I can confirm that Oakland University will hire Drew Valantine as an assistant coach. Valentine is a 2013 Oakland graduate who most recently served as a graduate assistant at Michigan State. He scored 1,069 points for the Grizzlies, and was an All-Summitt League honorable mention during his senior season. Valentines brother, Denzel, was the second
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OFFICIAL: Barone to Butler CC
HoopDirt.com has been following the Butler CC (KS) search closely for the past few weeks. Last week, we reported that former UWGB assistant Brian Barone had been offered the job. It has now been made official – Barone has been named the new men’s head basketball coach at BCC. Barone comes to the Grizzlies after serving
Weekly Roundup: Jobs
We added 13 new jobs this week, check the list below… Assistant Coach: Muskingum University- FT (NCAA DIII) Cameron University- FT (NCAA DII) University of San Francisco- FT (NCAA DI) Clayton State University- FT (NCAA DII) Georgian Court University- FT (NCAA DII) American University – FT (NCAA DI) Brooklyn College- PT (NCAA DII) Lakeland College-
Weekly Round-up: DIRT
Happy Father’s Day to all of the Dads out there! DK is enjoying being away with the family for the weekend. Here was my view when I woke up this morning. Going to be tough to go back to the HD World Headquaters tomorrow… Here are our top rumors from this past week… 6/18 – Radford DIRT:
New Five-Year Deal for Northern Colorado’s Hill
Northern Colorado Athletics and head men’s basketball coach B.J. Hill have agreed upon the provisions of a new five-year contract, reflecting the university’s continued investment in the program and its commitment to future growth and success. “B.J. continues to grow the foundation of the men’s basketball program,” director of athletics Darren Dunn said. “Coach Hill
Hoffman Announces Staff Additions at Mercer
Mercer University head coach Bob Hoffman announced a pair of additions to his coaching staff on Friday, as Jason Eaker and Jarred Merrill have been named assistant coaches for the upcoming 2015-16 season. The two will join a program that is in the midst of the most successful stretch in school history, after earning four-straight
Garnett Steps Down at Wayland Baptist
Wayland Baptist men’s basketball head coach Matt Garnett has announced he will leave coaching, having accepted a position as an elementary school teacher in Fort Worth. “Coaching at Wayland has been the greatest professional honor of my career. It’s been very special to be back here and lead this program,” said Garnett, a former Pioneer
Tar Heels To Extend Williams’ Contract Through 2020
The University of North Carolina and head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams have agreed in principle to extend his contract through the 2019-20 season and increase the compensation package for the Hall of Famer and two-time national championship-winning coach. The University also agreed in principle on three-year contracts with and awarded salary increases to head
Radford Dirt…
I have heard that Ron Jirsa is the leader for the vacant assistant position at Radford. The position opened earlier this spring when Kyle Getter took a spot on Ritchie McKay’s new staff at Liberty. Jirsa is the former head coach at Georgia (1997-99) and Marshall (2003-07). He has also been an assistant to Tubby
Angelo State Names David Lewis Assistant
Angelo State head coach Cinco Boone has announced the hiring of David Lewis who will join the surging Ram basketball program as its assistant coach. “David is an up and coming rock star in the coaching profession and our program is extremely fortunate to be adding him to the staff here at ASU,” Boone said.
Helton Named Associate Head Coach at St. Francis (PA)
Saint Francis head men’s basketball coach Rob Krimmel announced Thursday the hiring of Andrew Helton as the team’s new associate head coach. Helton begins his second stint with the Red Flash. “I am extremely excited to welcome coach Helton back to Loretto,” Krimmel said. “I have known coach Helton for almost 20 years and have
St. Mary’s Staff Update
HoopDirt.com first mentioned St. Mary’s hiring former Nevada head coach David Carter as a volunteer assistant last night. The hiring was made official today, as well as the addition of Danny Yoshikawa as the programs DBO. Carter, who will be volunteering his services, and Yoshikawa join associate head coach Marty Clarke and Marcus Schroeder, who was