South Suburban Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Pigatti announced the hiring of two new assistant basketball coaches; Eddie Denard, and Kamrein Street. Eddie Denard heads into his first season as an assistant for the South Suburban Bulldogs after most recently being the head coach of the Chicago Ballers in the Junior Basketball Association. Before coaching
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DIII DIRT: Framingham State to hire former DI head coach
I can confirm that Bill Rayor has been hired as the new head basketball coach at Framingham State University. Following his tenure as the head coach at Holy Cross (1995-1999), Raynor had a great run at the JUCO level, guiding MassBay CC to four Regional titles, and capturing four state Coach of the Year, and
Mugar Joins Caltech Men’s Basketball Staff
Peter Mugar has been named as the lead assistant for the Caltech men’s basketball program. Mugar’s primary roles include coordinating the Beavers’ defense, advanced scouting of opponents, practice and game preparation, on-the-floor coaching, and game-related tasks. “We are very fortunate to add Coach Mugar to our staff,” Head Coach Dr. Oliver Eslinger said. “I’ve known him for more
OFFICIAL: Bain Named Head Basketball Coach at Brandeis
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Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported first back on 9/29 (DIII DIRT)… Brandeis University has hired Jean Bain, the associate head coach at Columbia University, as the 11th men’s basketball head coach in program history, Interim Athletic Director Jeff Ward announced today. “I can’t wait to come back home to New England
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At Dr. Dish Basketball, we’re very fortunate to work with many of the best basketball coaches and trainers in the world! One of these trainers is Joe Abunassar – the Founder of Impact Basketball. Joe is widely regarded as one of the best NBA trainers in the world and has worked with countless NBA All-Stars
DIII DIRT: Ivy League Assistant set to be named Head Coach at Brandeis
I can confirm that Columbia University Associate Head Coach Jean Bain will be named as the next head coach at Brandeis University (MA). Bain, a native of nearby Medford, MA, had been an on the Columbia staff for the past two seasons. He also spent four seasons as the Associate Head Coach at Dartmouth, and
Daily Dirt: SATURDAY EDITION – 9/29/18
A couple quick things on a Saturday morning… I mentioned last week that College of Charleston assistant Matt Braeuer is headed to North Texas. This move has kicked off a bit of a chain reaction as practice gets under way. Earl Grant has promoted DBO Mantoris Robinson to assistant coach replacing Braeuer (Robinson is now
Daily Dirt: NEW ENGLAND EDITION – 9/27/18
Some stuff from New England as the Red Sox bullpen prepares to torpedo their World Series chances, and the Pats D continues to not be able to tackle anyone… The search at Brandeis is close to wrapping up. An Ivy League assistant was on campus all day yesterday, and a Patriot League assistant is there
UNC Wilmington Dirt…
UNC Wilmington has promoted Director of Basketball Operations Rob Burke to assistant coach. He replaces Joe Wolf who became the head coach of the Greensboro Swarm (NBA G-League) back on 9/10. Burke joined the UNCW staff back in 2015. Prior to that, he spent two seasons as the DBO at Georgia Southern. Burke has also
North Texas Dirt…
I can confirm that North Texas head coach Grant McCasland will hire Matt Braeuer as an assistant coach. Braeuer, who had most recently been an assistant at the College of Charleston, will replace James Miller who was hired at New Mexico State back in August. Braeuer had worked as the Director of Basketball Operations at
Chris Davis Rejoins Keno Davis at Central Michigan
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Following up on something that HoopDirt.com first mentioned back on 9/13 (DAILY DIRT). It’s now official that Chris Davis has rejoined the Central Michigan men’s basketball program as an assistant coach. Davis served as the Chippewas’ video coordinator during the 2016-17 season. Last season, Davis was an assistant coach at Air Force. Davis boasts a
Georgia Tech Names Julian Swartz Assistant Basketball Coach
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Julian Swartz, who served as interim assistant coach for Georgia Tech last season while maintaining his duties as recruiting and compliance director, was named to fill the final vacant coaching position full-time for the Yellow Jackets, head coach Josh Pastner announced Tuesday. Swartz, 38, is responsible for on-court development of Tech players and will focus