Jerry Nichols calls Walters State his “second home.” And when he saw an opportunity to return to that home, he took it and ran with it. On Thursday, Walters State announced Nichols, a former player and assistant coach at the college, as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Nichols has spent the last five seasons
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JUCO DIRT: Macomb CC’s Nizam resigns; Will become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D2 Macomb CC (MI) head basketball coach Hassan Nizam has resigned, and will become a D1 assistant. It sounds like he will land on the staff at Central Michigan. Nizam has been the head coach at MCC since 2021 where he has gone 53-13. This past
Texas A&M-Kingsville Basketball Staff Update
Texas A&M-Kingsville’s men’s basketball head coach Omar Gonzalez has finalized his coaching staff for the 2023-24 season, naming Carliss Robinson and Chauncey Thomas as assistant coaches on Wednesday afternoon. Thomas moves into the position after spending the two previous seasons on the Javelina bench as a graduate assistant. In those two seasons, the Javelinas qualified for the NCAA South Central Regional for
NCAA suspends Penny Hardaway for three games
The NCAA has released their findings from an investigation into the Memphis men’s basketball program, and recruiting violations that occurred. As a result, Memphis head basketball coach Penny Hardaway has been suspended for the first three games of the 2023-24 season. Here is the press release from the NCAA: Memphis men’s basketball coaches committed recruiting
OFFICIAL: McClung named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Following up on something that I mentioned earlier today (NAIA DIRT). NAIA Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has officially named Jesse McClung as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here’s the official release from SMWC: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Associate Vice President of Athletics Kevin Lanke announced the hiring of Jesse McClung as the head men’s basketball coach at
NAIA DIRT: SMWC set to name new Head Basketball Coach
NAIA Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN) will name Jesse McClung as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. He will replace Michael Hunter who took over at Shawnee State earlier this spring. McClung has spent the past six seasons as the Associate Head Coach at NAIA Marian University (IN). He has also worked as an assistant at
BREAKING D3 NEWS: Butterfield announces retirement at UT Dallas
After 23 seasons, Terry Butterfield is retiring in October as the UT Dallas head men’s basketball coach. Hired as just the second coach in school history in 2000, Butterfield shaped the Comets into a regional and national contender. The search for a new head coach will begin immediately. During his 23 seasons, Butterfield’s UTD teams have earned
JUCO NEWS: Bledsoe resigns as MBB head coach at Anoka-Ramsey; Becomes D1 WBB assistant
University of North Dakota head women’s basketball coach Mallory Bernhard announced on Tuesday the return of former UND men’s basketball standout, Travis Bledsoe as an assistant women’s basketball coach. “I am incredibly excited to bring a coach of Travis’s caliber to our program,” said Bernhard. “Coach Bledsoe not only has seen success everywhere he has been, but
D3 DIRT: UW-La Crosse set to hire current JUCO head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to a Tweet from D3 expert Bob Quillman, Wisconsin La Crosse is expected to hire current NJCAA D2 Bryant and Stratton (WI) head coach J.T. Gritzmacher to lead the Eagles program. He would replace Kent Dernbach, who departed for UW Superior after leading the La Crosse program for the past six
REPORT: Larry Brown to join University of Washington Basketball Staff
According to a Tweet from Jeff Goodman, 82-year old Larry Brown is expected to join Mike Hopkins staff at the University of Washington. Brown, who had most recently spent time on Penny Hardaway’s staff at Memphis, has been coaching at the college and pro level since 1965. As a head coach, he has won an
Hudash promoted to Assistant Coach at Florida Gulf Coast
Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball and head coach Pat Chambers announced the promotion of Kevin Hudash to assistant coach Tuesday. Hudash joined the Eagles as director of operations and name, image and likeness (NIL) in April 2022, following Chambers’ footsteps from Penn State University to the City of Palms. Last season, Hudash was in charge of scouting, analytics and prepared coaching staff
D3 DIRT: FDU Florham opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) D3 FDU Florham has opened as Jeff Slanovec is no longer the Devils head men’s basketball coach. Slanovec had spent the past five seasons as the head coach at FDU where he went 26-83 (.239). He was named as the 2020 MAC Freedom Coach of the Year, and was an Under