First-year head men’s basketball coach Shawn Postiglione has filled out his coaching staff with the hiring of assistant coach Brad Riester. A 2014 graduate of the University of Mary Washington, Reister was a standout player for the Eagles during his career. He was a three-time All-Capital Athletic Conference selection and served as team captain from
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DI DIRT: Administrative Staffers Hired
I’ve heard that three schools have filled administrative roles over the past few days… Campbell I can confirm that Campbell University has hired Kenneth White as their new Director of Player Development. White was most recently the head coach at Lausanne Collegiate (TN), where he had won two State Championships. He played at Oak Hill in the late
Bob Huggins Coaches Clinic – October 24th
West Virginia University and head coach Bob Huggins will host a clinic for interested coaches on Oct. 24th at the WVU Men’s Basketball Practice Facility. Attendees to the clinic will gain access to WVU team practice as well as Division II Mountain East champion Glenville State. Speakers include Bob Huggins, Ron Everhart, Erik Martin, Larry
Brett Carey Elevated to Associate Head Coach at UNC Asheville
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish UNC Asheville men’s basketball head coach Nick McDevitt has announced that current assistant coach Brett Carey has been elevated to Associate Head Coach of the Bulldog program. A former standout player for the Bulldogs, Carey enters his eighth season on the sidelines for Asheville in 2015-2016, and played
Masiello Announces Addition of Former Standout Alvarado to Manhattan Staff
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Manhattan Head Coach Steve Masiello has announced the addition of former All-MAAC performer Michael Alvarado to the 2015-2016 Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff. “We are extremely excited about having Mike Alvarado back as part of our program,” said Masiello. “He is one of the ultimate competitors and brings us
Mark Calzonetti Returns to Iona as an Assistant
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Iona College men’s basketball head coach Tim Cluess announced the return of Mark Calzonetti as assistant coach for the 2015-16 campaign. “I look forward to having Mark back for the upcoming year,” said Cluess. “I have known him for a long time and his work-ethic and attention to detail
USA Basketball Announces Youth Coach Academy Stops
USA Basketball Youth Coach Academy is designed to provide coaches valuable insight and education on how to teach the game of basketball to young people, as well as how to implement fun, safe and feasible programming throughout various organizations. The Academy will be presented in a one-day format with a kickoff reception held either
OFFICIAL: Youngstown State Staff Update
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one back on September 11th (Youngstown State Dirt). The staff changes at Youngstown State were made official today as Head Coach Jerry Slocum announced today the addition of Stew Robinson to the coaching staff and the promotion of Kevin
Daily Dirt -9/21/15
Some things that I’ve heard to kick off the week… Trouble brewing at a WCC school – more on this one shortly… I have heard that Miami (OH) DBO Sean Mock will become an assistant at DII Northwood (MI). Mock joined the Redhawks basketball staff as a volunteer coach in 2011-12 and was promoted to DBO for
Jaxon Myaer Named Assistant Coach at Dickinson State
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Dickinson State Men’s basketball Coach Justin Wetzel has announced the hiring of assistant coach Jaxon Myaer. Myaer of Salt Lake City UT is a former starter at NCAA Division I Utah State and was an All-Conference player at the NCAA DII level (Montana State University Billings). In his time
Lees McRae College Men’s Basketball presents: Dunk Mountain Coaching Clinic
Saturday, September 26th 9:00 Tony Hardin Retired High School Coach (TN) Topic: Fusion Match-Up Zone Defense 10:00 Jason Allison Appalachian State University Assistant Coach Topic: Early Offense & Playing Fast 11:00 Marc Payne Retired High School Coach (NC) Topic: 1-4 Offensive Sets 12:00 LUNCH Keith “Mister” Jennings Lees-McRae College Assistant Coach Topic: Leads Roundtable 1:00
The Ultimate Assist Coach’s Clinic – FREE
The Ultimate Assist Free Basketball Coaching Clinic on Saturday September 26th starting at 10am featuring ESPN’s Seth Greenburg, DePaul’s Dave Leitao amongst others. On Sunday September 27th starting at 10am featuring Xavier’s Chris Mack, Miami of Ohio John Cooper, Northern Kentucky’s John Brannen and Richmond’s Chris Mooney! When: Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 10:00 AM