Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one on twitter on Friday… It’s now confirmed – D3 Muskingum has opened as Newark Catholic HS in Ohio has announced Travis Schwab as their new head basketball coach. Schwab had been the head coach at Muskingum since 2015, and has compiled a record of 56-112 (.333). His
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Daily Dirt – 5/2/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) It’s May…we don’t sleep around here. A few things that I’ve heard to kick-off the month… Following-up on the FDU DIRT from earlier this am. I have heard that Tobin Anderson will bring his entire staff from St. Thomas Aquinas with him to FDU. This means the STAC job will be
Winchester named Director of Video Operations at K-State
First-year Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang added another member to his coaching staff with former Western Kentucky standout Anthony Winchester being named Director of Video Operations. Winchester, who spent eight years playing professionally in both Spain and Puerto Rico after a Hall of Fame career at Western Kentucky (2002-06), arrives at K-State after the spending the 2021-22 season
FDU DIRT: Knights expected to hire D2 head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on my tweet from earlier this morning… I have heard from multiple sources that Fairleigh Dickinson intends to hire Tobin Anderson as their new head men’s basketball coach. Anderson has spent the past nine seasons as the head coach at D2 St. Thomas Aquinas (NY), where he has gone 209-62
Kentucky’s Lucas headed to Duke
Kentucky assistant coach / recruiting coordinator Jai Lucas is headed to Duke. UK head coach John Calipari tweeted the following earlier today: Lucas had been at Kentucky since 2020, and was an assistant at Texas before that. Duke has not made an official statement yet.
JUCO DIRT: Southwest Mississippi CC set to name new Head Basketball Coach
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
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,