Maryland native Brenden Straughn has joined the Loyola University Maryland men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, the Greyhounds’ new head coach, Tavaras Hardy, announced today. Straughn, who played collegiately at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, has coached at the high school and AAU level in the Washington, D.C., area for the past five years.
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Burnell Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Edward Waters College
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Edward Waters will begin an immediate national search for a new head men’s basketball coach as former head coach Frank Burnell has resigned his post to take the same position at Florida State College at Jacksonville. “We are extremely thankful for the seven seasons of hard work and dedication that Coach Burnell gave to our men’s
OFFICIAL: Hundley Named Head Basketball Coach at Worcester State
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first mentioned on Sunday (DIII DIRT)… The former Keene State College Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach, Tyler Hundley, has been named the Worcester State University Men’s Basketball Head Coach, as announced by the Worcester State Athletic Department on Tuesday (Jun. 5). “I am excited to welcome Tyler Hundley
Huggins, Martin Join NABC Board of Directors
West Virginia University head coach Bob Huggins and University of Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin have accepted invitations to join the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Board of Directors. The appointment of Huggins and Martin to the board is effective immediately. “Bob Huggins and Cuonzo Martin are two of college basketball’s most well-respected coaches
Daily Dirt: JUCO EDITION – 6/5/18
Some things that I’ve heard from the JUCO level… I have heard from multiple sources that Rock Valley College (IL) brought five guys to campus: Matt Bowen (former head coach Minnesota Duluth), Rob Buss (former head coach Kishwaukee College), Rusty Elmore (assistant coach Moberly Area CC), Preston Ingram (assistant coach Angelo State), and Tim Sandquist
Penn State Hires Assistant Coach
Penn State men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers announced today the addition of Kevin Freeman to the Nittany Lion coaching staff. Freeman matriculates to Penn State as assistant coach after spending seven years as the director of basketball administration with the University of Connecticut men’s basketball program. “Penn State men’s basketball took another step in getting
Maryland Basketball Staff Update
I mentioned the staff changes in a tweet late last week. They’ve now been made official… Maryland basketball head coach Mark Turgeon announced today that assistant coach Dustin Clark is leaving his position at Maryland after seven years to pursue an opportunity back in his native Texas. Additionally, Matt Brady has been promoted to assistant
Horner Completes Men’s Basketball Staff at Truman State
Truman State University men’s basketball head coach, Jeff Horner, has completed his staff with the hiring of a second assistant in Pat Sodemann. Sodemann, a 2015 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University comes to Kirksville after a 2017-18 NCAA Tournament run at Ohio Dominican University. “We are excited to have Pat be a part of Truman
DII DIRT: Texas Permian Basin moves quickly to find new Head Basketball Coach
The University of Texas Permian Basin has moved quickly to replace Andy Newman, who departed to become the head coach at Cal State San Bernardino less than two weeks ago. Multiple sources have now told me that Arkansas Fort Smith head coach Josh Newman will be the choice here. Newman has been the head coach
Auburn Extends Bruce Pearl through 2022-2023
After earning its third Southeastern Conference title in program history, Auburn Athletics has extended the contract of head coach Bruce Pearl through the 2022-2023 season. “It was a historic season for Auburn basketball and one that was matched by excellence in the classroom as well,” Director of Athletics Allen Greene said. Over the past five
DI DIRT: Chicago State Search Update
The long, strange search at Chicago State seems to finally be making progress. HoopDirt.com first reported that CSU and former head coach Tracy Dildy had parted ways back on March 12th (DI DIRT). There has still been no official statement from the school since our original report, but the job was officially posted on 3/23,
DIII DIRT: Worcester State set to name new Head Basketball Coach
I have now heard from multiple sources that Worcester State University (MA) will hire Tyler Hundley as their new head men’s basketball coach. Hundley, the associate head coach at Keene State, will replace long-time head coach Dave Lindberg who stepped away earlier this spring. In addition to his time at Keene State, Hundley has also