Former Commodore player and staff member James Strong is returning to West End to join new head coach Jerry Stackhouse’s staff as the Director of Player Personnel. Strong, who returns to Vanderbilt after spending eight seasons on Rick Byrd’s staff at Belmont, played for the Commodores from 1996-2000 and spent six seasons as a member
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Clark Tabbed as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Alma College
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After guiding the Alma College women’s basketball team to its best season in nearly two decades, Ryan Clark has accepted the offer to become the head coach of the men’s basketball program, as announced by Director of Athletics Steven Rackley on Monday (April 22). Clark will assume the position immediately. “I’m very happy to have
Georgia State Basketball Staff Update
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Following up on a the Georgia State staff DIRT that I mentioned on 4/18. GSU has released the following announcing the official hiring of Cliff Warren and Chris Kreider… Mike Holmes/Sports Communications ATLANTA-Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier announced the first two assistant coaches on his staff on Monday with the additions of Chris Kreider
OFFICIAL: Barlow named Assistant Basketball Coach at Ohio
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Following up on something that I mentioned in the Daily Dirt back on 4/9… The Ohio men’s basketball team has added Kyle Barlow as an assistant coach, first year head coach Jeff Boals announced today (April 22). “I am excited that Kyle has joined our basketball staff,” Boals said. “He is a high energy worker
White named Head Assistant at Kilgore College
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The Kilgore College Athletics department announced today that Jake White has been promoted to head assistant coach of the KC men’s basketball team. White, a native of Longview, has served as an assistant basketball coach at KC since 2017. He takes over the position with the departure of Matthew Wilson who relocated last month to
Lindsey Hunter named Head Basketball Coach at MVSU
Mississippi Valley State University has named Lindsey Hunter as the 11th head men’s basketball coach in school history, Director of Athletics Dianthia Ford-Kee announced Saturday. “I am elated to welcome Coach Lindsey Hunter and his family back to the Oasis of the Mississippi Delta and the SWAC,” said Ford-Kee. “I am excited about his energy,
DAILY DIRT: Weekend Edition – 4/20/18
A few things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that former Tennessee Tech head coach Steve Payne will be hired as an assistant on Billy Donlon’s new staff at UMKC. Payne had spent the past seventeen seasons at TTU (eight as the head coach, nine as an assistant), before resigning earlier this spring. It sounds
RODNEY BILLUPS BASKETBALL CAMP COACH
The University of Denver men’s basketball program is looking for camp coaches for the 2019 Rodney Billups Basketball Camp. All Camps will take place at Hamilton Gymnasium on the campus of the University of Denver in the heart of the Mile High City. Working camp provides a great opportunity for individuals looking to break into
Stackhouse Tabs Mazarei as Assistant Coach
Adam Mazarei will join head coach Jerry Stackhouse‘s Vanderbilt basketball staff after spending six seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, with three coming as an assistant coach and three as a player development assistant while providing support for advance and pro personnel scouting. Before joining the Grizzlies, Mazarei worked three years (2010-13) at Moorpark College (Calif.) as
REPORT: St. John’s to hire Mike Anderson
According to a report by the New York Post, St. John’s is in the verge of hiring Mike Anderson as their new head basketball coach. Anderson, the former head coach at Arkansas, Missouri, and UAB, would replace Chris Mullin who resigned two weeks ago. Anderson was released at Arkansas earlier this spring. He had spent
Darren Savino Named UCLA Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach
The UCLA men’s basketball program has hired Darren Savino as associate head coach, as announced Thursday by Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach. Savino has spent over 23 seasons working as a college basketball coach, most recently serving as an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati the past nine
Mark Fox Completes Cal Coaching Staff
California men’s basketball’s coaching staff is now complete, with head coach Mark Fox adding veteran coaches Andrew Francis, Chris Harriman and Trent Johnson, and retaining Marty Wilson, the program announced today. Francis, Harriman and Wilson will serve as assistants on Fox’s staff, while Johnson joins the staff as an analyst for the program. Read more