Brian Fernandes has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Bristol Community College. Fernandes will take over for Rob Delaleu, who led the program since 2008. Delaleu stepped down to accept a new full-time role at Bristol Community College. Coach Fernandes has spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach under
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Daily Dirt – 9/13/19
A few things to close out the week… Kirk Earlywine is no longer on the staff at Idaho. He had been with the program since 2012, first as the DBO and later as an assistant. Earlywine was the head coach at Eastern Washington before joining the Vandals staff. He also spent seven seasons working for
Keatts receives contract extension at NC State
The NC State Board of Trustees approved Friday an extension for third-year men’s basketball head coach Kevin Keatts. The extension puts Keatts under contract for seven seasons through the 2025-26 campaign. He originally signed a six-year agreement to become head coach of the Wolfpack in March 2017, and was awarded with a new contract in November
Lake Forest College Hires Assistant Coaches
Lake Forest College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ken Davis announced Monday, the addition of Jamayne Potts and Rob Wennington to his staff. Potts comes to Lake Forest after serving as a successful High School Head Coach in Southern California, each of the past 4 seasons. During the 2018-19 season, Potts was the Head Coach at
SUNY Canton Hires Assistant Coach
Brandon Newsome enters his first season as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach during the 2019-20 academic year. Newsome arrives to Canton from Johnson & Wales University (RI), where he played two seasons with the men’s basketball team, winning a GNAC championship during the 2017-2018 season, and earning a bid to the NCAA tournament. Prior to attending
Cage Joins Canisius Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Canisius head men’s basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon announced Wednesday that former University at Buffalo guard Calvin Cage has joined the Golden Griffins’ coaching staff. Cage joins the Griffs’ staff after serving two seasons as an assistant coach for the Team Takeover 17-U program, part of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL). There, he helped
Daily Dirt – 9/11/19
Crazy, but there are still some D3 jobs open. Here’s a quick update on a few of those plus other things that I’ve heard… Plattsburgh State (NY): This job was initially offered to a candidate in August. The search was then re-opened a few days after the offer, with a new focus on someone with
Naubert Promoted to Director of Basketball Operations at Central Michigan
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Central Michigan men’s basketball coach Keno Davis has promoted Bobby Naubert to director of basketball operations. Naubert, a Livonia native, joined the program as a graduate assistant in 2017 and has served since April as the Chippewas’ video coordinator. “The success of the program is due in great part to the hard work of those
App State Basketball Coaching Clinic – October 5th – FREE
Appalachian State men’s basketball head coach Dustin Kerns and staff will host a coaching clinic in the Holmes Center on Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The clinic will include an open practice with the men’s basketball coaching staff and team and breakout. The clinic is free. Please contact Special Assistant to the Head Coach Jason
McMurray Joins SIUE Men’s Basketball Staff
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Detae McMurray has joined Head Coach Brian Barone on the SIUE men’s basketball staff as a Graduate Assistant for Player Development. McMurray played two seasons at Drake, appearing in 65 games, while making 56 starts. As a senior in 2017-18, he was third on the team at 10.0 points per game while adding 4.1 rebounds
Boardley Named Shepherd Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach
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Shepherd University head men’s basketball coach Justin Namolik announced today that Jason Boardley has been named assistant men’s basketball coach. Boardley comes to Shepherd from Mount St. Mary’s University where he was the graduate assistant for the men’s basketball team for the 2018-19 season. At Mount St. Mary’s he assisted coaches in practice, as well
George Mason Dirt…
Following up on a TWEET from Saturday… I can confirm that Zack Curran has become the new Director of Basketball Operations at George Mason. Curran had worked at the Hoop Group since 2016, serving most recently as the director of the Hoop Group Elite. He also spent time as an assistant at Marymount University before