I mentioned this one back on 5/10 (DAILY DIRT). It’s now official..Brad Witherspoon has been named as the new head coach at Dodge City CC. Here’s the release from the school: The reigns of the Dodge City men’s basketball program are now in the hands of Brad Witherspoon as he’s been named the next Head Coach of
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Duquette Welcomes Matt Graves to River Hawk Staff
UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has announced the hiring of Matt Graves as his newest assistant coach. Graves comes to UMass Lowell after most recently serving as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Clark University. “We are excited to welcome Matt to our program and are looking forward to him working with our
Former Goshen Head Coach Tropf joins Ohio Northern Basketball Staff
Jon Tropf has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ohio Northern. Jon comes to Ohio Northern after spending the past eight seasons at Goshen (Ind.), including the previous five (2018-22) as head coach. He was an assistant coach at Goshen under current ONU head coach Neal Young from 2015-17. A Van Buren, Ohio, native,
D3 DIRT: Alma College will hire UAA assistant as next Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Alma College (MI) will name Case Western Reserve University assistant Mike Fitzpatrick as their new head basketball coach. In 2021-22, Fitzpatrick was part of a squad at CWRU that advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time in program history. The Spartans (20-7,
D2 DIRT: Claflin U (SC) set to hire former D1 assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on my TWEET from Tuesday… I can confirm that D2 Claflin University (SC) will name Brion Dunlap as their new head men’s basketball. Dunlap spent twelve seasons as a D1 assistant – he worked at Mount St. Mary’s for seven years before moving on to Holy Cross for five seasons.
Elon Basketball Staff Update
Elon University Athletics and Men’s Basketball Head Coach Billy Taylor announced the additions of Ryan Saunders, Josh Gross, Matt Brady, and Luke Boythe to the program’s staff. HoopDirt.com first mentioned the additions of Saunders and Gross back in last April (ELON DIRT). Here’s the official release from Elon: RYAN SAUNDERSRyan Saunders was announced as a men’s basketball assistant
STONEHILL DIRT: Skyhawks set to hire 3 assistants as they make the jump to D1
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Stonehill College will hire three assistant coaches as they make the jump from D2 to D1 and the Northeast Conference. I can confirm that head coach Chris Kraus will add: Herschel Jenkins – Spent last season as the Director of Basketball Operations as Boston University. Was on the staff at Fordham
OFFICIAL: Klatsky named Head Coach at NYU
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Following up on something that I first mentioned back on 5/12 (D3 DIRT). Colgate assistant Dave Klatsky as officially been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D3 NYU. Here’s the official release from the school: New York University Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Athletics Stuart Robinson has named Dave Klatsky as
Cleveland State adds Shunnar to Men’s Basketball Staff as Assistant Coach
Jay Shunnar has been named an assistant coach for the Cleveland State men’s basketball program, head coach Daniyal Robinson announced on Tuesday. “We are thrilled to add Jay Shunnar to our staff,” Robinson said. “Jay has great basketball pedigree for such a young coach, having worked in the NBA as well as the Big East
Reese named Assistant Basketball Coach at Monmouth
Monmouth University Men’s Basketball and Head Coach King Rice have announced the hiring of Brian Reese as an assistant coach. A University of North Carolina standout and national champion, Reese spent four seasons previously at MU from 2011-2015, and most recently spent time on staff at Illinois State. “I’m so grateful to be back at Monmouth and to have
Daily Dirt – 5/17/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard… UConn Director of Player Development Taliek Brown has joined Rick Pitino’s staff at Iona as an assistant. Brown, a member of UConn’s 2004 National Championship team, has been on the Huskies staff for the past three seasons. The NY native is UConn’s all-time assist leader.
Northwestern Oklahoma State hires Harman as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
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Northwestern Oklahoma State has announced the hiring of Robbie Harman as the next men’s basketball coach for the Rangers. “I believe we have hit a home run with the hiring of Robbie Harman. In a world of driven and self-motivated individuals, Robbie stands out. I am so happy to have Robbie, his wife Mickaela and