The Detroit Free Press has confirmed that Michigan head basketball coach John Beilein has met with the Detroit Pistons at least twice regarding their vacant head coaching position. According to the report, “the Pistons’ process with Beilein started with an introductory meeting with the ownership group in L.A.” The meeting apparently took place within the
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Bryant Dirt…
I can confirm that Eamonn Mahar has been added as the Director of Basketball Operations on Jared Grasso’s new staff at Bryant. Mahar spent last season as a graduate manager at Iona where he and Grasso worked together. Before joining the Iona staff prior to last season, Mahar had worked as a runner for the
North Dakota Promotes Heatherly to Assistant Coach
North Dakota men’s basketball coach Brian Jones announced Friday that Craig Heatherly has been promoted to an assistant coaching role on his staff. Heatherly spent the previous three seasons as the Fighting Hawks’ director of basketball operations. UND captured the Big Sky regular season and tournament titles, culminating with the program’s first trip to the
Pujol Completes North Alabama Basketball Staff
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University of North Alabama men’s head basketball coach Tony Pujol has completed his coaching staff for 2018-19 with the addition of former Charleston Southern Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Ahmad Smith. Smith joins Willie Watson and Tom Berryman as assistant coaches with the Lions, along with graduate assistant coach Daniel Williams. Pujol has previously
Tennessee State Names Willemsen Assistant Basketball Coach
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Tennessee State men’s basketball Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins completed his coaching staff with the addition of Russ Willemsen as an Assistant Coach. The Rushville, N.Y. native with ties to the Nashville area arrives at TSU after serving as an assistant at South Alabama for the last five seasons. Prior to his time in Mobile,
Rice Assistant Omar Mance Named Head Basketball Coach at Trevecca Nazarene
Trevecca Nazarene University Athletic Director Mark Elliott has named Rice University assistant and former Vanderbilt University director of recruiting and player personnel Omar Mance as the ninth men’s basketball head coach in Trojans’ program history. Mance was mentioned as a finalist by HoopDirt.com earlier today (DII DIRT: Trevecca Nazarene Search Update). Elliott said, “This is
NCAA: Former Pacific head men’s basketball coach must complete show-cause order
The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee upheld findings that Ron Verlin, the former head men’s basketball coach at Pacific violated academic misconduct and recruiting rules. As a result, the former head coach’s eight-year show-cause order also was upheld. In the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions’ decision, the panel found that the former head
Wingreen Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Lancaster Bible
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Lancaster Bible College and the Lancaster Bible College Athletic Department are excited to announce that Andrew Wingreen has been named the 13th head coach in men’s basketball program history. Wingreen, who was an assistant coach at NAIA Bethel College (Ind.) last season, will join the Chargers in Lancaster in the next couple of weeks. Wingreen
Villanova Basketball Staff Update
Class of 2009 alumnus Dwayne Anderson has returned to Villanova to join its basketball coaching staff. Anderson, who played four seasons for head coach Jay Wright from 2005-09 and spent the past five years as an assistant coach at Penn State, will assume the role of Director of Basketball Operations. Mike Nardi, a former Anderson
OFFICIAL: IU Kokomo Names Echelbarger Head Basketball Coach
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Thanks to a great source who had HoopDirt.com out in front of this one yesterday (DAILY DIRT – 5/31/18)… Indiana University Kokomo has named Eric Echelbarger as the new Head Coach of the Men’s Basketball team. After 15 seasons as the Assistant Coach at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois, Echelbarger will be taking the reins
OFFICIAL: Jamison McIver Named Head Basketball Coach at CCC&TI
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported back on May 15th (DI JUCO DIRT). It’s now been made official that Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Men’s Basketball Head Coach and Athletic Director Matt Anderson is shifting his focus to a full-time Athletic Director role, while former Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Jamison McIver,
DII DIRT: Trevecca Nazarene Search Update; D1 Assistants in the mix
DII Trevecca Nazarene (TN) will name their new head basketball coach at a 1:30pm press conference today. I have now heard from multiple sources on this one, and it sounds like the final group includes; Rice assistant coach Omar Mance, Lipscomb assistant Steve Drabyn, and Martin Methodist head coach Scott Combs. It also sounds like