Former Boston College head coach Al Skinner has found his next coaching gig. According to multiple people close to the situation, he will become a volunteer coach with the Boston Amateur Basketball Club. The BABC is one of the top AAU organizations in the country and this gives Skinner a good opportunity to work with
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Hires Assistant
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point announced the hiring of Kent Dernbach as its new assistant coach today. We posted this yesterday and now its official, click below for the press release. (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/b7927a28/columbus-day-dirt/…) Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 10/11/11
Less than a week until practice starts – I am definitely fired up! Here are some things I’ve heard so far this morning…. I’ve heard from multiple sources that Hawaii head coach Gib Arnold will promote DBO Scott Fisher to the role of assistant coach. He would replace Walter Roese who left the program at
DeMong named assistant at Lewis
Lewis University has named Adam DeMong as an assistant basketball coach. DeMong had spent the last two seasons on former Lewis head coach Jim Whitesell’s staff at Division I Loyola (IL). He also spent time as an assistant at Ohio. DeMong replaces Condric Sanders who resigned in August to accept a position at Division I
Bluefield State update….
According to a source close to the situation, Bluefield State is close to naming Stillman College assistant Jamaal Jackson as the next head coach. Jackson would replace Jimmy Voight who was dismissed last month (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/47335bd4/voight-out-at-bluefield-st…). Jackson has been at SC since 2008 and spent four seasons at Kentucky State before that. An official announcement is
St. Mike’s adds assistant
Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball head coach Michael Harding has announced the hiring of Jon Rock as the Purple Knights’ second assistant coach. A native of South Burlington, Rock was an assistant coach for the past four seasons at Norwich University (VT). Rock served as a varsity boys’ assistant coach at Rice Memorial High School,
St. Louis assistant to D-League
The Cleveland Cavaliers today announced that Alex Jensen has been named the first-ever head coach of their new NBA Development League franchise in Canton. Canton General Manager Wes Wilcox made the announcement. Per team and league policy, terms of the contract were not released. Most recently, Jensen served as an assistant coach at Saint Louis
Columbus Day Dirt….
Happy Columbus Day! Some quick facts about the holiday before we get to the “dirt”….today we are celebrating the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas (the exact date was October 12, 1492). We are not the only ones who recognize this day – it’s celebrated as Día de la Raza in many countries in
UMass-Lowell staff update
Mike Papale and Souleymane Wane, a former standout player at the University of Connecticut, were named assistant coaches on the UMass Lowell men’s basketball team, head coach Greg Herenda announced Friday. Papale was a student manager last season at Quinnipiac. Over the last four years, Papale coached at several levels in the AAU circuit with
Ex-NC State Coach lands with Jazz
The Utah Jazz announced today that Sidney Lowe has been hired as an assistant coach, and will join Scott Layden and Jeff Hornacek to complete head coach Tyrone Corbin’s coaching staff. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Lowe and Corbin reunite after first working together as players in 1989-90 with the
Late Night Dirt – 10/7/11
Some late night “dirt” as we head in to Columbus Day Weekend…. I can confirm that Riverland CC (MN) head coach Dan Swift has resigned. He had been at RCC since 2006 and has decided to pursue other opportunities. He will be replaced on an interim basis by RCC baseball coach Scott Koenigs. From a
University at Buffalo Coach Signs Extension
University at Buffalo coach Reggie Witherspoon has signed a two-year contract extension — keeping him at UB through the 2015-16 season. Witherspoon enters his 13th season as the head coach at UB and his 164 wins rank third in school history. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.