The Saint Martin’s Athletic Department announced the hiring of Aaron Landon as the 16th head coach in Saints’ men’s basketball history. The hiring comes after previous head coach Alex Pribble departed for Division-I Seattle U earlier this month. “We are thrilled with the hiring of Aaron to be our head men’s basketball coach at SMU,”
Monts Named Assistant Coach at Colby College
Jordan Monts joins Head Coach Damien Strahorn and Assistant Coach Tyler Ackley on the coaching staff for Colby Men’s Basketball. Monts comes to Colby from Keene State College, where he had served as the Assistant Coach of Men’s basketball since 2018. At Keene State, Monts helped lead the team to an LEC regular season and
Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: Corner Lift Shooting
We’re excited to release another great Skill Builder workout that focuses on shooting from the wing and corner while also building additional skills like ball handling and footwork. With Dr. Dish Skill Builder, players and coaches are able to select from 100+ pre-made workouts like this Corner Lift workout OR build their own workouts through
Central Washington Hires Brandon Rinta as Men’s Basketball Coach
Central Washington University Athletics Director Dennis Francois has announced the hiring of Brandon Rinta as head coach of the Wildcats’ men’s basketball program. “We are extremely excited to have Coach Rinta join the Wildcat family and lead our men’s basketball program,” Francois said. “He has experienced a high level of success wherever he has been
HOT: Will Wade Receives Extension at VCU Through 2024
Virginia Commonwealth University Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin announced Tuesday that the school has restructured Men’s Basketball Coach Will Wade’s contract and has extended the agreement through the 2024 season. The restructuring is focused on enhancements throughout the program including salary increases and other upgrades. “Coach Wade did an excellent job with our program this year and
HOT: Coker College Head Basketball Coach Dan Schmotzer Retires
After nearly 30 years, the Schmotzer coaching era at Coker College will come to an end in July 2016. Head men’s basketball coach Dan Schmotzer and head baseball coach Dave Schmotzer announced today that they will retire from coaching at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Both will remain at Coker. Dave will move
Ian McKeithen Promoted to Head Basketball at Doane College
Doane College Athletic Director Jill McCartney announced today the promotion of Ian McKeithen to head coach for the men’s basketball program. McKeithen joined the Tiger coaching staff this past year as an assistant coach and has served as the interim head coach since the position became open following the departure of Jim Weeks. Coach McKeithen
John Henry Collects Win #300 at William Penn University
It seemed like Head Coach John Henry’s milestone was possibly going to have to wait another game, but a lights-out performance in the second half lifted the Statesmen men’s basketball team to an 83-64 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory Saturday. #9 William Penn (21-5, 14-4 Heart) trailed by three at intermission, but blew out
Louisville Imposes Post-season Ban on Men’s Basketball
The University of Louisville has decided to ban the men’s basketball program from all conference and NCAA postseason competition following the 2015-16 season. University President James Ramsey released the following statement on the matter: When the University first learned of allegations against our men’s basketball program, it initiated the University’s existing processes to undertake a complete and thorough
UPDATE: Week 11 Coach of the Week
Due to a death in the DirtKing’s family, the Coach of the Week announcement for week 11 has been delayed. The DirtKing is currently traveling home, and hopes to have the winners announced later tonight. Thank you for your patience.
Happy Thanksgiving From HoopDirt.com!
HoopDirt.com wishes all of our readers a Happy Thanksgiving! We hope that you have the opportunity to enjoy family, food, and laughter. For those of you who either played or practiced today, keep grinding! It’s been a great start to the college basketball season, and we are looking forward to many more exciting months to
OFFICIAL: Pelin Named Head Coach at Hunter
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish HoopDirt.com first reported back on October 6th that John Pelin had been hired as the head coach at Hunter College (DIII DIRT). It has now been made official by the school… “After a comprehensive search we are excited to announce John Pelin to our Hawk family as our new