Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I’ve teased this one a few times on X since 4/23 – can finally roll with it… After back-to-back 29 win seasons at D2 Fort Lewis College, head basketball coach Bob Pietrack has resigned. Obviously this has been making the rounds for the past week, but was confirmed in a late
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Gray named Head Basketball Coach at Eastern Florida State College
Eastern Florida State College has named Thomas Gray to be the 12th head men’s basketball coach in program history. Gray comes to Eastern Florida State College after being the Director of Recruiting for Vanderbilt University last season. “My family and I are beyond grateful to start this journey at Eastern Florida! From the first conversation
Gannon adds Chalas to Men’s Basketball Staff
Gannon University men’s basketball coach Easton Bazzoli has announced the addition of Mike Chalas as an assistant coach. “I am absolutely fired up to have Mike joining the staff here at Gannon,” exclaimed Bazzoli. “You cannot find anyone that has a bad word to say about him. Mike is experienced in “The System” as a coach and
Frankoski named Assistant Basketball Coach at Stanford
Kyle Smith, the Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men’s Basketball, continued to round out his staff with the addition of Stephen Frankoski as assistant coach. “Steve comes to the farm with a variety of experiences in his field of expertise. He is considered to be one of the best skill development coaches in the
William & Mary Basketball Staff Update
William & Mary head men’s basketball coach Brian Earl announced the hiring of Max Ginsberg and Alex Mumphard as assistant coaches and the retention of assistant coach Jimmy Fenerty and director of basketball operations Kyle Pope to the Tribe staff on Thursday. Ginsberg joins the Green and Gold with extensive Division I experience at Holy Cross and most recently under Earl at Cornell. Mumphard possesses
Beaury named DBO at Siena
New head coach Gerry McNamara has completed his first Siena Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff with the announcement of Ryan Beaury as Director of Basketball Operations. “Ryan brings such a versatile skill set,” said McNamara. “He’s a Swiss Army knife. He’s great on the court with the players, does incredible film breakdowns, and has an infectious personality. He’s a young coach
Penn State Lehigh Valley announces Mills as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Penn State Lehigh Valley Athletics is proud to announce the hiring of their new head men’s basketball coach and Penn State Alumni, Kyle Mills, to take over the program. Kyle Mills has been named head men’s basketball coach at Penn State Lehigh Valley after being an assistant for the 2023-2024 season. Mills is no stranger
OFFICIAL: Church named Head Basketball Coach at Northwood
I first mentioned this move back on 4/24 (D2 DIRT). It’s now official – Tom Church is the new head men’s basketball coach at Northwood University. Here’s the official press release from the school: The Northwood University athletic department has announced the hiring of Tom Church as the head men’s basketball coach. He becomes the
Shank named Head Basketball Coach at Trinity Baptist College
Trinity Baptist College Athletic Director, John D. Jones, announced that Zach Shank has been hired as the new head coach for the Eagles men’s basketball program. Shank was introduced to the team earlier this week and will assume his duties immediately. “After accepting the resignation of our previous coach on April 17, the administration decided to move
Gardner-Webb Basketball Staff Update
Gardner-Webb Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jeremy Luther has announced the return of three former Runnin’ Bulldogs to round out his inaugural coaching staff. Jake Delaney returns to the program as Associate Head Coach, while Christian Turner and Adam Sweeney return as assistant coaches. Additionally, Luther has retained Tannor Kraus as an assistant coach and Director of Player
Washington State Basketball Staff Update
Jerry Brown and Donald Brady were named assistant coaches for the Washington State men’s basketball team, WSU Head Coach David Riley announced. Brown and Brady both coached with Riley last season at Eastern Washington, guiding the Eagles to the Big Sky Conference Championship. Brown spent the last seven years working in college basketball after completing a playing career
MEAC DIRT: UMES set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Jason Crafton is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at Maryland Eastern Shore. It sounds like he informed his team of his departure in a meeting yesterday. Crafton has spent the past four seasons as the head coach at UMES, where he went