Five ‘Musts’ Assistants Need From Their Head Coaches By Bert DeSalvo College and professional coaches are part of a crazy profession. Where else do 18-22 year old adolescents make or break the careers of the people they are associated with due to their athletic performance and everyday decision-making abilities? As a result, college coaches are
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Blackgrove named DBO at FDU
Former Fairleigh Dickinson mens’ basketball player Mike Blackgrove was named the Director of Basketball Operations, Head Coach Greg Herenda announced. "Mike will be a great addition to our basketball program, athletic department and our University," Herenda said. "Mike is a very talented young man who will bring great energy and expertise to us. As a
Connecticut College Hires Two
Connecticut College men’s basketball Head Coach Tom Satran has hired Shawn Hallahan and Mike McSloy, two new assistant coaches for 2013-14. Hallahan is a 2011 graduate of Pennsylvania State University-Altoona. He completed a Master’s Degree in Athletic Administration from Springfield College in 2013. As a graduate assistant coach at Springfield from 2011 through 2013, Hallahan
WPI Hires Assistant
WPI Men’s Basketball coach Chris Bartley recently announced that Ryan Flynn ’06 has joined his coaching staff as the top assistant. Flynn replaces Rob Southall who served on the Engineer bench for the past eight years and was named as the head coach at Elms last month. Flynn returns to WPI after serving as the
BREAKING: HoopDirt Announces Guest Blogger Series
We are happy to announce the creation of our “GUEST BLOGGER SERIES!" Our mission here at HoopDirt and WHoopDirt has always been to help coaches. In the off-season, we are able to provide rumors, news, job info to our readers – that typically quiets down once the season starts though. As coaches, we are always
Mount Ida College Hires Assistants
The Mount Ida College men’s basketball team, under the direction of first year Head Coach Ben Davis, is excited to announce the three assistant coaches that will work with the Mustangs during the upcoming season. Two of these coaches, Kevin Seetal and Brian Cerone, are new to the program, while Jaykyri Simpson will return for
Hartford staff update
John Gallagher, head coach of the University of Hartford men’s basketball team, has made two changes to his coaching staff. Gallagher has promoted Chris Gerlufsen to associate head coach while newcomer Tom Devitt has been added to the staff as the director of operations. Entering his eighth season as a member of the coaching staff
Davis Earns One-Year Contract Extension
Central Michigan Director of Athletics Dave Heeke announced on Monday that men’s basketball head coach Keno Davis has signed a one-year extension. Davis’ contract will now run through the 2017-18 season. Financial details of the contact remain the same. “Extending Keno’s contract was important as we continue to build on stability that he and his
McGreal promoted to associate head coach @ LaGrange
David McGreal has been promoted to the position of Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach. McGreal has been on the coaching staff since head coach Kendal Wallace arrived in 2011. "This is a well-deserved and certainly earned promotion. David is a tireless worker and an exceptional recruiter," Wallace said. "He is capable of managing his own
Cooper Named Interim Head Coach @ Keystone
– Brad Cooper has been named Keystone College’s Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach according to an announcement made by Director of Athletics, Dr. Matthew Grimaldi on Wednesday. Cooper spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Keystone under Nevada Smith who resigned earlier this week to take a the head coaching position with
Weir named video coordinator at Iona
Iona College men’s basketball head coach Tim Cluess announced the addition of John Weir to the Gaels’ coaching staff. Weir will serve as video coordinator during the upcoming season. Weir’s most recent experience came as assistant coach at his alma mater Rhode Island College under head coach Bobby Walsh. During the 2009-10 season, Weir was
Daily Dirt – 10/22/13
Practice is in full swing, but there is still movement out there. A few things that I’ve heard… • George Washington assistant Pete Strickland has left the staff. Apparently he has cited personal reasons for the decision. He had been at GW since 2011, and was an assistant at NC State before that. He also