The University of Illinois Springfield men’s basketball program announced that Nate Bethel is the team’s new assistant coach for the 2021-22 season. “We are very excited to add Nate to our staff,” said head coach Matt Brock. “He was a team leader who had a lot of success on the court as a player and knows
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Jenkins named Assistant Basketball Coach at Miami Dade
Dillon “DJ” Jenkins has been named Assistant Coach at Miami Dade by new Head Coach Jorge Fernandez. DJ was previously at Florida Southwestern as an assistant coach under Eric Murphy. In his lone season in Fort Myers, FSW was 18-5 and runners up in the Southern Conference before reaching the Final Four at the FCSAA
Drill of The Week
5x WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith demonstrates a great drill for footwork, changing pace, and getting into your shot quickly! hip switch Start with your side to the basket As you receive the pass, drop your weakside foot and turn to face the basket and shoot Skylar says, “You want to get into your shot quickly,
Daily Dirt II – 9/24/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Busy day. Here’s DD #2… I have heard that Sean Hoehn has been hired as the new Director of Basketball Operations at Sacred Heart. Hoehn was a former player at Sacred Heart who was a first-team All-NEC performer as a senior in 2018-19. Last season he played professionally in Kosovo. An
Washington State extends Smith through 2026-27
Washington State University Director of Athletics Pat Chun announced that men’s head basketball coach Kyle Smith had agreed to a contract extension. Smith’s extension will keep him on the Palouse through the 2026-27 season. Smith was named the head coach of the Cougs in 2019 and originally signed a six-year contract that ran through the 2024-25
Daily Dirt – 9/24/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that Manhattan assistant Doug Thibault has departed the Jaspers staff and has accepted a role at IMG Academy in Florida. Thibault had spent the past three seasons at Manhattan, and also spent ten years as an assistant at Longwood. No word
Frew named Interim Head Coach for 2021-22 season at D3 Moravian U
Moravian University has named Mike Frew ’02 as Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the 2021-22 season effective immediately. “I am pleased to announce Mike Frew as the Interim Head Coach of our Men’s Basketball team,” stated Director of Athletics & Head Women’s Basketball Coach Mary Beth Spirk. “I knew Mike as a student-athlete and have
Long-time D1 assistant named Head Basketball Coach at MassBay CC
The MassBay Community College Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that Darryl Hilliard has been named as the Buccaneers new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Hilliard, a coaching veteran with over 30 years of experience, has worked at all levels of college and high school basketball during his career. Coach Hilliard has served as an
Jones named Assistant Basketball Coach at Wisconsin-Oshkosh
UW-Oshkosh head men’s basketball coach Matt Lewis announced Thursday (Sept. 23) the addition of Kyle Jones as the program’s top assistant coach. Jones was most recently the associate head men’s basketball coach at Carroll University while also serving as an assistant director of graduate admissions at the school. Jones, who spent eight seasons on the
Rob Judson Named Special Assistant to the Head Coach for DePaul Men’s Basketball
College basketball veteran Rob Judson has joined the DePaul basketball staff as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach announced today by head coach Tony Stubblefield. The Zion, Ill., native brings over 30 years of coaching experience to Lincoln Park. “We are fortunate to add a person like Rob Judson to our staff here at DePaul,”
Columbia Welcomes Bruce Hamburger As Assistant Coach
Bruce Hamburger has joined the Columbia men’s basketball program as an assistant coach, Lions’ head coach Jim Engles announced today. Hamburger brings over 35 years of experience and has reached 12 NCAA Tournaments in his previous spots. He joins Columbia after spending eight seasons as associate head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson. “Bruce’s resume speaks for
Galgano joins Marshall Basketball staff as Graduate Manager
Stephen Galgano has joined the Marshall men’s basketball staff as a graduate manager. Prior to joining the Marshall family, he spent a year at Bryant University where he was a volunteer special assistant to the head coach. Galgano spent four years as a student manager for the men’s basketball program at the University of Delaware, where