Donald Morris, Jr. has been recently named the head coach of the Daniel Webster College men’s basketball program. The announcement was made by DWC Director of Athletics Chris Gilmore. "We are excited that Donald has accepted the opportunity to guide our men’s basketball program," said Gilmore. "He owns a wealth of coaching experience and his
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Kirbus named assistant at Case Western
Case Western Reserve University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Sean McDonnell has announced the hiring of Rudy Kirbus as the program’s new assistant coach. A former standout student-athlete at John Carroll University, Kirbus replaces Jeff Gorski, who was named head coach at Clarkson University (N.Y.) late last month. Most recently, Kirbus served as assistant to the
Cornell staff update
Second-year assistant coach Jon Jaques ’10 has been promoted on head coach Bill Courtney’s staff, while David Metzendorf returns and newcomer Brendan Dodge joins the staff for his first season in 2014-15. The staff shifts were necessitated when former assistant coach Mike Blaine recently accepted the head coaching job at Division III Medaille College in
OFFICIAL: Kellogg inks new deal at UMass
After a highlight year for the men’s basketball team which was ranked as high as No. 12 nationally and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 16 seasons, the University of Massachusetts has announced a contract extension for head coach Derek Kellogg. Under the new terms, Kellogg will be extended through the 2018-19
Daily Dirt – 10/23/14
A few things that I’ve heard today… • LSU head coach Johnny Jones is going to get a huge bump in salary this week. The LSU Board of Supervisors are scheduled to meet on Friday and vote on a $400,000 pay increase and an extension until 2019. Jones is 39-26 in his two seasons at
Gem State Dirt…
Originally, I was going to title this blog Potato State Dirt, but after a bit of research, I learned that the official nickname of Idaho is the Gem State. Apparently nearly every known type of gemstone has been found there. I think Idaho potatoes are pretty popular as well, but I guess that would be
John Thompson wins NABC’s Court of Honor Award
For the first time since presenting its first Court of Honor Award in 2009, the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation will bestow the honor on one its own, legendary former Georgetown University coach John Thompson, Jr., at the sixth Court of Honor Gala on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The Court of Honor Award is
Penn State Altoona adds assistant
Penn State Altoona has named Matt Klein as the assistant men’s basketball coach. His duties will include assisting in team practice, scouting opponents, regional recruiting, game day operations, skill development, community relations, and managing the Lions’ strength and conditioning program. Klein earned his Bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration, along with minors in Business Administration and
Stigall named Video Coordinator at Troy
Troy University has hired former Butler standout Chase Stigall as video coordinator for the men’s basketball team, head coach Phil Cunningham announced Monday. "We are really excited about adding Chase to our coaching staff as the new video coordinator," Cunningham said. " I believe that it is important to keep a young, hungry coach on
OFFICIAL: Linton to Army
Had this as a rumor on 10/8. It’s now official… Army Head men’s basketball coach Zach Spiker has finalized his coaching staff for the 2014-15 season by announcing the hiring of Brandon Linton, who comes to West Point from Bowdoin College. "We are very excited with the addition of Coach Linton," Spiker said. "As a
ENC hires assistant
Eastern Nazarene College men’s basketball head coach Jim Aller has announced the addition of volunteer assistant coach Isaiah Boxell. Boxell comes to Eastern Nazarene following a one-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach at Hawaii Pacific University. Boxell graduated from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science
HOT: Extension on tap for Kellogg at UMass
The Daily Hampshire Gazette is the first to report that UMass head coach Derek Kellogg will sign a contract extension that will keep him with the Minutemen through the 2018-19 season. It sounds like the deal will be made official next week. Kellogg is 109-86 in his his 6-seasons at the helm. More on this