After 16 seasons prowling the Barton sidelines, Craig Fletchall announced his retirement as the head coach of the Barton Community College men’s basketball team. Fletchall led the Cougars onto the court for 509 games, coming away with a 71% win percentage in compiling the most wins in program history finishing with a 365-144 record. “I
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Daily Dirt – 4/21/21
A few things that I’ve heard… Radford has a 2pm press conference scheduled for today to announce their new head coach. The choice here is Florida assistant Darris Nichols. He has been on the Florida staff since 2015, and has also worked at Louisiana Tech, Wofford, and Northern Kentucky. He will become the second UF
Doran elevated to Interim Head Coach at College of Staten Island
The College of Staten Island Athletics program has named Nicholas Doran as its new Interim Head Coach for Men’s Basketball. Doran, formerly the Associate Head Coach, takes over for T.J. Tibbs, who was elevated to Interim Director of Athletics in late-March. “I am so excited for Nick as he is a natural fit to take
Eastern Illinois Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Eastern Illinois head men’s basketball coach Marty Simmons has announced the first two members of his coaching staff with the hiring of Doug Novsek and Justin Walker. Novsek comes to EIU following two seasons on the staff at Idaho as associate head coach, a role he will also take over on the Panthers staff.
Loyola Chicago Men’s Basketball Staff Update
First-year Loyola University Chicago head men’s basketball coach Drew Valentine announced today six members of his coaching staff. Joining Valentine on the sidelines for the 2021-22 season are assistant coaches Amorrow Morgan, Sean Dwyer and Patrick Wallace, special advisor to the head coach Dan Hipsher, director of basketball operations London Dokubo, and video coordinator C.J.
Williams joins Denver MBB Staff
University of Denver men’s basketball head coach Jeff Wulbrun announced another addition to his coaching staff on Tuesday, with Rob Williams joining as an Assistant Coach. Williams will begin his role immediately for the Pioneers. “I had the good fortune to coach Robert Williams in college at UAB and later work with him on the coaching
Tallahassee CC opens
Tallahassee Community College announced it will be launching a national search for a new head men’s basketball coach to lead its nationally-ranked program riding the wave of back-to-back Panhandle Conference Championships. The Eagles compiled a 19-3 record during the pandemic-shortened 2021 season and a share of a second straight Panhandle Conference Championship, the school’s first
4/20/21: UPDATED College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker
Here is the UPDATED HoopDirt.com College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker, with changes at the D1, D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO levels. Changes so far: D1: 59 D2: 13 D3: 12 NAIA: 8 JUCO: 12
Utah Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Utah head men’s basketball coach Craig Smith announced the additions of Brandon Ubel, Justin Johnson and Logan Ogden to his support staff with the Runnin’ Utes basketball program. All three worked under Smith at various lengths during his three seasons at Utah State. Ubel joins the staff as the director of scouting after serving as a
Kevin Freeman Stepping Down as Assistant Coach at UConn
Assistant men’s basketball coach Kevin Freeman has decided to transition into a new role within the UConn division of athletics, focused on continuing to develop the National C Club. The National C Club seeks to build and foster relationships through networking, mentoring and professional experience opportunities between former and current UConn student-athletes. “I have been
Oklahoma Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Porter Moser named six members of the Sooners’ coaching and support staff on Friday, assembling a group of proven winners who are committed to the culture Moser is building in Norman. In structuring his staff, Moser has hired K.T. Turner as associate head coach and Emanuel Dildy as an assistant
Jonas Hayes Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Xavier University
Xavier University Sedler Family Men’s Head Basketball Coach Travis Steele announced today that Jonas Hayes has been promoted to Crawford Family Associate Head Coach. Hayes, 39, just completed his third season as an assistant on Steele’s staff. “I am thrilled to announce that we are promoting Jonas Hayes to Associate Head Coach,” said Steele. “Jonas has