I have heard that Quinton Ferrell will be named as the new head basketball coach at Presbyterian. He will replace Dustin Kerns who departed for Appalachian State earlier this spring. Ferrell’s involvement with this job was mentioned in the Daily Dirt back on April 5th. Ferrell is a South Carolina native has been an assistant
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John Griffin III Named Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at St. Joe’s
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John Griffin III will be joining the Saint Joseph’s men’s basketball program as an assistant coach, it was announced by new head coach Billy Lange. Griffin comes to SJU after spending the past four seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Bucknell University. During his time on the bench, the Bison made back-to-back
Alabama Basketball Staff Update
Alabama men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats announced Tuesday the addition of five staff members, which include three assistant coaches, a strength and conditioning coach and a director of basketball operations. The Crimson Tide’s first-year head coach retained Antoine Pettway from the previous staff and welcomes Charlie Henry and Bryan Hodgson as assistant coaches. Pettway
OFFICIAL: Pope Named Head Basketball Coach at BYU
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Brigham Young University director of athletics Tom Holmoe today announced Mark Pope has been hired as head men’s basketball coach at BYU. Pope comes to Provo after serving as head coach at Utah Valley University for the last four seasons. “We are excited to announce Mark as our new head men’s basketball coach and welcome
Austin Kirby Elevated to Blackburn College Head Men’s Basketball Coach
The Blackburn College Athletic Department has announced that Austin Kirby is the new head men’s basketball coach. Kirby succeeds Steve Kollar who recently took the head coaching position at Concordia-Chicago. Kirby is a Blackburn Alum and was the assistant basketball coach the past four seasons. During his tenure, Kirby assisted with the Beavers ascending to
Newton Selected to Guide Reinhardt Men’s Basketball
By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media Special thanks to Andrew College Sports Information WALESKA, Ga. – Justin Newton, the reigning Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Division I Basketball Coach of the Year from Andrew (Ga.) College, has been selected as the next men’s basketball coach at Reinhardt University, Vice President
TENNESSEE DIRT: English set to join Vols men’s basketball staff
Following up on a tweet from earlier today… I can confirm that Colorado assistant Kim English will join Rick Barnes staff at Tennessee. He will replace Rob Lanier who became the head coach at Georgia State last week. English had been on the Colorado staff for the past two seasons. Prior to that, English spent
Siena Basketball Staff Update
New Siena Men’s Basketball Head Coach Carmen Maciariello ’01 has announced the first four hires to his initial staff. Harley Fuller, Bob Simon, and Antoni Wyche have been appointed assistant coaches, while Matt Miner has been named special assistant to the head coach. “I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to hire such complete coaches,” said
REPORT: Mark Pope to BYU
According to a report by Desert News, BYU will hire Utah Valley’s Mark Pope as their new head basketball coach. Pope, who has been at UVU for the past four seasons, was an assistant at BYU under Dave Rose from 2011-2015. He is 77-56 during his tenure at UVU, and has increased his win total
Casey Alexander Named Head Basketball Coach at Belmont
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Belmont University Director of Athletics Scott Corley announced Wednesday the hiring of Casey Alexander as the 10th head men’s basketball coach in program history. Alexander will be formally introduced Thursday at a 9 a.m. CT press conference and welcome event within Belmont University’s Curb Event Center. The event will be open to the public. “I
Airy to lead Men’s Basketball program at DIII Aurora University
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Aurora University today announced the hiring of Matt Airy as Head Coach of the AU men’s basketball program. “We are thrilled that Matt has decided to lead AU men’s basketball. I have gotten to know him well over the past few weeks and it is evident that Matt has all of the qualities that we
Daily Dirt – 4/10/19
Wednesday’s Dirt… Following up on a Tweet from yesterday, it sounds like Kennesaw State is close to wrapping up their search. All indications point to Florida assistant Al Pinkins and Tennessee assistant Desmond Oliver being the top two at this point. Hearing this one could be done shortly. The early HOT name at Cincinnati is