Omar Lowery has been hired as a men’s basketball assistant coach at Butler. Lowery spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant on LaVall Jordan’s staff at Milwaukee. “Omar did an excellent job as a member of our staff at Milwaukee last season and I’m excited that he is joining me at Butler,” said Jordan, who was
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Dan McNeely Named Head Basketball Coach at Maine Maritime Academy
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Dan McNeely has been named Maine Maritime Academy’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “I am very honored and excited to be selected as the next Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Maine Maritime Academy,” said McNeely. “I would like to thank Dr. Elizabeth True, Steve Peed, and the entire search committee for giving me the opportunity to
Clinton Joins Stonehill College Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Stonehill College has announced that Joseph Clinton has joined the men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach under Chris Kraus ’06. The announcement was made today by Kraus, who has completed four years as head coach at his alma mater. “Joseph is a fantastic addition to our staff,” said Kraus. “He is an extremely
Bethel College Announces 2017-18 Coaching Staff
Bethel College men’s basketball coach Ryne Lightfoot has announced the addition of two assistant coaches and a graduate assistant to the program. Lightfoot, entering his inaugural season as head coach, takes over a program that won 31 games a season ago and advanced to the NAIA DII Quarterfinals—the program’s ninth time in 14 championship appearances
LMU Adds Derrick Clark to Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
The Loyola Marymount men’s basketball team has hired Derrick Clark as an assistant coach, adding further NCAA Tournament experience to a coaching staff already stacked with veterans of the Division II powerhouse Metropolitan State University of Denver Roadrunners. A former player and coach under LMU Head Coach Mike Dunlap, Clark joins the LMU staff with
OFFICIAL: Butters Promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Charleston Southern
Following up on some “dirt” that HoopDirt.com posted back on June 1st (Charleston Southern Dirt…) Charleston Southern head men’s basketball coach Barclay Radebaugh announced the promotion of Thomas Butters to an assistant coaching spot on the Bucs’ staff. Butters has served as CSU’s Director of Basketball Operations for the last two years, and was video
Dave Granucci Promoted To Associate Head Coach at Saint Martin’s
Saint Martin’s Head Men’s Basketball coach Alex Pribble announced assistant coach Dave Granucci had been promoted to the title of associate head coach on Wednesday. “Coach Granucci is a great combination of teacher and mentor for our players,” said Pribble. “He is excellent on the floor, working on individual player development as well as big picture team strategy. But
Eric Alleyne Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Rhode Island College
In the “Daily Dirt” on 4/21/17, HoopDirt.com mentioned that Eric Alleyne would be named as an assistant coach at Rhode Island College. This move has now been made official… Rhode Island College has named Eric Alleyne as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Alleyne will assist Head Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Byrnes with all facets of
DIII DIRT: Hutchinson no longer the Head Basketball Coach at Washington and Lee University
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Adam Hutchinson is no longer the Head Basketball Coach at Washington and Lee University (VA). Hutchinson has been at W&L since 2003 and has compiled a 154-215 record during his tenure. He has also served as the head coach at Case Western (2001-03), and Stevens (1999-2001). Hutchinson began his collegiate coaching
Coppin State Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that John Auslander will be hired by Juan Dixon as the associate head coach at Coppin State. Auslander played at Maryland and later served as the graduate assistant there while Dixon was on the staff. As I mentioned a few weeks ago (MEAC DIRT), Dixon will also hire
Bobby Suarez Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Eastern Washington
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Bobby Suarez, who has spent the last four seasons at Florida State, has been hired by first-year head coach Shantay Legans as an Eastern Washington University men’s basketball assistant coach. The 2012 graduate of Florida Gulf Coast will join veteran assistant David Riley and newcomer Nick Booker on Legans’ staff. The addition of Booker was
Lamar Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Lamar Head Coach Tic Price has hired Joey Cantafio as the Cardinals new Director of Basketball Operations. Cantafio had spent the past three seasons as the video coordinator and director of player development at Tulane. Following his graduation from Hampden-Sydeny College, Cantafio spent time as an assistant coach at Bishop O’Connell