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I mentioned this one earlier in today’s DAILY DIRT. It’s now been made official… Lander athletics director Brian Reese has named Omar Wattad, who helped lead Lincoln Memorial to five 30-win seasons and a berth in the 2016 national championship, the head coach of the Lander men’s basketball program. Wattad comes to Greenwood after six
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Kurt Kanaskie, a veteran coach with 40 years of college basketball experience, has joined new UNCW men’s basketball coach Takayo Siddle‘s staff at UNCW. Kanaskie becomes the first coaching addition for Siddle and arrives on the North Carolina coast from Colorado Springs, Colo., where he has spent the last six seasons at Air Force. “We’re honored and
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Been talking about this one for a while (SAMFORD DIRT). It was made official earlier this morning…. Samford University has hired Bucky McMillan as its 29th head men’s basketball coach, Director of Athletics Martin Newton announced Monday morning. “When we set out to hire a new coach for our men’s basketball program, we had three main
Some things I’ve heard while continuing to adjust to the new normal… It sounds like NC State Director of Basketball Operations Travis Hackert is joining Takayo Siddle’s new staff at UNC Wilmington. Hackert has spent the past three seasons at NC State in administrative roles, and served in similar capacities previously at UNCW under Kevin
LaGrange College athletic director Jennifer Claybrook has announced the hiring of Jasen Jonus as the women’s basketball program’s fourth head coach. “I am absolutely thrilled Jasen Jonus has accepted this position. Jasen has been instrumental in the success of our men’s basketball team and our men’s and women’s cross country teams,” said Claybrook. “He is
Try this shifty progression alongside our friend and partner, Ryan Razooky! We love the attention towards shifting your body weight while handling the ball. Watch below! While this is a stationary workout, staying flexible and “shifty” will help become tougher to guard come game time. At Dr. Dish Basketball we’re committed to building better complete
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University of Minnesota men’s basketball head coach Richard Pitino announced that assistant coach Ed Conroy has been elevated to the title of associate head coach. “Ed Conroy has been vital to our program’s success on and off the court since he has been here,” said Pitino. “He is a phenomenal recruiter and a terrific teacher
I have now heard from multiple sources that Eastern New Mexico head basketball coach Tres Segler has stepped down from his position. Segler had been the Greyhounds coach for the past four seasons, where he put together a 45-66 record (8-19 this past season). From 2009-2016, he served as an assistant coach at Lone Star
Samford is expected to name Bucky McMillan as their new head basketball coach. The official announcement is set for Monday April 6th at 10am. The 36-year old McMillan has has won five state championships at nearby Mountain Brook High School. The Birmingham native has been at MBHS for the past 12 seasons. He would replace
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Justin Gainey, who served as director of operations with the men’s basketball program at Marquette for three seasons, is returning to the team as an associate head coach, head coach Steve Wojciechowski announced Friday morning. “We are excited to welcome Justin and the Gainey family back to Marquette,” Wojciechowski said. “Justin is one of the nation’s
I can confirm through multiple sources that current Ranger College assistant basketball coach James Stafford will be promoted to the role of head coach. He will replace Billy Gillispie who became the head coach at new D1 member Tarleton State (WAC) earlier this week. Stafford was part of the Ranger staff that advanced to the
For Immediate Release April 2, 2020 – Boston, MA Merrimack College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Gallo has been named as the HoopDirt.com NCAA D1 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2019-20 college basketball season. Gallo qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of
