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Daily Dirt – 5/20/16
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that Princeton assistant Donovan Williams has departed to become an assistant at Cornell. Last season was his first at Princeton where he worked along side new Cornell head coach Brian Earl. Williams has spent five seasons as an assistant at Lafayette. I can also confirm that
Braswell Promoted to Assistant Coach at UTEP
UTEP Coach Tim Floyd announced on Thursday that Bobby Braswell has been promoted to assistant coach with the Miners. Braswell has served as the Miners’ Director of Basketball Operations for the last three years. Braswell succeeds Ken Deweese, who served in the assistant coach role for the previous five years before accepting a position at
Linder Completes UNC Staff With Deweese and McGhee
Men’s basketball head coach, Jeff Linder has officially filled all the vacancies on his coaching staff with the Hiring of Ken DeWeese and Vincent McGhee, Jr. Both DeWeese and McGhee come from the University of Texas at El Paso, where they served under head coach Tim Floyd. “These two hires tell me that Coach Linder
NAIA DIRT: Freed-Hardeman set to name Jim Sanderson Head Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that Freed-Hardeman University (TN) will name Jim Sanderson as the Lions new head basketball coach. He will replace Jason Shelton who resigned at the beginning of May. Sanderson, the son of former Alabama head coach Wimp Sanderson, spent 24-years as the head coach at Faulkner University (AL). During his time at Faulkner, he compiled
Pete Hamilton ’11 Named Head Coach of the Randolph College Men’s Basketball Program
The Randolph College Athletic Department has announced Pete Hamilton ’11 as the second head coach in the history of the men’s basketball program at Randolph. Hamilton brings with him a wealth of experience in the region as well as a WildCat. Hamilton was part of the first class of Randolph College after the institution went
Lone Star State Dirt…
A couple of things that I’ve heard from the Great State of Texas… UTEP assistant coach Ken Deweese is expected to depart to become an assistant at Northern Colorado. He has been on the Miners staff since 2010 and has also been an assistant at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. His father, Ken Deweese, Sr.
Dee Brown Joins Fighting Illini Basketball Staff
Illinois legend Dee Brown is returning to the Fighting Illini basketball program, serving for Head Coach John Groce as the program’s first-ever Director of Player Development and Alumni Relations. Brown’s new role comes on the heels of a successful year-long stint in the UI’s Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA) as Special Assistant to the Director
Missouri State University-West Plains Hires Popp as Head Coach
Chris Popp, assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, has been selected as the new head coach of the Grizzly Basketball program at Missouri State University-West Plains, university officials announced today. Popp’s (pronounced “Pope”) hiring is subject to approval by the Missouri State University Board of Governors. His first day on the
Aller Steps Down at Eastern Nazarene College
The Eastern Nazarene College Athletic Department announced that Jim Aller has chosen not to return as the head men’s basketball coach and assistant athletic director at Eastern Nazarene College to pursue other opportunities. A search for his successor will begin immediately. Aller served as the Lions’ head coach for seven seasons, compiling a record of
Hurley, Rhode Island Agree to Extend Contract to 2021-22
The University of Rhode Island and head men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to extend his contract through the 2021-22 season, adding an additional year to the deal that was signed in April, 2015. “I am very excited to continue to work together with Dan Hurley for years to come. As a result of
Butler and Head Basketball Coach Chris Holtmann Agree to Contract Extension
Butler and men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann have agreed to a contract extension. The deal now runs through the 2021-22 season. Holtmann’s teams have posted a 45-22 record in his two seasons as head coach. He and former coach Brad Stevens are the only coaches in Butler history to lead the Bulldogs to the NCAA