UMBC men’s basketball head coach Jim Ferry has announced the hiring of Brian Baudinet as an assistant coach on the Retriever staff. In addition to the hiring of Baudinet, Ferry announced the promotion of Ceasar Adim, and Gabe Maturo to the title of Director of Basketball Operations and Director of Player Development & Welfare respectively. Baudinet
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Cal State Fullerton’s Taylor receives 3-yr extension

Cal State Fullerton Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dedrique Taylor has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season, Athletics Director Jim Donovan announced Wednesday. “I’d like to thank Senior Associate AD Greg Paules for negotiating this extension with Coach Taylor’s agent,” Donovan said. “Our goal for all of our sports at Titan Athletics is
D3 DIRT: Berea (KY) opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I mentioned in today’s DAILY DIRT… I can confirm that D3 Berea College (KY) has opened as head coach John Hemenway has stepped down. Hemenway had been at Berea for the past 12 seasons where he posted a 145-164 (.469) record. His best season came in 2014-15,
Carter promoted to Associate Head Coach at Lander

Head men’s basketball coach Omar Wattad and the Lander men’s basketball team are pleased to announce that assistant coach Darius Carter will be named the Associate Head Coach. “This promotion is one I would do a million times over. As a coach, there’s not much that Darius can’t do, and everything he takes on he handles excellently,” said coach Wattad.
Daily Dirt – 8/24/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard that Richard Grant, who recently resigned as the head coach at NJCAA D1 USC Salkehatchie is in the mix to join Reggie Theus’ staff at Bethune-Cookman. Grant was on the job at USC Salk for about two months. and had previously served as the head coach at Palm
D3 DIRT: SUNY Canton to hire D3 assistant as new Head Basketball Coach

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I teased on Twitter earlier today… I can now confirm that SUNY Canton will hire St. John Fisher College (NY) assistant Dylan Seikel as their new head men’s basketball coach. Seikel has been at St. John Fisher since 2018. He was named to the NABC’s Under Armour
Simons named DBO at Baylor

Luke Simons has been named as the Director of Basketball Operations at Baylor, after spending last season in the same role at Boston College. Prior to a two-year stint as the director of basketball operations at College of Charleston from 2019-21, the Shelbyville, Ind., native served as the director of scouting for Scott Drew’s brother, Bryce,
Tibbs joins Notre Dame Basketball Staff

The Glenn and Stacey Murphy Notre Dame men’s basketball head coach Mike Brey was pleased to announce the addition of Hamlet Tibbs to the staff, joining as an assistant coach. A 2007 graduate from West Virginia University, Tibbs brings over 13 years of coaching experience to the Irish with successful stints at the University of
Anderson University Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Anderson University head men’s basketball coach Jimmie Williams has announced the hiring of Ben Johnson and Micah Parker as assistant coaches. Williams noted that both coaches went through the interview process and stood out among candidates for the positions. Parker, who was a standout player at North Greenville, spent last season with the USC Aiken
Carl Thomas named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Cleary University

Cleary University Senior Vice President of Campus Operations and Athletic Director Heather Bateman has announced that Carl Thomas will be the first head coach of the recently announced Cougar men’s basketball program. “We are extremely excited to welcome Coach Carl Thomas into the Cleary University family as our first head men’s basketball coach. Carl brings
Saint Mary’s Basketball Staff Update

Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball has announced title changes for two current coaches, in addition to the hiring of a new staff member. Head Coach Randy Bennett is pleased to announce the promotion of both Justin Joyner and Mickey McConnell to Associate Head Coach, while bringing on Trey Touchet as the Recruiting Coordinator. “Justin and Mickey have been invaluable to our program during
REPORT: NJCAA D1 USC Salk set to cancel Men’s Basketball season

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Earlier today on HoopDirt and on Twitter, I talked about the situation at NJCAA D1 USC Salkehatchie, and how they are looking for their 5th head men’s basketball coach in the past eight months. Now, according to a report by WCIV’s Scott Eisberg, USC Salkehatchie intends to cancel the men’s basketball