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Drill of the Week

5x WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith shares a great drill for players to work on off the ball movement before going into your shot! Make sure to check out the full breakdown in the video below. Flash to Space Flash movements are great ways for players to create open space. When a player notices their defender

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Neary tabbed Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Williston State

Shawn Neary has been hired as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Williston State College. Neary brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Teton Athletic Department, including spending last year on staff at Montana State University-Billings.  He has been a head coach at the junior college level for 24 years overall and has accumulated

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Whittler named Interim Head Coach at Morehouse

The Morehouse College Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that Douglas Whittler who has served as the associate head coach with the basketball program since 2015, will serve as interim head basketball coach for the 2021-22 season following the untimely passing of head coach Grady Brewer in late May. “With the passing of Coach Grady Brewer

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JUCO DIRT: Victoria College (TX) hires new head coach

Victoria College (TX) has hired Donte’ Davis as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace David Graves, who spent one season as the head coach a VC. Davis had previously served as an assistant and then later as the head coach at Owens CC (OH). He also worked in an administrative role at

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Anderson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Illinois

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced Friday the hiring of Tim Anderson as assistant coach. The Chicago native brings 15 years of coaching and training experience to the Fighting Illini staff. “Tim is the complete package. He has expertise in every area to benefit our players and our program,” Underwood said. “You’re talking about someone who is an industry

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Daily Dirt – 7/9/21

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Summer recruiting is in full swing, but coaches are still on the move. Here are some things that I’ve heard… I’ve heard from great sources that Texas Southern assistant Brandon Chambers will be hired as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach at LSU. Chambers had been at TSU for the

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JUCO DIRT: Triton College opens; Christensen becomes D1 assistant

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Triton College (IL) is open, as long-time head coach Steve Christiansen has become an assistant at Northern Illinois University (MAC). Christiansen, who had been at TC for the past 17 seasons, won over 400 games during his tenure. His 2018 squad captured the NJCAA D2 National Championship, and the 2016 team

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OFFICIAL: Larry Brown named assistant coach at Memphis

Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway has announced the addition of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Brown to his staff as an assistant coach. Brown, who is the eighth-winningest coach in NBA history, is the only head coach to win both an NCAA national championship (University of Kansas, 1988) and an NBA championship (Detroit

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Gregory Announces USF Men’s Basketball Staff Additions

Head coach Brian Gregory announced three new additions to his USF men’s basketball staff as the Bulls prepare for the 2021-22 season. Gregory welcomed Assistant Coach Louis Rowe, Assistant Coach Jason Slay and Men’s Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach David Land to Tampa. The fifth-year Bulls head coach also announced organizational adjustments within his current

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SWAC Veteran Kevin Missouri Named Alabama A&M Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

For the second time in a week, Alabama A&M head men’s basketball coach Dylan Howard has added another veteran presence to his staff with the addition of Kevin Missouri as an assistant coach on Thursday, July 8. Among his 14 years in collegiate athletics, Missouri has spent six of those years on men’s basketball staffs in

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Jonathan Pickett Named Siena Men’s Basketball Special Assistant

Siena Basketball Head Coach Carmen Maciariello has announced the addition of Jonathan Pickett to his staff. The Capital Region native from nearby Mechanicville, New York has been appointed Maciariello’s special assistant.  “I’m excited to welcome Jonathan Pickett to our Siena Basketball family,” said Maciariello. “He is a tireless worker with deep roots in the Capital Region

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JUCO DIRT: Western Texas head coach headed to NCAA D1

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that NJCAA D1 Western Texas College head coach Kyle Cooper has departed and will take a spot on the staff at NCAA D1Tarleton State University (WAC). Cooper was hired as the head coach at WTC back in September of 2019, after a short stint as

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