Valley City State University men’s basketball has announced Trevor Flemmer has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of Men’s Basketball. Flemmer joined VCSU as the assistant coach in the 2024-25 season with nine years of coaching experience. In his first season, Flemmer helped coach the Vikings to a 6-0 start, their best start in over 20 years. The
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JUCO NEWS: Oakland CC promotes Rushton to Head Basketball Coach
Oakland Community College Athletics announced the promotion of Associate Head Coach Jason Rushton to Head Coach for the OCC Men’s basketball program. Rushton is no stranger to OCC basketball. He was a key member of the coaching staff that helped turn the program around last season, a season that saw the Owls finish with a
JUCO NEWS: Dahl Resigns as Basketball Coach at John Wood CC; Banks Named Interim Head Coach
John Wood Community College has announced the resignation of Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jonny Dahl. Assistant Coach Austin Banks will serve as Interim Head Coach. A search for a permanent Head Coach is underway. “We wish Coach Dahl all the best as he pursues other opportunities,” JWCC Athletic Director Adam Hightower shared. “Coach Banks knows
UMass Lowell adds Johnson as Assistant Basketball Coach
UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has announced the addition of new assistant coach David Johnson ahead of the 2025-26 season. Johnson joins the coaching staff with eight years of coaching experience at the high school level, most recently serving as the Head Varsity Boy’s Basketball Coach at Jackson-Reed High School inWashington, D.C. “I am excited about hiring David
OFFICIAL: Korn receives contract extension at SEMO
Following up on something that HoopDirt mentioned earlier this week…the details of Brad Korn’s new contract at Southeast Missouri have now been made official. Here’s the statement from SEMO: Southeast Missouri Head Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Korn agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Brady Barke announced. Korn’s new contract, which was finalized
Smithpeters elevated to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Mizzou
Having helped University of Missouri men’s basketball reestablish itself on the national stage during his first three years with the program, Kyle Smithpeters has been elevated to associate head coach, announced by Whitten Family Head Coach Dennis Gates on Tuesday. “Kyle has played a pivotal role as we’ve restored Missouri basketball nationally and placed it among the top of
OFFICIAL: Hinnant joins UMass Lowell Basketball Staff
I mentioned this move in the DAILY DIRT back on June 9th. It’s now official…Octavius Hinnant has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at UMass Lowell. Here’s the release from UML: UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has announced the addition of Octavius Hinnant as an assistant coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. Hinnant, who has
OFFICIAL: Carberry returns to Yale as Assistant Basketball Coach
I mentioned this one back on May 28th (DAILY DIRT)…it’s now official. Tobe Carberry has returned to Yale as an assistant basketball coach. Here’s the release from the school: James Jones, Joel E. Smilow ’54 Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, is thrilled to announce that Tobe Carberry is returning to Yale as an assistant coach on his
Caswell named Assistant Basketball Coach at VMI
VMI Head Basketball Coach Andrew Wilson announced Tuesday the hiring of Michael Caswell as an assistant coach to complete his staff ahead of the 2025-26 season. Caswell comes to the Institute after serving as head coach of Palm Beach Prep in Palm Beach, Florida, where he led the team to 15 wins this past season and coached eight
Canisius Basketball Staff Update
Canisius head men’s basketball coach Jim Christian announced today that Jimmy Hall and Scott Galst have joined the Golden Griffin coaching staff for the 2025-26 season. Hall joins the staff as an assistant coach to replace Bill Wuczynski, who was recently hired as the head men’s basketball coach at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Ill. Galst will serve as Canisius’ director
Chase Coleman joins Navy Basketball Staff
Chase Coleman, who earned four letters as a player at Virginia before serving as a graduate assistant coach with the Cavaliers, has been named an assistant coach for the Navy men’s basketball team, head coach Jon Perry announced today. “We are thrilled to welcome Chase Coleman to the Navy men’s basketball program,” said head coach Jon Perry. “He
Daily Dirt – 7/1/25
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Longtime Northeastern Staffer Retiring After Six Decades in the Game Northeastern Coordinator of Basketball Advancement Tom Murphy is retiring after more than 60 years in college basketball. The long-time head coach at Hamilton (1970-2004), had been on Bill Coen’s staff at Northeastern for the past 19 seasons. During his tenure at