I can confirm that Virginia head coach Tony Bennett will hire former Charlotte assistant Orlando Vandross in an administrative role. It sounds like the title will be something along the lines of recruiting coordinator and player development assistant. Vandross was on Alan Major’s staff at Charlotte for the past five seasons, and was not retained
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OFFICIAL: Heil Named Head Coach at Baldwin Wallace
HoopDirt.com reported yesterday that Defiance College (OH) head coach Tom Heil was the choice at Baldwin Wallace (OH). It has now been made official – Tom Heil is the new men’s basketball coach at Baldwin Wallace University. Heil is a familiar face to both the BW campus community and its basketball program after serving as
Fresno State Dirt…
Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry has been searching for an associate head coach since the departure of Michael Schwartz to Tulsa. I have now heard that Terry will bring in good friend Jerry Wainwright to fill the role. Wainwright is the former head coach at DePaul, Richmond, and UNC Wilmington. He also worked for
Boston College Dirt…
Reports are that Boston College head coach Jim Christian will hire his former boss Stan Heath as an assistant coach. Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel was the first to Tweet the news earlier today. Christian served as Heath’s assistant at Kent State during the 2001-2002 season, and took over as the head coach when Heath departed
2015 Rising Coaches Conference
The 2015 Rising Coaches Conference will take place from July 21-23, 2015 at the Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino! The cost of the conference is only $100 which includes Registration fee, the Socials, and your meals during the conference. The conference is once again an opportunity for support staffers, young basketball coaches, and administrators to
Tennessee Support Staff Update
KNOXVILLE, TN – FEBRUARY 11, 2014 – Fans in the student section celebrate in the stands after a big play during the SEC matchup between the Florida Gators and the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Donald Page/Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes announced the addition of three full-time members of his support staff Monday. Video coordinator Riley Davis is accompanying Barnes from Texas, while director of basketball operations Mary-Carter Kniffen and assistant to the head coach Kyle Condon both are Tennessee graduates who have been with the UT athletics department for several
Duffy Conroy Added to Louisiana Tech Staff
Louisiana Tech head coach Eric Konkol finalized his coaching staff on Monday with the announcement of Duffy Conroy as assistant coach. Conroy has spent the past 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Milwaukee under Rob Jeter, helping the Panthers to four postseason appearances including NCAA Tournament berths in 2006 and 2014. “Duffy Conroy is
JUCO Dirt…
Some things that I’ve heard from the junior college world… Chesapeake College – I can confirm that Allen Mitchell has been named as the head coach here. He replaces Joel Dearring who resigned earlier this spring. Mitchell has been an assistant at CC since 2010. Before that, he spent 12 seasons on the staff at
Ryan Herrion Named Assistant at Stonehill
Stonehill College has announced that Ryan Herrion has joined the men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach under Chris Kraus ’06. The announcement was made by Kraus, who is in his third year as head coach at his alma mater, and confirmed by Cindy MacDonald, Interim Director of Athletics at the College. “I am
Cornell Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Craig Carter has become an assistant at Cornell. He will replace Marlon Sears who became the head coach at DIII Montclair State earlier this spring. Carter spent last season as an assistant at Longwood University. Before that, Carter served two stints as an assistant coach at Siena College from 2010-13 and
Tulsa Staff Update
University of Tulsa Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith announced today the promotion of former TU All-American Shea Seals to assistant basketball coach, and the addition of former Missouri standout Kim English as Director of Player Development for the Golden Hurricane. Seals has served as Director of Player Development/Team Manager for the last three seasons. The
Casey Matthews Named DBO at North Dakota State
North Dakota State University head men’s basketball coach David Richman announced the hiring of Casey Matthews as the program’s director of basketball operations on Monday, June 15. Matthews comes to NDSU following a two-year stint as the video coordinator for Southern Miss men’s basketball. As video coordinator, he was responsible for all aspects of video