University of Virginia Dean and Markel Families Men’s Head Basketball Coach Ryan Odom announced Tuesday (April 8) the additions of Director of Operations Kelsey Knoche, Director of Analytics Matt Hart, Video Coordinator Billy Bales and Director of Recruiting Ahmad Thomas. Knoche, Hart, Bales and Thomas served in similar roles under Odom at VCU the past
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D3 Guilford opens; Palombo headed to Longwood as an assistant
I teased this one back on 3/31 (DAILY DIRT)…it’s now official. Guilford College head coach Tom Palombo has joined the staff at Longwood. Here’s the announcement that the Lancers released on the move: New Longwood men’s basketball head coach Ronnie Thomas announced the hiring of long-time coaching veteran and mentor Tom Palombo to the Lancer basketball coaching
D2 DIRT: Florida Tech set to hire SoCon assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I first reported earlier this morning (DAILY DIRT)…. I have heard from multiple sources that D2 Florida Tech intends to hire Wofford Associate Head Coach Will Murphy as their new Head Coach. Murphy joined the Wofford staff as Director of Basketball Operations in June 2017, was promoted
Wade announces three additions to his administrative staff at NC State
NC State men’s basketball head coach Will Wade has announced the hires of Andrew Slater as General Manager/Chief Strategist for Men’s Basketball, Patrick Stacy as Assistant General Manager and Reed Vial as Special Assistant to the Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “I’m excited to have Andrew, Patrick and Reed on our staff,” said Wade. “Andrew has
Butters named Associate Head Basketball Coach at South Florida
No press release from the University of South Florida, but they did post the hiring of Tee Butters as the new men’s basketball associate head coach their social media: Butters served in a similar role under new USF head coach Bryan Hodgson at Arkansas State. Butters has also worked as an assistant at Charleston Southern,
D2 DIRT: Mars Hill opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Larry Davis is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Mars Hill. Davis had been at Mars Hill since 2022, where he went 19-62 (.235). Prior to his time at MHU, he was the head coach at York Prep (SC), and also
South Dakota Assistant Kasperbauer named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Upper Iowa
Back on 3/31, I mentioned South Dakota assistant Casey Kasperbauer’s involvement at D2 Upper Iowa (Daily Dirt). His hiring is now official – here’s the release from UIU: Upper Iowa has announced Casey Kasperbauer as the 19th Head Men’s Basketball Coach in the program’s 110-year history. He arrives after spending the past seven years with the
OFFICIAL: Kirsch added to South Dakota State Basketball Staff
Following up on something that I mentioned over the weekend (JUCO DIRT). Iowa Central CC head coach Ryan Kirsch has officially been hired as an assistant at South Dakota State. Here’s the announcement from SDSU: South Dakota State men’s basketball’s Bryan Petersen made his first hiring as head coach of the program official on Monday as Ryan
Boling named Assistant Basketball Coach at NAIA Nelson University
The Nelson University Lions men’s basketball team is proud to welcome home one of its own, announcing the hiring of legendary alum Noah Boling as the newest assistant coach. A familiar name to Lion fans, Boling returns to the program he once led on the court—this time with a whistle in hand. Known for his relentless work
NAIA DIRT: Michigan-Dearborn opens
I teased this one in today’s Daily Dirt…there is now confirmation, as Michigan-Dearborn’s Domenic Policicchio III has posted on social media that he is no longer the head basketball coach at Michigan-Dearborn. Policicchio had been at UM-Dearborn as the head coach for the past four seasons. This year, his team went 8-21 (6-14).
Rosemond named Assistant Basketball Coach at LSU
LSU Basketball Head Coach Matt McMahon announced on Monday that the school has hired Yasir Rosemond, who has been a part of the staff at Indiana the past four seasons, as an assistant coach for the 2025-26 season. Rosemond, who served as Associate Head Coach at Indiana, comes to LSU with close to 20 years
Daily Dirt – 4/7/25
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Denver Search Nearing the Finish Line Sounds like the search at Denver is close to wrapping up. One name that has been gaining steam here over the past few days is MSU Moorhead head coach Tim Bergstraser. In his three seasons at Moorhead, he has gone 75-22 (.773), including capturing the