Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) MidAmerica Nazarene assistant Adam Hepker has been promoted to head coach following the retirement of legendary coach Rocky Lamar. Hepker returned to MNU as an assistant last season after serving as an assistant at Ottawa University Arizona. He had previously served as an assistant at MNU from 2010-15, before departing for
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OFFICIAL: Young named Associate Head Coach at Mizzou
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Following up on a report from late last week. Charlton Young has officially been named as the Associate Head Coach at Missouri. Here’s the official release from Mizzou: University of Missouri Whitten Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates has tabbed an experienced and talented leader in Charlton “C.Y.” Young as the Tigers’ associate head coach. Young
What to do on a resume or portfolio if you are at a bad program
This article is brought to you by The Coaching Portfolio Guide. Over the years, I have gotten the question from coaches about how to overcome unsuccessful coaching stints or experience at programs that did not have much success on the field or court. If you’ve been in coaching long enough, at some point you’ll be
OFFICIAL: Pierre joins Wichita State MBB Staff
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Following up on HoopDirt.com’s Wichita State Dirt from earlier this week. The hiring of Butch Pierre as an assistant at Wichita State is now official. Here’s the release: Wichita State head coach Isaac Brown has added veteran assistant Joseph “Butch” Pierre to his staff. Pierre brings nearly four decades of experience to the Shocker bench. He served in
Carey Rich named Special Assistant at South Carolina
New head men’s basketball coach Lamont Paris announced the addition of former Gamecock great Carey Rich. Rich will serve as special assistant to the head coach. In his role, he will provide assistance on a variety of special projects, with heavy involvement in alumni relations, community outreach and recruiting efforts. “I’m very excited to have Carey joining
South Carolina Basketball Staff Update
Head coach Lamont Paris has hired Tanner Bronson and Eddie Shannon as assistant coaches on his new staff at South Carolina. Both join Paris after working previously for him at Chattanooga. Bronson was an assistant for the Mocs the past five seasons (2017-22) and Shannon for the last three (2019-22). “I am extremely excited to announce these additions
Griffin resigns as Head Coach at NAIA Roosevelt U
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Joe Griffin has resigned from his position as head men’s basketball coach after 12 years at Roosevelt University. “We would like to thank Coach Griffin for his contributions to our athletic department,” said John Jaramillo, Director of Athletics. “We wish him and his family the best in their future endeavors.” “After a rewarding 12 years,
Chuck Martin added to Oregon MBB staff
Oregon has hired Chuck Martin as a men’s basketball assistant coach, head coach Dana Altman announced Friday. Martin will replace Chris Crutchfield, who was named head coach at Omaha in March. Martin spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at South Carolina and brings more than 20 years of experience to the coaching staff. “We are really excited to have Coach
Lewis Announces Ball State Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Ball State head men’s basketball coach Michael Lewis has completed his staff. Lou Gudino, Jamal Meeks, Ben Botts and Bill Comar will be joining Lewis for his first year in Muncie. Gudino will serve as the associate head coach, while Meeks and Botts will be assistant coaches. Comar will be the special assistant to the
Brown promoted to Head Coach at D3 Covenant
Covenant director of athletics Dr. Tim Sceggel announced Josh Brown as the next head men’s basketball coach for the Scots. Brown, the lead assistant for the Scots the last three seasons, becomes the 17th head coach in program history. He replaces Neal Young, who announced his departure earlier this week to become the head coach at Ohio Northern University. “I am
Daily Dirt – 4/8/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I will be traveling most of the day today. This will be the only update until possibly later tonight on the website, but I will do my best to get some stuff up on Twitter (until the DirtQueen shuts that down). Here’s my early morning dirt… With Chartlon Young headed to
D3 DIRT: Houghton College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Lance Westberg is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Houghton College (NY). Westberg was hired at Houghton back in 2019 after a five-year stint as an assistant at University of Wisconsin-River Falls. During his three seasons at HC, Westerg put together a 10-48 (.172)