Pfeiffer University head men’s basketball coach Jeremy Currier has announced the promotion of Pete Schoch to the position of associate head coach. Schoch is entering his fourth season at Pfeiffer and has played an intricate role in establishing Pfeiffer University as one of the best basketball programs in the country. “We are extremely excited to
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Point Park University Head Basketball Coach Bob Rager Announces Retirement
Point Park University men’s basketball head coach Bob Rager has announced his retirement after a long career coaching the Pioneers. Rager was the head coach of Point Park men’s basketball for 27 seasons from 1989 to 2016. This past season, the Pioneers were led by interim head coach Gabe Bubon, a long-time assistant coach for
Milwaukee Basketball Staff Update
Paris Parham and Terrance McGee have officially been hired as assistant coaches on Pat Baldwin’s new staff at Milwaukee, and Nick Lucenti has been named as the Director of Basketball Operations. Also, HoopDirt.com reported last week that Pat Monaghan has also been hired as an assistant (Milwaukee Dirt), with that announcement expected shortly. Paris Parham
New Mexico Dirt…
I can confirm that Brandon Mason has been named as an assistant coach at New Mexico, and is already out on the road recruiting for the Lobos. He replaces Mark Hsu who became an assistant at Western Kentucky last week. Mason spent last season as the director or player personnel at UNLV. He came to
Turner Departs Alaska Anchorage Basketball Staff for Head Coaching Opportunity
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Alaska Anchorage men’s basketball head coach Rusty Osborne announced Monday that assistant coach Cameron Turner is leaving the Seawolf program to become the new head women’s basketball coach at Eastern Arizona College. Turner spent the past six seasons helping the Seawolves accumulate a 116-61 overall record and finish among the top four teams in the
Silvey Dominguez Joins MSU Men’s Basketball Staff
Silvey Dominguez, one of the most respected figures in college basketball, has joined the Montana State staff as Director of Basketball Operations, Bobcat head coach Brian Fish announced Wednesday. “The chance to add a coach with so much experience and knowledge to our program was something that really intrigued our current staff,” said Bobcat coach
Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Catch and Go Reads
We were very fortunate to have Coach Ed Andrist of UW-Stout join us in the Dish Lab at the Dr. Dish Basketball Headquarters to demonstrate some great basketball drills to work on in a team setting. In the video below, Coach Andrist gives some great teaching tips on attacking the hoop and making reads based
LSU Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that new LSU head coach Will Wade will add Brian Merritt to his staff in an administrative role. Merritt has been an assistant coach at Arizona State and also served as the director of scouting and recruiting for John Lucas Enterprises. He also spent time as the Director
Kyle Roane Re-joins Southeastern Louisiana Basketball Staff
A familiar face will return to the bench when the Southeastern Louisiana men’s basketball opens the 2017-18 season against Southern-New Orleans on Nov. 1. Kyle Roane, who was on head coach Jay Ladner’s first two staffs in 2014-2015 and ’15-16, rejoins the program as an assistant coach, Ladner announced on Tuesday. Roane spent the 2016-17
Anthony Lorenzo Assistant Basketball Coach at Academy of Art University
As the fall season looms just around the corner, Academy of Art men’s basketball head coach Julius Barnes has announced the addition of Anthony Lorenzo to his coaching staff. The new assistant coach joins the Urban Knights after stepping across town from University of San Francisco where he served as Video Coordinator for the Don’s
OFFICIAL: Eaton Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Iona
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Following up on some “dirt” from earlier this week… The coaching staff for the upcoming 2017-18 Iona College men’s basketball season continues to take shape as head coach Tim Cluess has announced the addition of Eric Eaton as assistant coach. Eaton comes to New Rochelle following 10 years at MAAC rival Quinnipiac as an assistant
Former Tarheel Jackson Simmons Named Director of Basketball Operations at Western Carolina
Jackson Simmons University of North Carolina Basketball v Fayetteville State Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Western Carolina head men’s basketball coach Larry Hunter announced the addition of Jackson Simmons to his staff. Simmons, who played four years at the University of North Carolina, will take over the role of Director of Basketball Operations. Simmons has many ties to the local community and specifically Western Carolina University. He was a four-year