• I am hearing that former Schoolcraft Head Coach and Detroit Assistant Coach, Carlos Briggs, has been hired at Trinity Valley CC (TX) as an assistant coach. Briggs was drafted in the fourth round by the San Antonio Spurs in 1986. He was the head coach at Schoolcraft from 1997 to 2006 with a record
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Late Night Dirt- 8/5/14
• I can confirm that Justin Lang has been named an assistant coach at Rhode Island College. Lang spent the last two years as an assistant at Little East rival Plymouth State. •We can also confirm that former Marist Manager Mickey Dennis has been named a volunteer assistant at Vassar College. • I have also
University of Cincinnati Staff Update
Former Bearcat JaQuon Parker and longtime athletic trainer Robb Williams have joined the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball staff, head coach Mick Cronin has announced. Parker, who served as an undergraduate assistant coach during the spring semester last season, will work as assistant director of student-athlete development. Williams is hired as the athletics department’s head
Endicott College Hires Coach
The Endicott Athletics Department is proud to announce that Kevin Bettencourt has been named the seventh head coach in Endicott men’s basketball history, taking over a Gulls program that has won five Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) titles since joining the league in 1999 with five NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. Bettencourt is coming off six
Wojcik out at Charleston
College of Charleston president Glenn McConnell has fired men’s basketball coach Doug Wojcik. McConnell announced the decision in a letter to the "campus community" listed below.. Dear Campus Community, I am writing today to let you know I have made the decision to terminate Head Men’s Basketball Coach Doug Wojcik’s employment at the College of
Good Returns To UNLV As Special Assistant
Max Good has been hired as Special Assistant to the Head Coach for the UNLV men’s basketball program, head coach Dave Rice announced Tuesday. Good spent the last six seasons as head coach at Loyola Marymount, where he led the Lions to numerous firsts for the program since it appeared in the Elite Eight in
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw Valley State University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Randy Baruth has announced some additions to the program for the upcoming 2014-15 season. The program has added James Hellekjaer as an assistant coach. Hellekjaer comes to the Cardinals from Division I Oakland University, where he served as the team’s Player Development Assistant and Video Coordinator. While
DirtKing on Vacation…
The DirtKing is on the coast all week. Mr. Dirt is in charge (scary, I know). I have spotty cell reception at best up here, but will do my best to keep everyone updated on any rumors that I hear. If you want to stop by and say hi, we will be at the Scoop
Hobart Hires Coach
Hobart College Director of Athletics Mike Hanna ’68 announced that Tim Sweeney, men’s basketball associate head coach at Elon University, will serve as the 19th head coach of the Statesmen basketball program. "Tim Sweeney has had the very good fortune of serving at outstanding academic institutions under the watchful eyes of exceptional head coaches and
Iona Dirt…
Sitting at the beach when I heard from a great source that former Maine associate head coach Doug Leichner has been hired as an assistant at Iona. Leichner is also currently the head coach of Great Britain’s under 20 National Team. He has had two separate stints at Maine and spent a combined 9 seasons
Daily Dirt – 8/4/14
• From a reliable source I hear Lyndon State alum, Chris Dorsey, will be named the head coach at his alma mater. Dorsey has been an assistant on the Men’s side at Lyndon State and Daniel Webster. He has also been an assistant at UVA-Wise on the women’s side. Most recently, he was a high
Nowell Joins SU as Assistant
Seattle University men’s basketball head coach Cameron Dollar has announced that Mike Nowell, a well-known local high school and AAU coach, will join the Redhawk program as an assistant coach effective August 1, 2014. Nowell (pronounced “know-ell”) has been an assistant coach at Garfield High School since 2009, helping the Bulldogs post a 27-1 record