After guiding the Iowa State men’s basketball team to its third Sweet 16 appearance in five years, head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has agreed to a new contract that will keep him leading the Cyclone program through June 30, 2036 and increase his salary to $6 million annually, Endowed Cyclone Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today. “Coach Otzelberger has elevated our men’s
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D3 DIRT: Hopkins out as Head Basketball Coach at Muhlenberg
Kevin Hopkins is no longer the head basketball coach at Muhlenberg. He posted the following to X a short time ago: Hopkins had spent the past eight seasons as MC’s head coach, where he went 100-105 (.488). This past season, his team went 12-13 (5-8 Centennial). No official word yet from the college, but Hopkins
JUCO DIRT: Ranger set to hire former Tarleton assistant Ashton Arnold as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Ranger College will hire Ashton Arnold as their new head men’s basketball coach. Last season was Arnold’s first on the head coach Billy Gillispie’s staff at Tarleton (side note: Gillispie had served as the head coach at Ranger from 2015-20). Prior to his time at
D3 NEWS: Sansone named Head Basketball Coach at Maryville College
Maryville College has named Mark Sansone the next head coach of Scots Men’s Basketball, the College announced Wednesday. Sansone becomes the seventh head coach in program history. “I’m excited to welcome Coach Sansone as just the third head coach of our Men’s Basketball program since 1980,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Andrew Wu. “Mark is an
JUCO DIRT: Eggleston out, Cavaco in at Lorain County CC
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Marty Eggleston is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D3 Lorain County CC (OH). Eggleston had been the head coach at LCCC since 2013. Although this year’s team finished just a 6-24 (4-12), they did capture the Region 12 D3 title. Multiple sources have
REPORT: Tang set to rejoin Baylor staff as Associate Head Basketball Coach
Jerome Tang is expected to rejoin Scott Drew’s staff at Baylor as the associate head basketball coach, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Tang was a central figure in Baylor’s rise over nearly 20 seasons on staff, including its 2021 national title run. He left for the head job at Kansas State in 2022 and quickly made
UTRGV hires Shawn Forrest as Associate Head Basketball Coach
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) head men’s basketball coach Brandon Chambers announced on the hiring of Shawn Forrest, who has over 25 years collegiate coaching experience, including two seasons at McNeese, as associate head coach. Forrest spent the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons at McNeese where he helped the Cowboys to a 58-11 record, the most wins in
Leonard receives contract extension at Queens University of Charlotte
Queens University of Charlotte head men’s basketball coach Grant Leonard has earned a fully-guaranteed contract extension, Director of Athletics Cherie Swarthout announced on Tuesday afternoon. The extension keeps Leonard at the helm of the Royals program through the 2030-31 season. “Grant Leonard continues to prove he is the right leader for Queens Men’s Basketball throughout our Division 1 journey, and at
DAILY DIRT – 4/28/26
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some long-time college coaches headed to the prep ranks… Brock Erickson will take over as the head coach at Layton Christian Academy (UT). Erickson had spent the past two seasons as the associate head coach at UTRGV and was the head coach at D3 Nichols College before that (73-14 in 3
De Wit joins Abilene Christian Basketball Staff
Story Courtesy: Evan Nemec, ACU Athletics A respected coach who has worked with some of the best international players, Elliott De Wit has been hired as assistant coach at Abilene Christian as announced by head coach Brette Tanner on Tuesday. De Wit has spent eight seasons as a college coach, most recently spending two seasons as an assistant at
Russell named Assistant Basketball Coach at UTEP
Dan Russell has been tabbed an assistant coach for the UTEP men’s basketball team, head coach Joe Golding revealed Monday. Russell has spent the past four years with the Weber State men’s basketball program, including serving as the associate head coach the last two seasons. “We are incredibly excited to bring a coach with Dan Russell’s pedigree to
Pitt alums Greer and Ramón added to Panthers staff; Hubly promoted to assistant coach
Pitt Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Capel has announced the hiring of two Pitt alums to fill out his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Ricardo Greer, a 2001 Pitt graduate, has been named associate head coach and Ronald Ramón, a 2008 Pitt graduate, has been named assistant coach. Additionally, Billy Hubly has been promoted from assistant athletic director