Back on 5/25, HoopDirt.com reported that Adam Hood was in the mix for an assistant spot at UTSA (Daily Dirt – 5/25/16). It’s now been made official as UTSA head basketball coach Steve Henson announced that Hood has been hired as an assistant coach, effective immediately. “Adam is a terrific addition to our staff,” Henson
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Bridgewater College Names Patrick Ackerman Assistant Basketball Coach
Bridgewater College head men’s basketball coach Shawn Postiglione has announced the addition of Patrick Ackerman to his staff for the 2016-17 season. Ackerman is a May, 2016 graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications with a focus on broadcast journalism and a minor in leadership. Ackerman played
Kalamazoo College Names Jay Smith Head Basketball Coach
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Jay Smith has verbally accepted the position of head men’s basketball coach at Kalamazoo College. Smith brings 31 years of collegiate coaching experience to Kalamazoo, including 10 years as a head coach at Grand Valley State University and Central Michigan University. “I am elated to accept the position of head men’s basketball coach at Kalamazoo
Conway Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Albright College
Chris Conway has been named an assistant coach on the Albright men’s basketball coaching staff Lions head coach Rick Ferry announced on Tuesday. Conway was a four-year letterwinner at York (Pa.) and a two-time team captain. Conway played in a career-best 25 games during his junior season and in 24 games last year for the Spartans. He averaged
Towson Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Towson head coach Pat Skerry will hire University of Southern California Director of Basketball Operations Pat O’Connell as an assistant coach. He will replace Bruce Shingler who departed earlier this spring for a spot on Frank Martin’s staff at South Carolina. O’Connell is a Baltimore native who had previously spent three seasons
Ludwig Joins Minot State Staff
Minot State University men’s basketball has hired Bob Ludwig as an assistant coach, Beavers head coach Matt Murken announced. Ludwig spent the past nine seasons at the NAIA level, including last year as the top assistant for Peru State College under head coach Eric Behrens. In 2015-16, he helped the Bobcats to the co-regular season
Why Coaches Stumble And How You Can Help Them Succeed
Athletic Director U. is a new, weekly series from D1.ticker designed to land in your inbox every Sunday evening. Articles will delve into pertinent topics from around the industry, providing unique perspective into many critical issues facing collegiate administrators today. This week’s launch is a long look at how a common leadership trap can impact an Athletic Director’s
Robert Morris Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Robert Morris will hire Lehigh’s Kyle Griffin as an assistant coach. He will replace Joe Gallo who became the head coach at his alma mater Merrimack College earlier in the spring. Griffin had been on Brett Reed’s staff for the past three seasons. Before that, he worked in various roles for
McNeese State Dirt…
Back on 6/3, I mentioned that that I had heard there will be a change on the staff at McNeese State (Daily Dirt – 6/3/16). I have now heard from multiple sources that assistant coach Steve Welch will resign effective June 30th. Welch came out of retirement prior to the 2009-10 season to join McNeese
Marc Rozanski Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Rogers State
Rogers State men’s basketball head coach Justin Barkley announced the hiring of Marc Rozanski as an assistant coach heading into the 2016-17 season. “We are delighted to add Marc to our staff,” Barkley said. “He will bring valuable experience to our program and staff adding a wealth of knowledge he has learned not only as
Former Hartford Head Coach Dan Leibovitz Named SEC Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (secsports.com) – Dan Leibovitz, a veteran basketball coach on the collegiate and professional levels and currently the primary men’s basketball administrator for The American Athletic Conference, has been named Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball for the Southeastern Conference, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Thursday. As the SEC’s Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball, Leibovitz
Eric Jackson Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Montana State
Eric Jackson, a veteran coach with ties to the Pacific Northwest and roots traced to some of college basketball’s legendary coaches, has joined the Montana State men’s basketball coaching staff. Third-year Bobcat coach Brian Fish said Jackson’s addition strengthens the Bobcats on several fronts. “Eric is a strong recruiter who is instantly credible with players