Athletic director Amy Henkelman announced the hiring of Justin Argenal to lead Dominican men’s basketball heading into the 2021-22 season. “Justin has all the coaching qualities we are looking for and we can’t wait to get him on board,” Henkelman said. “As a player, Justin played at the NCAA Division II level and has been a
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Roscoe named Assistant Basketball Coach at Clayton State
Clayton State men’s basketball head coach Vince Alexander has announced the hiring of Jason Roscoe as assistant coach for the men’s basketball program. This is the first hiring for Alexander who took over the program in March 2021. Roscoe joins the Lakers with over 15 years of coaching experience at the high school and junior college
Carter added to Lander U MBB staff
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Lander University head men’s basketball coach Omar Wattad has announced the addition of Darrius Carter to the coaching staff for the 2021-22 season. “Adding DC to this staff is an absolute game-changer. His basketball acumen along with his relationship building and developing of players on the court will be major additions to this program,” said
Daily Dirt – 7/20/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick hitters… I have heard that Tra Arnold is no longer on the staff at Samford. Last year was his first there after spending two seasons at Iona. Arnold is also the former head coach at Odessa College (TX) where he went 159-32 in his six seasons. It also
Marcus King Appointed Siena Men’s Basketball Assistant
Siena Men’s Basketball Head Coach Carmen Maciariello has completed his coaching staff for the upcoming 2021-22 season. Marcus King, a coaching veteran of more than two decades who most recently served as the associate head coach at Tennessee Tech University, has been appointed an assistant coach for the Saints. “Marcus is a tremendous coach and teacher,”
Thomas joins Hawaii Men’s Basketball staff
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University of Hawaii men’s basketball coach Eran Ganot announced that former Rainbow Warrior player Michael Thomas has joined the UH staff as an assistant coach. Thomas was a starter on UH’s 2016 NCAA Tournament team and is the winningest player in program history. For the last two-plus years he has served as a performance trainer at
Winans named DBO at Milwaukee
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Milwaukee men’s basketball head coach Pat Baldwin has announced the hiring of Mike Winans to the position of Director of Basketball Operations. Winans comes to the Panthers from Harvard and will work directly with Baldwin on coordinating team travel, budget, practices and other program functions. Winans spent the past four seasons as a member of Tommy
REPORT: Maine assistant headed to the Trail Blazers
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to a TWEET by The Athletic’s Jason Quick, University of Maine assistant men’s basketball coach Edniesha Curry will join Chauncey Billups’ new staff with the Portland Trail Blazers as an assistant. Curry has been on the Black Bears men’s staff since 2018, and was an assistant with the women’s team
OFFICIAL: Gillion named Head Basketball Coach at Chicago State
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Chicago State University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Elliott Charles announced today the hiring of Samford University assistant men’s basketball coach Gerald Gillion as the new head coach of the Cougars men’s basketball team. “Coach Gillion is a tremendously talented recruiter and mentor to students,” said Charles. “Gerald has proven that academic, career and leadership development and social engagement of student-athletes are
Witter named Assistant Basketball Coach at Trinity College
The Trinity College men’s basketball team has announced the hiring of Trey Witter as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2021-22 season. The Bantams, coached by James Cosgrove, finished the 2019-20 season with a 17-9 overall record and reached the semifinals of the NESCAC Championship Tournament. Trinity is eager to begin the 2021-22 campaign after practicing throughout
Drill of the Week
In this Dr. Dish Drill of the week, Coach Tony Miller breaks down a great team drill to work on offensive actions centered around screens. Check out the full breakdown below! Like many programs, we spend a portion of our individual workouts breaking down parts of the actions within our offense. One of those actions is
Rodgers named Director of MBB Recruiting at Wyoming
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University of Wyoming head basketball coach Jeff Linder announced the addition of Marc Rodgers to the staff as the Director of Recruiting. He spent last season as an assistant coach at Long Beach State. “We are really excited to welcome Coach Rodgers to the Cowboy Basketball family,” Linder said. “He has a passion for the game