Minot State University head basketball coach Matt Murken has been busy in his short stint with the Beavers. Murken, hired July 25, 2012, announced Monday he has filled all three vacant men’s basketball coaching positions. Jack Nelson joins the Beavers as Minot State’s full time assistant coach, while Bobby Howard and Byron Jones have been
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BREAKING: Majerus takes leave for 2012-13 season
Saint Louis University announced today that head men’s basketball coach Rick Majerus is dealing with a health issue that will prevent him from coaching this season. Jim Crews has been named interim head coach for the 2012-13 campaign. "Rick is in a California hospital undergoing evaluation and treatment for an ongoing heart condition," Director of
Spears named AC @ UNO
University of New Orleans head men’s basketball coach Mark Slessinger announced the hiring of Kenyon Spears as an assistant coach on Friday. Spears join the Privateer coaching staff following a season at Brown University. Prior to his stint at the Ivy League school, the native of Nome, Texas spent time at Wagner and Lamar. Stay
Wyatt joins Longhorns staff
Former University of Texas player William Wyatt has been named Special Assistant, The University of Texas Basketball program announced Friday. Wyatt replaces Chris Babcock, who left the Texas coaching staff earlier this summer to take a support staff position with the San Antonio Spurs. The 31-year-old Wyatt began his official employment at UT on Aug.
Daily Dirt – 8/24/12
Some "dirt" as we sail into the weekend… • Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar has said that he will hire Arizona State assistant Lamont Smith. The formal announcement cannot be made until Smith passes a background check by HR. Smith has been at ASU since 2008, and was a GA under Romar at St. Louis
OFFICIAL: GCU names HC
It’s now official, Georgian Court University (NJ) has named former Centenary (NJ) head coach Enrico Mastroianni as their new head coach. We first reported this on 8/15 ( http://hoopdirt.com/blog/50a44f45/georgian-court-update/…). Here’s the link to the official statement released by Georgian Court: http://www.gculions.com/news/2012/8/21/BB_0821123457.aspx… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 8/23/12
On the go today – here’s the "dirt"… • Maine assistant Ed Kohtala has been hired as the boys basketball coach at Bangor (ME) HS. He had been on the Maine staff for the past three seasons, and was an assistant at UMKC before that. I have heard that current Maine assistant Nate Philippe will
Washington College adds assistant
Washington College head men’s basketball coach Rob Nugent has announced the hiring of Dorian Long as the team’s new assistant coach. Long most recently served as assistant men’s basketball coach at Neumann University since 2008. While coaching at Neumann, Long assisted in all aspects of the program – including recruiting, scouting, player development, and academic
Branscome named assistant at Chowan
Lee Branscome has been named as an assistant coach at Chowan University. Branscome is a 2012 graduate of Chowan, was a four year member of the men’s basketball team, and served as captain during his senior year. Not only was Branscome an integral part of the basketball team, he was a leader off the court
Daily Dirt – 8/22/12
A few things as we get closer to the start of school… • I am hearing that Caldwell College (NJ) assistant Ed Ryan is involved with the Centenary College vacant HC position. Ryan was an assistant at Centenary for three seasons before joining the Caldwell staff last season. • Brad Witherspoon is the new assistant
Another AC joins LMC staff
Marcus Wilmoth has been named the new assistant men’s basketball coach at Lees-McRae College, announced head coach Steve Hardin. He is the second assistant to be officially announced in the past two days – assistant J.T. Blair was officially introduced yesterday (http://hoopdirt.com/news/7be7f6d0/lees-mcrae-college-hires-a…). Wilmoth comes to Lees-McRae from nearby Appalachian State University, where he served as
Evans joins GT staff
A 19-year coaching veteran in college basketball, including five as a head coach, Bruce Evans has joined Georgia Tech’s men’s basketball staff as Director of Player Development, head coach Brian Gregory announced Tuesday. Evans, 42, will be involved a number of areas for the Yellow Jackets’ program, including serving as liaison to academic services and