Rounding out his staff for the 2015-16 season, Pacific Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ron Verlin officially announced the hiring of Mike Burns as an assistant coach on Tuesday, June 16. Burns brings his extensive knowledge of the West Coast Conference to the Tigers’ staff after spending the last seven seasons on the bench at San
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Mattox Promoted to DBO at Morehead State
Jonathan Mattox, who has spent the past two seasons as a graduate manager for Morehead State men’s basketball, has been promoted to a full-time director of operations. He will continue to handle a variety of behind-the-scenes tasks and administrative duties for the Eagles. “Jonathan has done a terrific job the past two seasons, and we’re
OFFICIAL: Yetter Joins Navy Staff
HoopDirt.com was the first to report that Jeromy Yetter was hired as an assistant at Navy last week. The official announcement was made today. Yetter replaces former assistant coach Aaron Goodman, who was recently named head coach at Division III Washington College (Md.). “We are extremely fortunate to have Jeromy join our basketball staff,” said
The B180 Basketball Fundamental Skills Program
B180 Basketball, Inc. has announced the official release of their product “The B180 Basketball Fundamental Skills Program”. The program benefits individuals ages 11 & up (middle school, high school, college, & pro) in the development of their all-around basketball fundamental skills. The program combines key basketball fundamental skill workouts of shooting, ball handling, perimeter &
Virginia Dirt…
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
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