Nick Patella has resigned as West Virginia Wesleyan head men’s basketball coach. The decision is due to Patella’s desire to spend more time at home with his family. “I greatly appreciate the leadership that Coach Patella has provided during his term as head men’s basketball coach,” WVWC Athletic Director Randy Tenney said. “We wish him
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D2 DIRT: UTPB set to hire UAM’s Tolin as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that the University of Texas Permian Basin will hire University of Arkansas Monticello’s Kyle Tolin as their new head men’s basketball coach. Tolin has already informed his team of the decision, and an official announcement is expected shortly. He will replace Josh Newman, who took
D3 DIRT: Curry College to name D3 assistant as next head basketball coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that D3 Curry College (MA) will hire Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA) assistant Phil Alibrandi as their new head men’s basketball coach. Prior to his time at Wentworth, Alibrandi spent three seasons as an assistant at Curry. He also worked as an assistant at Emerson
Foss joins Portland State Viking Basketball Coaching Staff as Assistant Coach
Portland State Basketball Coach Jase Coburn has rounded out his staff with the hire of Chris Foss as an assistant coach. Foss, a graduate of Southridge High School and one-time assistant coach at four local high schools, is returning home. Foss comes to PSU after a successful tenure as assistant coach at Northwest Nazarene University,
North Carolina Central names Gray Assistant Basketball Coach
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The North Carolina Central University men’s basketball program has announced an addition to the coaching staff, as Andre Gray has joined the program ahead of the 2021-22 season. Gray has been noted for his recruiting acumen at the collegiate level, and is familiar with the state of North Carolina as NCCU will be his ninth stop
Townsend joins MBB staff at BenU (IL)
Jordan Townsend has joined the staff of the Benedictine University men’s basketball team as a full-time assistant to head coach Keith Bunkenburg. Townsend comes to Benedictine after serving as the top assistant at his alma mater, University of Dubuque since 2016. “We are excited to have Jordan join our Benedictine family,” Bunkenburg said. “The success
Daily Dirt – 8/9/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to kick off the week… Following up on my TWEET from Saturday…D2 Texas Permian Basin has found their new head coach. Multiple sources have told me that it is a current D2 head coach from a different conference. The new coach will replace Josh Newman who departed for
Wyllie promoted to Assistant Coach at West Florida
The University of West Florida men’s basketball program announced the promotion of Evan Wyllie to Assistant Coach. Wyllie enters his third season on the UWF men’s basketball coaching staff in 2021-22. Wyllie spent the previous two seasons as a Graduate Assistant Coach on UWF’s staff and was one of 22 individuals nationally who were named to the TopConnect
Ridder named Assistant Basketball Coach at Daytona State
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Reed Ridder has been hired as the men’s basketball assistant coach. Ridder most recently served on the coaching staff in a Recruiting/Player Development role for the Georgia Southern University men’s basketball team under Coach Brian Burg. Prior to his time with GSU, Ridder completed a two-year stint as Graduate Assistant for the University of Georgia
Drill of The Week
In this Dr. Dish Drill of the Week, Coach Tony Miller introduces the “W Shooting Drill”, a great catch-and-shoot drill to fine tune your turns, footwork, and overall shot mechanics. w shooting drill Player 1 starts in the corner for a catch and shoot 3. Next, the player moves to a midrange jump shot, emphasizing
Long-time college head coach Williams takes over at Fork Union
Fork Union Military Academy has named Robert “Bob” Williams as the head coach of the postgraduate basketball program, Director of Athletics John Shuman announced. “I could not be more excited about the future of Fork Union Military Academy’s postgraduate basketball team and, in particular, about having Bob Williams lead our program,” said Shuman. “Bob brings a
Chornyei named Assistant Basketball Coach at D3 Stevens Tech
Stevens Institute of Technology head men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley has announced the hiring of Jason Chornyei as an assistant coach Friday. Chornyei joins the program after a one-year stint in the same role at Muhlenberg College. “We are thrilled for Jason to join our Stevens basketball family,” Hurley said. “His coaching and recruiting experience