Austin Falke, who helped guide the Bulldogs to four NCAA Tournament Appearances and four SCAC Championships as an assistant, has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Texas Lutheran University, Director of Athletics Bill Miller announced today. He succeeds Head Coach Mike Wacker, who announced his retirement yesterday. “I am very blessed and
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Crocker joins Colgate Basketball staff as Assistant Coach
Colgate University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Langel has announced the addition of Camryn Crocker to his staff as an assistant coach. Crocker joins the Raiders after serving the past three seasons as the director of player development at Stanford. During his time with the Cardinal, Crocker helped guide Stanford to 50 wins and 27 conference victories.
Ahelegbe hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Northern Iowa
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The UNI men’s basketball program has announced the hiring of Gameli Ahelegbe as an assistant basketball coach. Ahelegbe joins the Panther staff after most recently serving as an assistant coach at the University of St. Thomas for the 2021-22 season. Prior to his time in St. Paul, Ahelegbe coached seven seasons at the University of
STANFORD DIRT: Dunson set to be named Cardinal Assistant Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Stanford will hire University of Denver associate head coach Brandon Dunson as an assistant coach. Dunson had previously served as the Director of Basketball Operations for the Cardinal (2016-18). Last season was Dunson’s first as the associate head coach at Denver, where he worked for former Stanford
Ekanem joins Sam Houston men’s basketball staff
Sam Houston head coach Jason Hooten has announced the addition of Mike Ekanem to his staff as an assistant coach for the 2022-23 season. Ekanem served as the director of player development at Arkansas this past season under head coach Eric Musselman. He also worked on Musselman staff at Nevada before he spent the previous two
JUCO DIRT: Midland College (TX) to hire former D1 assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Midland College (TX) will hire Tra Arnold as their new head men’s basketball coach. Arnold spent last season as an assistant on Billy Gillispie’s staff at Tarleton State. Prior to his time at Tarleton, Arnold worked as an assistant at Samford, and as the associate
Evansville Basketball Staff Update
New Evansville basketball head coach David Ragland has added two former Purple Aces standouts to his coaching staff, as he has hired Marcus Wilson and Craig Snow. Marcus WilsonIt was just over four years ago when the jersey of Marcus Wilson was retired, permanently cementing his spot among the all-time greats to wear the Purple
Iowa State’s Otzelberger rewarded with contract extension + salary increase
After leading the Iowa State men’s basketball program to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015-16 and the third-best turnaround in NCAA history in his debut season on the Cyclone bench, head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been rewarded with a contract extension and salary increase, ISU Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today. “T.J. Otzelberger and his
Guebert named Assistant Basketball Coach at Sioux Falls
Drew Guebert, one of the program’s all-time greats, has been named assistant coach, according to an announcement today by University of Sioux Falls Men’s Basketball Head Coach Chris Johnson. Guebert, who served as a USF men’s basketball graduate assistant for the past year, will be involved in all aspects of the program including recruiting, scouting, and
Texas Lutheran’s Wacker announces retirement
Mike Wacker, who led Texas Lutheran University to two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances, is retiring after 37 seasons and 782 wins as a head basketball coach at the high school and collegiate level. The legendary Texas coach concluded his sixth season as the Bulldogs head coach in March. In
D3 DIRT: Springfield College set to name new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Springfield College intends to hire Mike McClendon as their new head men’s basketball coach. McClendon spent last season as the head coach at Middlesex Community College (NJ) where he led his team to a 15-12 (11-10) record. Prior to his time at MCC, McClendon
Mount St. Joseph adds Goodwin as Assistant Basketball Coach
The Mount St. Joseph University men’s basketball program is excited to announce the addition of Jalen Goodwin as the program’s assistant coach. Goodwin comes to the Mount from Oberlin College where he was the assistant coach from 2018-2022. He also served as the Head Coach of the junior varsity team. During his four years at Oberlin, Coach