Dartmouth men’s basketball head coach Paul Cormier today announced that Jordan Watson, the Dartmouth Director of Basketball Operations for the past two years, has been promoted to assistant coach. As the director of basketball operations, Watson has helped lay the foundation for the rejuvenation of the Dartmouth men’s basketball program under Cormier. Last year the
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UPIKE staff update
University of Pikeville Head Men’s Basketball Coach Kelly Wells has announced updates to his men’s basketball staff for the 2012-2013 season. Tigh Compton and Matthew Taylor have been named assistant coaches, with Nick Bowman and Ryan Whitaker graduate assistant coaches while Chris Puckett and Corey Hoskins student assistant coaches and John Biery remains as a
Extension for USF’s Heath
The University of South Florida and Director of Athletics Doug Woolard announced a contract extension through the 2017-18 season for men’s basketball head coach Stan Heath. Heath signed a contract that added three years to his previous agreement, which was due to expire on August 1, 2012. Heaths owns a career record of 151-131 during
OFFICIAL: Scott named HC at Arcadia
Arcadia University has named Justin Scott as the new Head Coach for Men’s Basketball. Scott was Assistant Coach of the Arcadia Knights for two seasons and led a commitment to academic excellence as the department’s Academic Coordinator. We first reported this as rumor on 7/3 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/5c42ead1/daily-dirt-7-3-12/…). Here’s the link to the official press release: http://athletics.arcadia.edu/news/2012/7/5/MBB_0705125451.as…
Daily Dirt – 7/6/12
Some things that I’ve heard as we head into the live period… • Two separate sources have told me that Tulane assistant Ronnie Hamilton will join the staff at Houston. Hamilton has been on Ed Conroy’s staff at Tulane for the past two seasons. He also worked for Conroy at The Citadel. • Speaking of
Wetzel promoted at MSUB
Montana State University Billings announced that Justin Wetzel has been promoted in title to associate head men’s basketball coach after dedicating the past four years to the program. Wetzel is entering his fifth season at MSUB in a career that has seen him coach at the high school, college and professional levels. This past season,
HOT: Gillespie out at VI
Jason Gillespie has resigned as the head coach at Virginia Intermont after 6 weeks on the job. The school issued the following release today: http://www.viathletics.com/article/637.php… We have learned what his "other opportunity" is…he will become the new head coach at Reinhardt University. That announcement is expected early next week. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest
OFFICIAL: Parham to Illinois
University of Illinois head coach John Groce announced the hiring of Paris Parham as assistant coach. A Chicago native, Parham comes to Illinois after five years as an assistant at Illinois State. We first reported this as rumor on 6/27 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/…“>http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/……). Here’s the link to the official release: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/…“>http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/…… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest
Miami (OH) staff update
Miami (OH) head coach John Cooper has filled two spots on his staff over the past few days… Trey Meyer was named as an assistant coach. Meyer was on Coach Cooper’s staff at Tennessee State the last three years, spending two years as a graduate assistant while earning his master’s degree from TSU in 2011
Edgewood names head coach
Edgewood College has named Justin Meyer the sixth head men’s basketball coach in the school’s history. Meyer has been on the Eagles’ coaching staff for a total of 11 seasons serving at various times as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator and head assistant coach, before being promoted to his current position of associate head coach
Missouri S&T names assistant
Aaron Coombs, an assistant coach at Northern Oklahoma College for the past two seasons, has been named by Missouri S&T as its new assistant coach for the university’s men’s basketball program. Coombs will fill the position previously held by Joey Goodson, who resigned to accept an assistant coaching post at his alma mater, Saint Francis
Daily Dirt – 7/5/12
I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable 4th. With the exception of a brief ER visit and some stitches for one of our Little DirtBags, we had a great day! Here’s some "dirt" as we head into the July live period… • I can confirm that former San Francisco head coach Jessie Evans has