Following-up on something that I first mentioned back on June 1st (D3 DIRT). The hiring of Michael McClendon at Springfield College has now been made official. Here’s the release from SC: Springfield College Director of Athletics, Dr. Craig Poisson, is pleased to announce that Michael McClendon has been named the head men’s basketball coach and
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Lowery Returns to Cal Poly Staff as Associate Head Coach
The Cal Poly men’s basketball program officially welcomes back Omar Lowery with the former Mustang assistant coach returning to Mott Athletics Center as associate head coach. An assistant coach with Cal Poly from 2009-13, Lowery most recently served as an assistant at Butler (2017-22), where he helped the Bulldogs to the 2018 NCAA Tournament second round, a
Justus named Assistant Basketball Coach at NC State
Joel Justus has been named an assistant coach for the NC State men’s basketball team, head coach Kevin Keatts announced. “I’m excited to welcome Joel to Raleigh,” Keatts said. “He grew up in this state, knows it well and is aware of the great talent that exists here. Joel has a proven track record as a recruiter and teacher of
Bledsoe named Head Basketball Coach at Anoka-Ramsey CC
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College has announced the hiring of Travis Bledsoe as Head Men’s Basketball Coach, following the retirement of previous head coach Ron Larson. Bledsoe comes to Anoka-Ramsey after leading Minnesota high school powerhouse DeLaSalle for the past five seasons. In Bledsoe’s time as head coach of the Islanders, DeLaSalle won five section championships resulting
Southwell named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Rashon Burno announced the addition of Shane Southwell to the Huskie staff as associate head coach. Southwell comes to NIU following two seasons as an assistant coach at Kansas State. “I am extremely excited to welcome Shane to DeKalb,” said Burno. “He is an up-and-coming star in this business and will bring
Taylor promoted to Associate Head Coach at New Mexico State
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Associate Head Coach Dominique Taylor. Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? NM State Head Coach Greg Heiar thought so and has officially announced that he would be elevating Taylor for the upcoming season. “I’m very excited to announce Coach Taylor as my Associate Head Coach,” said Heiar. “In my first 12 weeks here, DT has been instrumental in helping build this
Daily Dirt – 6/14/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that Denver will hire former San Diego assistant Jerry Brown as an assistant. Brown had been at USD since 2019 and was not retained when Steve Lavin took over. Before his time at San Diego, he worked as the Director of Player
D2 DIRT: Belmont Abbey set to hire Army assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Belmont Abbey (NC) will name Army assistant David Belfield as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Dan Ficke, who took over at Metro State back in late April. Belfield had been on the Army staff since 2019, and served as the Black Knights
REPORT: Haith headed to Memphis
According to multiple reports, including one from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway is expected to add Frank Haith to his staff. Haith has spent the past eighteen seasons as a D1 head coach, most recently serving at Tulsa (2014-22). He has also been the head coach at Missouri (2011-14), and Miami
Krabbenhoft promoted to Associate Head Coach at Wisconsin
Joe Krabbenhoft has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of the Wisconsin Men’s Basketball program after seven years as an assistant coach at Wisconsin, head coach Greg Gard announced on Monday. “Joe has been integral to our sustained success as one of the nation’s most consistent programs,” Gard said. “He continues to check every box you could possibly
Abongo named Director of Basketball Operations at Boston University
After spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Bowdoin, Felix Abongo was named director of basketball operations by Boston University men’s basketball head coach Joe Jones. During his tenure with the Polar Bears, Abongo added on the title of director of recruiting in 2021. He graduated from Clarkson with a degree in business in 2016 and returned
Shaffer named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Neosho County CC
After a national search, the Panthers are happy to announce the hiring of their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Taylor Shaffer. He comes to Chanute from Alamosa, Colorado where he spent this last season with the Adams State Men’s Basketball program as the head assistant coach. Prior to that he spent two seasons as an assistant at