Chris Tifft has been named director of operations for the TCU men’s basketball program, head coach Trent Johnson announced Thursday. Tifft joins the Horned Frogs from the junior college ranks, where he served the last eight seasons as a head coach at New Mexico Junior College and Lamar (Colo.) Community College. Tifft has strong ties
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Scottsdale CC adds assistant
Scottsdale Community College and Head Coach Will Worosylla announced today that former ASU basketball player Lester Neal has joined the coaching staff for the 2012-13 season. He joins a staff that includes ASU Hall-of-Famer Art Becker, ASU graduate Mark Bunker and newly added Mike Vargas. Tarik James will continue to assist with basketball activities while
HOT: Sorenson named HC at Northland
Following up on a rumor from last night’s "Daily Dirt"….Scott Scott Sorenson has been named head coach at Northland College. Sorenson has extensive coaching experience in the Upper Midwest most recently serving as the assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota Crookston, an NCAA Division II program in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
Adams named assistant @ Montevallo
University of Montevallo men’s basketball head coach Danny Young announced Thursday the hiring of Jabarr Adams as his assistant coach. Adams comes to Montevallo after spending the last four seasons as assistant coach at Tarleton State University. Adams most recently has coached at Tarleton State University a NCAA Division II and Lone Star Conference member.
Kennesaw State names AC
Darryl Slack, who spent the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech, has been hired as an assistant coach by Kennesaw State University head men’s basketball coach Lewis Preston. Slack, who completes Preston’s staff, will coordinate team community service, travel and film exchange, while scouting upcoming opponents and assisting in recruiting and
Radford adds DBO
Radford University head men’s basketball coach Mike Jones announced Friday that Garrett Kelly has been named Director of Operations. In 2011-12, Kelly served as the Highlanders’ video coordinator. Prior to joining the Highlander staff, Kelly served as a volunteer assistant coach at Catholic University of America. In addition to his coaching stint at the Washington,
Daily Dirt – 7/26/12
Crazy week for the DirtKing – Sorry for the lack of updates. This is my week of camp, and I’ve had to buy the DirtQueen an new Minivan (ugh….). It has been a long week, but a good one! The kids are working hard, but more importantly, all of their checks have cleared. Here are
Farmer joins NC State staff
Veteran collegiate coach Larry Farmer has joined the NC State staff as Director of Player Development, Pack head coach Mark Gottfried announced. Farmer played for legendary coach John Wooden at UCLA from 1970-73, where he helped the Bruins capture three NCAA titles during a stretch in which UCLA won seven straight national championships. During his
Cal Poly Pomona promotes assistant
Ever since he stepped onto campus as a Cal Poly Pomona student-athlete in 1998, Damion Hill has delivered immeasurable contributions to the university community. His leadership as assistant coach helped the Broncos’ men’s basketball team capture the program’s first-ever national title in 2010. His abilities as a mentor have helped CPP student-athletes graduate and move
HOT: Murken named Head Coach at Minot State
Minot State University Athletic Director Rick Hedberg introduced Matt Murken as Minot State’s head men’s basketball coach Wednesday during a press conference at the Beaver Dam in the MSU Student Center. Murken, a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is an 11-year veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks and has been the head coach at Jamestown
Mountain State terminates coach + program
Mountain State University (WVa.) has terminated head coach Bob Bolen and discontinued it’s men’s basketball program. Mountain State has reduced its work force by 50%, and Bolen was one of those chosen to be released. More from the Register-Herald: http://www.register-herald.com/todayssportsfront/x825333936/… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Rutter named HC @ ACU
Arizona Christian University has selected Jeff Rutter as its men’s basketball coach. Rutter served as an assistant on the Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) coaching staff for 10 seasons and as lead assistant coach at California Baptist University for two seasons. Rutter replaces Rick Roth, who coached at ACU for eight seasons. Roth continues as associate