BYU men’s basketball head coach Kevin Young announced on Monday the addition of Will Voigt to the program as an assistant coach. “Will is someone I’ve had great respect for,” Young said. “He is a creative thinker, very organized and has an unmatched work ethic. Will has years of head coaching experience in the NBA
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OFFICIAL: Cleo Hill, Jr. named Head Basketball Coach at UMES
In Friday’s DAILY DIRT, I mentioned that Cleo Hill, Jr. was the “hot” name at Maryland Eastern Shore. This move has now been made official – the veteran head coach has taken over at UMES. Here’s the release: The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the hiring of Cleo Hill,
Colwell named Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at Cornell
Luke Colwell, who served as one of the youngest Division I assistant coaches and basketball operations directors in the country, has been named the Director of Basketball Operations it was announced today by Jon Jaques ’10, the Robert E. Gallagher ’44 Head Coach of Men’s Basketball at Cornell. Colwell has previous stops at VMI and South
FastBreak PlayBook: Your Basketball Playbook System
FastBreak PlayBook offers basketball playbooks, practice plans, a video pairing/video library, and the ability to create scouting reports.
Harris named Assistant Basketball Coach at Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons’ men’s basketball coach Matt Brackett has named Maverick Harris as the new assistant coach with the program. Harris is a former Hardin-Simmons player. He played on a pair of American Southwest Conference Championship teams in 2016 and 2017 and was with the program from 2015 to 2017. He started his playing career at Schreiner where he
EKU’s Hamilton Receives Contract Extension
Eastern Kentucky University secured men’s basketball head coach A.W. Hamilton with a contract extension through the 2027-28 season, the university announced today. Hamilton led EKU to the 2023-24 Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship. It was the first regular season conference title for the Colonels in 45 years (1979). Hamilton was chosen as the ASUN Coach of
Lipscomb promotes Murray to Associate Head Basketball Coach
Lipscomb Men’s Basketball Head Coach Lennie Acuff announced the promotion of Tyler Murray to Associate Head Coach. Murray has been with Lipscomb Men’s Basketball as Assistant Coach since the 2019-20 season. “Tyler has been tremendous since the day he arrived at Lipscomb,” said Acuff. “He has been impactful in so many ways throughout our program. He is a tireless worker,
McMath named Director of Basketball Operations at Eastern Michigan
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball program has added Carlos McMath to its staff as Director of Operations, as announced by Head Coach Stan Heath. McMath served as an Associate Head Coach at Northwood University in Midland, Mich. from 2022-24 after serving as Head Coach at Schoolcraft Community College for the 2021-22 season. “Carlos is a very
DAILY DIRT – 5/31/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) The HOT name right now at Maryland Eastern Shore is Winston-Salem State head coach Cleo Hill, Jr. The veteran head coach has been at WSSU for the past five seasons, and also worked at Cheney University and Shaw University. In 17-seasons as a HC, he has gone 261-204 (.561), including an
Pugh named Head Basketball Coach at Cloud County CC
Cloud County Community College Athletic Director Matt Bechard has announced the hiring of Kyle Pugh as the seventh men’s basketball coach in the program’s 58-year history. He will replace Devin Kastrup, who became an assistant at Idaho State earlier this month. Pugh rejoins the Cloud County Community College men’s basketball program following one year away
OFFICIAL: Pettway named Head Basketball Coach at Worcester State
Following-up on something that I mentioned back on 5/28 (D3 DIRT)…Al Pettway has officially been hired as the head men’s basketball coach at Worcester State. Here’s the official statement from the school: The Worcester State Athletic Department, led by Athletic Director Michael Mudd, is pleased to announce the return of Al Pettway ‘94 as the
Thompson joins Wabash College Basketball Staff
Liam Thompson joins the Wabash College basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach after serving two seasons as a graduate assistant at Illinois Wesleyan University. Thompson worked as the head junior varsity coach of the Titans and performed duties as the strength and conditioning coach. He helped guide IWU to a 19-8 overall record and a