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Richmond Hires Assistant

The University of Richmond men’s basketball program has hired Marcus Jenkins as assistant coach, head coach Chris Mooney announced today. Jenkins comes to Richmond from Princeton University where he served in the same role. He previously worked on the Spider staff as Director of Basketball Operations from 2007-11. “We are thrilled to bring Marcus Jenkins

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Pope names Fueger to coaching staff

Head coach Mark Pope has announced the hiring of assistant coach Cody Fueger to his men’s basketball staff at Utah Valley University. Fueger comes to UVU after two seasons as BYU’s Director of Operations. “Cody Fueger is one of the great young coaches in America. He has coached in nearly every region of the country,

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OFFICIAL: Postiglione Named Head Coach at Bridgewater College

Bridgewater College director of athletics Curt Kendall has announced the hiring of Shawn Postiglione as the school’s new head men’s basketball coach. Postiglione has eight years of experience as a Division I and III assistant, and over the past five seasons in Division III his teams have compiled a winning percentage of 77.5 and claimed

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Western Oregon names Longtime DI assistant Jim Shaw Head Coach

Western Oregon University’s Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Barbara Dearing announced Monday that long time NCAA Division I assistant coach and former Western Oregon University All-American Jim Shaw has been named the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach effective immediately. “We concluded a nationwide search and had more high quality candidates for the position than any

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OFFICIAL: Skinner Named Head Coach at Kennesaw State

Al Skinner, a former Division I national coach of the year and two-time BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year, has been named the new head coach of the Kennesaw State men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams announced on Sunday (April 26). Skinner, who becomes the sixth head coach in program history, brings 22 years

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BREAKING: Alcorn State Names Montez Robinson Head Coach

Last week, HoopDirt.com listed Bethune-Cookman assistant Montez Robinson as one of the three finalists for the Alcorn State job.  It was made official today – Robinson is the choice… Alcorn State University Director of Athletics Derek Horne announced that Montez Robinson has been hired as the Braves new head men’s basketball coach. For the past four

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DIII DIRT: Bridgewater (Va.) Hires Randolph-Macon Assistant

I can confirm that the new head coach at DIII Bridgewater College (Va.) will be Randolph-Macon assistant coach Shawn Postiglione.  He will officially be introduced at a 3:00pm press conference tomorrow.  Postiglione just completed his frist season at R-MC, and was part of a Yellow Jackets squad that went 28-3 and advanced to the NCAA DIII

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BREAKING: Al Skinner to Kennesaw State

HoopDirt.com has just learned that Al Skinner will be named as the next head coach at Kennesaw State.  The former Boston College and URI head coach holds a 385-291 record in his 22 seasons as a head coach.  Skinner has most recently served as the associate head coach for his former assistant Tim O’Shea at

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Sunday Dirt – 4/26/15

A bunch of things that I’ve heard today… I can confirm that Bill Morosco will become the DBO at The Citadel.  He was most recently an administrative staffer for Jim Les at UC Davis. I can also confirm that Columbia has hired Jonathan Safir as a Graduate Assistant.  He played at DIII Vassar College (NY)

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The Citadel Staff Update

The Citadel head basketball coach Duggar Baucom officially announced that his coaching staff will include Daniel Willis, Ryan Mattocks and Willie Bell for the upcoming 2015-16 season. “I am very pleased Daniel Willis, Ryan Mattocks and Willie Bell have joined me at The Citadel,” said Baucom. “All are extremely loyal, dedicated coaches whose main focus

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UMary adds assistant

In his first executive decision, new University of Mary men’s basketball coach Joe Kittell today announced the hiring of Josh Vaughan as the Marauders assistant coach. Vaughan joins Mary from the NCAA Division I North Dakota State University coaching staff. “We are very excited to have Josh join our program,” said Kittell. “I had the

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Ballard Named Assistant at Illinois State

Jeremy Ballard knows what it takes to reach the NCAA Tournament. An assistant coach at VCU for the past three seasons, Ballard aided in three-straight trips to The Big Dance. He has now committed to help Illinois State continue its upward trajectory, as ISU head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller announced the hiring of Ballard

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