John Rillie has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of the UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball program, head coach Joe Pasternack announced. “John did a great job for us this past year,” Pasternack said. “His loyalty and experience in recruiting have made him invaluable to our program. He is a big part of our player
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Drake Dirt…
Following up on my earlier TWEET… I have now heard from multiple sources that Florida Southwestern College head coach Marty Richter will become an assistant coach at Drake. The Iowa native has sent three players to Drake recently – twin wings Tremell and Anthony Murphy, and guard D.J. Wilkins. In his two seasons at FSW,
Johnson Named Full-time Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Anderson University
Anderson University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Brookman on Wednesday announced that Ben Johnson has been promoted to full-time assistant coach, effective immediately. “I am excited about the promotion of Ben to full-time assistant,” said Brookman. “He has done an excellent job the past two years as a graduate assistant and will continue to add
Jamion Christian to Siena (FINALLY) Done
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After much speculation over the past few days, the Jamion Christian to Siena rumors are finally confirmed. Roger Wyland from WNYT jumped the gun a bit when he tweeted last Thursday that the Mount Saint Mary’s coach had been hired at Siena. At that point, Siena was still involved with at least two other coaches,
Woodall Promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Robert Morris
Robert Morris University head men’s basketball coach Andrew Toole announced that Tray Woodall has been promoted to assistant coach for the Colonials. Woodall joined the RMU staff in June of 2017 and spent last season as the director of basketball operations. “I’ve been impressed with how much Tray brings to the table to help our
Florida Dirt…
Following up on my TWEET from last night… I have heard from multiple sources that Armon Gates short tenure as the associate head coach at Florida has ended. Gates was hired back on April 8th by head coach Mike White after spending the previous five seasons at Northwestern. There has been no reason given yet
Will Martin Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Missouri Western
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Missouri Western head men’s basketball coach Sundance Wicks has announced the hiring of Will Martin as assistant coach. “To say Coach Martin is a perfect fit for what we are trying to do here at Missouri Western would be a massive understatement,” Wicks said. “I have five key components that I look for in someone
DII DIRT: Southern Wesleyan Makes It’s Choice…
I have heard from multiple sources that Southern Wesleyan will name Nick Pasqua as their new head men’s basketball coach. He replaces Charles Wimphrie who retired at the end of the season. Pasqua spent last year as the head coach at Tusculum College (TN). In his only season at the college, he went 6-21. He
Joel Taylor Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Texas A&M International
Texas A&M International University Director of Athletics Griz Zimmermann announced the hiring of Joel Taylor as the next Men’s Basketball Head Coach on Tuesday. Taylor previously served as Associate Head Coach under Bryan Weakley. After three years with the Dustdevils Men’s Basketball program, Taylor was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2017-18 season.
Evan Lavery Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Emporia State
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A duo that combined to win two national championships in three years will be reunited as Emporia State men’s basketball coach Craig Doty has announced the hiring of Evan Lavery as his lead assistant coach for the Hornets. After spending three years on Doty’s staff at Rock Valley College, Lavery has spent the last two
Pat Juckem Named Men’s Basketball Coach at WashU
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Washington University in St. Louis Director of Athletics Anthony J. Azama announced the hiring of Pat Juckem as head men’s basketball coach. Juckem (pronounced yuck-um) is the 24thmen’s basketball coach in program history. He replaces Mark Edwards, who retired after 37 seasons at his alma mater. Juckem arrives on the Danforth Campus after spending the past six seasons as the head
Shanklin Named Head Basketball Coach at Lincoln Land CC
Lincoln Land Community College has named Chuck Shanklin as the new head men’s basketball coach. He replaces Chad Jones, who will be coaching the women’s basketball team next season for the Loggers. Shanklin returns to LLCC with more than 20 years of high school and collegiate coaching experience. He previously served as assistant men’s coach