One of the most prolific talents in the long and storied history of St. John’s Basketball, Zendon Hamilton is coming home to join the Red Storm coaching staff. The seventh-leading scorer and fourth-leading rebounder in St. John’s history will serve as the program’s coordinator of basketball operations. In this role, Hamilton will assist in all facets
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Garnes Added to Marshall Men’s Basketball Staff
Marshall men’s basketball head coach Dan D’Antoni announced the addition of Jacob Garnes as the team’s Video Coordinator on Friday. “Jacob is someone I look forward to working with,” D’Antoni said. “He’s fun and outgoing, and everyone likes to be around him. He’s been with us since day one at Marshall, so it means a lot
NAIA DIRT: Wayland Baptist opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NAIA Wayland Baptist University (TX) head men’s basketball coach Ty Harrelson has resigned. It sounds like he will be pursuing professional basketball opportunities (he played overseas before getting into coaching). Harrelson had been the head coach at WBU since 2015, where he led his teams to a
OFFICIAL: Alibrandi named Head Basketball Coach at Curry College
Following up on something that HoopDirt.com first mentioned on Monday (D3 DIRT). Phil Alibrandi has officially been named as the head coach at D3 Curry College. Here is the the release from the school: Director of Athletics Vinnie Eruzione is pleased to announce Phil Alibrandi as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program.
Daily Dirt – 8/12/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some things that I’ve heard over the past few days… Chip Cunningham has been added to the staff at UMass Lowell as the Director of Basketball Operations. Cunningham had spent the past six seasons as the video coordinator at Boston College, and had previously served in administrative roles at Ohio and
Gillion named Assistant Coach at Samford
Samford University head men’s basketball coach Bucky McMillan announced the addition of Zach Gillion to his staff on Thursday, Aug. 12. Gillion, a highly successful high school and amateur coach from south Florida, replaces Gerald Gillion, who recently was named head coach at Chicago State University. “We are very excited about the addition of Zach Gillion
Former URI Assistant Boswell named Head Coach at The MacDuffie School
The MacDuffie School has hired Tyron Boswell as Director of Basketball and Head Coach of the prep program. Boswell comes to Granby after spending three seasons as an assistant coach and one as director of basketball operations at the University of Rhode Island under Dan Hurley (UCONN) finishing 51-18 and winning an A-10 Conference Championship. Boswell was instrumental
Purdue Northwest adds Aldridge as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Head Coach Boomer Roberts recently announced the hiring of Kendall Aldridge as assistant coach for the Purdue Northwest men’s basketball program. Aldridge will also serve as Facilities & Events Coordinator in the PNW Athletics Department. The PNW men’s basketball program has improved its win total in each of the past three seasons under Coach Roberts.
Ayala named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Talladega College
Talladega College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Wright announced the hiring of Steve Ayala as an Assistant Coach. “I am extremely excited to have Coach Ayala join our staff,” said Coach Wright. “I love the passion and energy he will bring to our program. He is an outstanding person that has really paid his dues
Woodbury Named Graduate Assistant at Sage
Hunter Woodbury joins the Sage men’s basketball coaching staff in 2021-22 as a graduate assistant. Woodbury, one of just 300 selected attendees for the 2019 NCAA Career in Sports Forum, brings coaching experience as an assistant for the Mount Greylock Regional High School basketball team. “I am thrilled to announce Hunter will be joining our staff
Hawaii Men’s Basketball Staff Update
University of Hawai’i men’s basketball head coach Eran Ganot announced the promotion of three staff members for the upcoming season. John Montgomery has been elevated to associate head coach, while Dominic Drury becomes the director of basketball operations and Gibson Johnson the director of player development. Montgomery enters his seventh season with the Rainbow Warriors and
Elon adds Gillespie to Men’s Basketball staff
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On Wednesday, Aug. 11, Elon University Athletics and head coach Mike Schrage announced the addition of Noel Gillespie to the men’s basketball staff. “As we continue to grow our program, I wanted to hire someone who could add a different kind of experience and a fresh perspective to all we do,” Schrage began. “Noel certainly does that especially with