The University of Texas Men’s Basketball coaching staff is complete for the upcoming 2020-21 season, following the announcement of a pair of hires by head coach Shaka Smart on Monday. Nevada Smith has been named Director of Program Development, while Cody San Miguel will serve as Coordinator of Video & Operations. “We’re very excited about
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OFFICIAL: Bozzelli named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Purchase College
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Following up on HoopDirt.com’s D3 DIRT from last week. The hiring of Dan Bozzelli as the new head coach at Purchase is now official. Here’s the release from the college: Purchase College Director of Athletics and Recreation Chris Bisignano has announced the hiring of Daniel Bozzelli as the new head men’s basketball coach. Bozzelli, a
Former D1 head coach takes over at JUCO Denmark Tech (SC)
Denmark Technical College welcomes Andre Payne as head men’s basketball coach and Upward Bound coordinator Former Mississippi State Valley University coach, Andre Payne, has been selected as the next head men’s basketball coach at Denmark Technical College. Coach Payne has a long history of successful coaching at the collegiate level, beginning in 1999 when he
Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: UW-Milwaukee Shake Drill
Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Pat Baldwin of UW-Milwaukee demonstrates a great team shooting drill to get open looks at the wing off of a ball screen. Coach Baldwin implements the Shake Drill utilizing the Dr. Dish CT Machine. Check out the full demonstration in the video below! https://www.youtube.com/embed/fd0IiqvNmWM?feature=oembed Shake Drill Two Lines, one at the
HDPlaybook: Top Offensive Videos of the Week
Through out the week, HoopDirt.com has been sharing coaching videos on Twitter. Below are our Top Offensive Videos: #1. North Florida Head Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Driscoll is known for his teams’ high-paced-3-point offense. In 2019-20 season, North Florida lead the nation 3PA/FGA (52.2) and 2nd in the nation in point distribution % from 3-pointers,
McCord promoted at Maryville College
Maryville College Head Basketball Coach Raul Placeres has announced that Jeff McCord has been elevated to a full-time assistant coach within his program. “I am really excited about adding Jeff to our program as a full-time assistant,” stated Placeres. “His passion, commitment, and experience in knowing what it takes to grow as a player in
Popp tabbed as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Pittsburg State
Pittsburg State University head men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson announced the recent hiring of Chris Popp as an assistant coach for the Gorillas. Popp replaces former assistant Jake Hamburger who left Pitt State for another professional opportunity outside of basketball. Popp comes to Pitt State after serving as head coach at Missouri State University-West Plains
New Mexico Men’s Basketball Staff Update
The University of New Mexico men’s basketball program has made a pair of staff changes, the program announced on Wednesday. Current director of operations, Ralph Davis, has been promoted to assistant coach and Robert Edwards has been added as video coordinator. Davis moves into the assistant coach position after serving the last season as the
Hatt Promoted to Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Texas
Cody Hatt has been promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at The University of Texas, UT head coach Shaka Smart announced Wednesday. The 34-year-old Hatt served as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at Texas for the previous four seasons and worked as a special assistant during his first year at UT in 2015-16. “Our whole program
D3 DIRT: SUNY Purchase to hire D3 assistant as next head coach
I can confirm that D3 SUNY Purchase will name Vassar College assistant Dan Bozzelli as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Kyle Martin who departed earlier in the summer to become the head coach at Cicero-North Syracuse High (NY). Bozzelli had spent the past two seasons at Vassar, and was the Director
Pullium named Assistant Basketball Coach at Gannon
Shannon Pullium has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Gannon University. Pullium comes to Gannon after a stint as the head coach at Mercyhurst North East, where he guided the Saints for four seasons. Prior to his stop at Mercyhurst North East, Pullium was the head boy’s basketball coach at Strong Vincent
BREAKING: Danny Kaspar resigns at Texas State
Danny Kaspar has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at Texas State. The University released the following statement: Kaspar had been on leave from TSU since early June following allegations of insensitive racial remarks by a former player. The veteran head coach had spent the past seven seasons at Texas State, where he went