Vermillion Community College has announced that Coach Dan Tharp has been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Coach Tharp has a Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of South Dakota with emphasis in Sport Management and Secondary Education. His most recent coaching experience was at Dyersburg State Community College where the team
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Southern Miss Basketball Staff Update
Southern Miss men’s basketball head coach Jay Ladner announced the additions of Juan Cardona and Nick Williams to his staff. “I am very excited that Juan [Cardona] and Nick [Williams] have joined our staff,” Ladner said. “They both bring a passion for working with young men and have hit the ground running in putting together this year’s
D3 DIRT: Lycoming (PA) set to hire D3 assistant as new head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Lycoming College will hire Dickinson College assistant Mark Linebaugh as their new head coach. He will replace Mike McGarvey who became an assistant at Lafayette earlier this spring. Linebaugh joined the Dickinson staff prior to last season after a three-year stint as an assistant at D1
DuBose named Assistant Basketball Coach at UTPB
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UT Permian Basin Men’s Basketball has rounded out their staff with the addition of Mike DuBose to the bench. DuBose has been an assistant coach at the college level since 2014 between the Division I and junior college levels. “We are extremely excited to add Mike to our staff. He comes highly recommended from several people and we were
Stony Brook Associate Head Coach Resigns
Stony Brook associate head coach Bryan Weber has resigned. Weber released the following statement on Twitter: Weber was hired at Stony Brook back in 2016 following a three-year stint at the Hoop Group. He also worked as a graduate assistant at Miami, and as the DBO at Akron.
Former William Jewell head coach Larry Holley passes away
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William Jewell College is saddened to share the passing of longtime head men’s basketball coach Larry Holley, who passed on Thursday, May 12, at the age of 76. Funeral arrangements are forthcoming, and the Holley family has requested privacy during this time. Holley spent 44 years on the William Jewell campus as a head coach
Elizabeth City State parts ways with Head Coach Shawn Walker
D2 Elizabeth City State University has announced that they have parted ways with head men’s basketball coach Shawn Walker. The University released the following statement: “Earlier today, ECSU parted ways with former men’s basketball coach Shawn Walker. We wish Shawn the best in his future endeavors and appreciate his time with the Vikings.” Walker was
Doug Davenport named “Coach-in-Waiting” at Bellarmine
Bellarmine University Director of Athletics Scott Wiegandt announced today that the university has taken steps to ensure the continuity of the men’s basketball program by naming Doug Davenport as the Coach-in-Waiting, which essentially provides for the reins of the Bellarmine men’s basketball program to be transferred to Doug Davenport when his father, Scott Davenport, decides
D3 DIRT: NYU to hire Patriot League assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that NYU will hire Colgate assistant Dave Klatsky as their new head men’s basketball coach. Klatsky, who played at Penn, had been an assistant at Colgate for the past eleven seasons. The Raiders have won 176 games during his time on the bench, and have
Jordan Counts Hired as University of Tennessee Southern Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach
The University of Tennessee Southern and men’s basketball Head Coach Dugan Lyne announced the hiring of Jordan Counts as the team’s new assistant coach on Monday afternoon. Counts will replace former RedHawk graduate Caleb Chowbay who left the program in March to pursue career opportunities outside of coaching. “I am very excited to join the
Cooper added to Bart Lundy’s staff at Milwaukee
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Michael Cooper has joined the Milwaukee men’s basketball program as the Director of Player Development, head coach Bart Lundy announced today. Cooper spent the past two years as an assistant on Lundy’s coaching staff at Queens University of Charlotte, helping the Royals to an outstanding two-year stretch. “Michael spent the past two seasons with me at Queens and
OFFICIAL: Bolton promoted to Head Basketball Coach at University of the Ozarks
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Following-up on my report from earlier today (D3 DIRT)… Matt Bolton has officially been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at University of the Ozarks. Here is the official release from the school: University of the Ozarks has promoted Matt Bolton to head men’s basketball coach, it was announced by athletic director Jimmy