HoopDirt.com mentioned these moves back on 8/22 (Daily Dirt) – they have now been made official… Rhode Island College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Byrnes has announced the hiring of Matt Mahar and Cory Macchioni as assistant coaches for the 2016-17 campaign. Mahar comes to RIC with over two decades of experience at the collegiate
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HOT: Waleed Farid Named Head Basketball Coach at Hartwick
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Waleed Farid has been named as the head basketball coach at Hartwick College. Farid was first mentioned as a candidate at ‘Wick back on 9/2 (Hartwick Search Update). Farid emerged from a pool of nearly 200 applicants to become the 19th head coach in the 87-year history of the program. Farid has spent the last
Keenan Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College has announced that Thomas Keenan will join the Men’s Basketball Staff as an assistant coach. Keenan played his HS basketball at Canisius HS in Buffalo where he was a 1000+ point scorer and led Canisius to the 1996 NYS CHSAA State Championship Class B. He was also a 1000+ point scorer and graduate
IUP Men’s Basketball adds Assistant Coach Brian Urso
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IUP head men’s basketball coach Joe Lombardi has announced the hiring of Brian Urso as an assistant coach. Urso joins the Crimson Hawks after spending the last two years at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. “I would like to thank head coach Joe Lombardi for this wonderful opportunity to be a part of the ‘Hawk Family,’”
Joe Maggiore Named Director of Men’s Basketball Video Operations
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Miami University men’s basketball announced Tuesday the hiring of Joe Maggiore as its director of video operations. He will coordinate all aspects of the team’s video. “Joe is extremely familiar with Miami men’s basketball through his work with us as an undergraduate and then in an intern role last season. We are thrilled to have
Kevon Davis Named Men’s Basketball Director of Player Development at Cal Poly
Eighth-year Cal Poly men’s basketball head coach Joe Callero completed the program’s support staff for the upcoming season Monday afternoon with the announcement that Kevon Davis has been appointed as the team’s freshly-created director of player development. Davis, who arrives at Cal Poly after serving the previous two seasons as the assistant coach at two-year
Daily Dirt – 9/12/16
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Former Delaware assistant Phil Martelli, Jr. has landed as an assistant with the Delaware 87ers (D-League). He had spent the previous five seasons at UD, and has also worked at Niagara, Manhattan, and Central Connecticut. He played for his father, Phil Martelli, at St. Joe’s. Saagar Sarin has
Allegheny College Basketball Staff Update
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Allegheny College head basketball coach Bob Simmons has announced a pair of additions to his staff for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Simmons has tabbed Jon Valeriano as assistant coach, and former four-year Allegheny letter winner Brandon Smith ’16 as volunteer assistant. “I am very proud and excited to announce the additions of these two men
McCarron Promoted to Head Coach, Bean added as Assistant at Ecclesia College
With the recent departure of Head Coach T.K. Smith, Associate Head Coach Al McCarron has been promoted to Head Coach of the Ecclesia College men’s basketball program beginning with the 2016-2017 season. Coach McCarron is in his third year at Ecclesia College. Prior to joining the Royals, McCarron was an assistant at Northwood University in
OFFICIAL: Coaching Change Made at DII Goldey-Beacom College
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Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted back on September 8th (DII DIRT)… It’s now official, as Goldey-Beacom College has announced that athletic director/men’s basketball coach Chuck Hammond has been promoted to Dean of Students, effective November 1, 2016. He will succeed the current Dean of Students, Bernadette H. Wimberley, upon her retirement effective
Maryland Eastern Shore Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will hire Ed Huckaby as an assistant coach. Huckaby, who was most recently the head coach at Fishburne Military School, had previously spent time as a DI assistant at Wright State (2004-2008). He will replace Trevor Deloach who departed UMES back in August to become
Morton College Names Brandon Watkins Head Men’s Basketball Coach
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One of things that made new Morton College men’s basketball coach Brandon Watkins such an attractive candidate is his insider’s knowledge of what it takes to reach and succeed at the next level and beyond. He’s able to provide that perspective from both a player’s and coach’s point-of-view. Watkins was a four-year letterman at Penn