I mentioned Billy Taylor and his involvement at Elon in today’s Daily Dirt. That move is now official. Here’s the release from Elon: Elon University Director of Athletics Dave Blank has named veteran coach Billy Taylor as the 19th head coach of the men’s basketball program. With 14 years of head coaching experience, including 11 at the NCAA
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HoopDirt.com 2021-22 NCAA D1 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions
For Immediate ReleaseApril 15, 2022 By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Providence College head basketball coach Ed Cooley has been named as the HoopDirt.com NCAA D1 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2021-22 college basketball season. Cooley qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for
Paris Completes Gamecock Staff With Veteran Assistant Hire
Head coach Lamont Paris completed his first staff leading South Carolina Gamecock men’s basketball with the hiring of veteran assistant coach Tim Buckley on Thursday. Buckley has spent the past three seasons as an assistant at UNLV (2019-22). “Tim and I have had a tremendous mutual respect for one another for a long time,” Paris said.
Summers named Associate Head Coach at Miami (OH)
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Rob Summers has been named associate head coach for the Miami Men’s Basketball program, head coach Travis Steele announced today. Summers comes to Miami after serving the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Cleveland State. “I am really excited to add Rob Summers to the Miami Basketball family,” said Steele. “He brings head coaching experience to the program and
Edwards named Associate Head Coach at UMass
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No secret here, as I’ve talked about this one for a while – the hiring of Allen Edwards at UMass is now official. Here’s the press release from the school: Massachusetts basketball head coach Frank Martin announced the addition of Allen Edwards, contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, as an associate head coach on
Official: McGarvey Joins Lafayette College Staff as Associate Head Coach
Lafayette College men’s basketball head coach Mike Jordan has named Mike McGarvey as the program’s associate head coach heading into the 2022-23 season. McGarvey comes to College Hill after a four-year tenure as the head men’s basketball coach at Lycoming College after leading the program to three-straight MAC Freedom Conference championship games, including two conference crowns. McGarvey
KJ Baptiste Joins FGCU Men’s Basketball Staff as Assistant Coach
Head coach Pat Chambers announced today the addition of Karl “KJ” Baptiste, Jr., as an assistant coach for the FGCU men’s basketball program. Baptiste joins the Eagles after spending the past season as the Director of Recruiting and Video at Albany. “KJ brings a passion and enthusiasm every day which helps naturally elevate everyone around him,”
Daily Dirt – 4/15/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Here’s Friday’s Daily Dirt… A couple new names surfacing in the search at Elon. I have heard from multiple sources that Iowa assistant Billy Taylor is involved. He has been at Iowa for the past four years, and was the head coach at D2 Belmont Abbey (NC), and Ball State before
Smith named Head Coach at D3 North Park
North Park University has named Sean Smith as the head men’s basketball coach. “After a search that produced over 150 applicants, Coach Smith’s background and experience proved to be the perfect fit within the university, the athletic department and the men’s basketball team,” said John Born, Director of Athletics. “We are thrilled to welcome him as
Panola’s Smith heads to Louisiana Tech
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After multiple announcements this week, Louisiana Tech Men’s Basketball head coach Talvin Hester finalized his coaching staff on Thursday with the announcement of Aaron Smith as assistant coach. Smith, a two-time TexasJucoBasketball.com Coach of the Year, has spent the past seven seasons with head coaching stops at Jacksonville College and Panola College. “I have known Aaron since his freshman year in
Nutt named Assistant Basketball Coach at Mizzou
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An experienced and talented coach, David “Dickey” Nutt, will join University of Missouri Whitten Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates‘ staff as an assistant coach, as announced by Gates Thursday afternoon. Nutt has over 30 years of NCAA Division I coaching experience, including 19 as a head coach. Nutt joins Charleton Young, who was
HoopDirt.com 2021-22 NCAA D2 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions
For Immediate ReleaseApril 14, 2022 By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Nova Southeastern head men’s basketball coach Jim Crutchfield has been named as the HoopDirt.com NCAA D2 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2021-22 college basketball season. Crutchfield qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the