Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Southwest Mississippi will elevate assistant Corey Schmidt to the role of head coach, replacing Bryan Bender who took over at Ellsworth CC (IA) back in early April. Schmidt had been on Bender’s staff for the past two season. Prior to that, he spent one year on Danny Manning’s staff at Wake
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Sacramento State adds Myers as Assistant Basketball Coach
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Hays Myers has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at Sacramento State, it was announced today by first-year head coach David Patrick. Myers is the first coach hired by Patrick, who took over as Hornet head coach earlier this month. Myers and Patrick know each other well, as the two worked together for a total of
Lawson named Head Coach at USC Salkehatchie
Kyle Lawson has been named as the head men’s basketball coach at USC Salkehatchie. Lawson spent last season as an assistant at D2 Black Hills State, and was an assistant at NJCAA D1 Dawson CC before that. There has not been a release from USC Salk, but Lawson tweeted the following:
Georgia State Announces Men’s Basketball Staff
The Jonas Hayes era of Georgia State basketball is off to a strong start as the Panthers’ new head coach has assembled a talented staff. Hayes’ GSU first staff features newly hired assistant coaches Danny Peters, formerly of Xavier, and Allen Payne, formerly of Elon, along with Jarvis Hayes, who enters his fourth season as
Handelsman Joins Men’s Basketball Staff as Director of Operations
GW men’s basketball coach Chris Caputo continued assembling his initial coaching staff at GW on Thursday with the addition of Cooper Handelsman as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. “Cooper has the diversity of experience we were looking for in the role of Director of Basketball Operations,” Caputo said. “He was not only an outstanding
Former Hofstra Head Coach Mihalich joins La Salle Basketball Staff
La Salle head men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy has officially added La Salle alum Joe Mihalich ’78 to his staff as Special Assistant to the Head Coach, it was announced on Friday. “We are excited to welcome Coach Mihalich back to La Salle,” Dunphy said. “I have known Joe for a long time, worked with him for three years
D2 DIRT: Angelo State set to hire current D2 head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Angelo State (TX) will hire Vinay Patel as their new head men’s basketball coach. Patel has served as the head coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State since 2019. This past season, he led the Rangers to a 20-9 (15-7 GAC) record. Prior to his time at NWOSU,
Northwestern State Basketball Staff Update
New Northwestern State head basketball coach Corey Gipson has completed his coaching staff for the upcoming season. Memphis’ Rodney Hamilton is the associate head coach with Michigan high school legend Tony Holliday and Talladega’s Tim Ward serving as assistant coaches. Former UNC-Pembroke assistant Leighton Kentwell is the director of basketball operations. “I am extremely fortunate and blessed
Hudash named MBB DBO at FGCU
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Former Director of Recruiting for Penn State Kevin Hudash has been announced today as the new FGCU men’s basketball Director of Operations by head coach Pat Chambers. Hudash spent three seasons with the Nittany Lions before then serving as an assistant coach at The Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia. “Kevin is a great addition to our staff bringing high energy,
NAIA DIRT: Presentation College (SD) set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Stan Holt is no longer the head coach at NAIA Presentation College (SD). Holt, who was hired last spring, led Presentation to a 13-15 (6-8 NSAA) record this past season. Prior to being hired at PC, he had served as the head coach at both Oklahoma City
OFFICIAL: Fordham named Urgo as new Head Basketball Coach
I mentioned this one a few times over the past few days. It’s now official. Here’s the release from Fordham: Following a national search, Fordham University announced today that Keith Urgo will become its new head men’s basketball coach, taking the reins of the school’s 118-year-old program. Urgo, who brings over 20 years of coaching experience to
Loyd named Head Basketball Coach at D3 DePauw
Rusty Loyd, head men’s basketball coach at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology since 2014, is DePauw’s selection as head men’s basketball coach. He replaces Bill Fenlon who is retiring after 30 years at the helm. Loyd becomes just the sixth DePauw head coach in the last 64 years. “I am humbled and honored to accept the head