Marques McKinney Assistant Basketball Coach
Marques McKinney has joined the NYIT men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Kevin Hamilton announced. McKinney, 34, served as an assistant coach at Medaille College in Buffalo during the 2016-17 season. He helped lead the Mavericks to a 21-7 record, Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship and Division III NCAA Tournament berth. McKinney
Butler Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Georgia Southwestern
Georgia Southwestern State University head men’s basketball coach Ben Hicks has announced the hiring of Jalen Butler as his assistant coach for the 2017-18 season. Butler comes to GSW from Armstrong State University where he recently completed his second season as a graduate assistant coach for the Pirates. “I’m very excited that Coach Butler has
Jon Nevol Named Head Basketball Coach at Blue Mountain College
Jon Nevol was introduced at a news conference Friday as the new head men’s basketball coach at Blue Mountain College. Nevol heads to BMC from Jones County Junior College (Miss.), where he helped lead the Bobcats this past season to state and regional titles and a Sweet 16 appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament. “Being
OFFICIAL: Essex County College (NJ) Head Basketball Coach Corey Lowery Resigns
Following up on some DIRT from earlier today. It’s now been made official that after six years of leading the Essex County College Men’s Basketball team, Head Coach Corey Lowery has stepped down from the position to pursue other coaching opportunities. Coach Lowery leaves Essex as the winningest coach in program history. Lowery’s teams have
Waleed Samaha Departs Michigan Basketball Program
Waleed Samaha is leaving his position as Michigan’s director of basketball operations. A school spokesman confirmed Thursday that Samaha was leaving. The Wolverines hired him in 2016 after a long tenure as a basketball coach at Huron High School. Samaha took over the boys’ basketball team at Huron in 2002 and spent 14 seasons as