Cedric Drake has resigned as the head basketball coach at Meridian Community College. He will be replaced by former Jacksonville State head coach James Green. Drake, who had been at MCC for the past three seasons, has accepted a HS job. His replacement, Green, has spent the past 19 seasons as a DI head coach.
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Former UMKC Head Coach Matt Brown Hired as Men’s Basketball Coach at Wentworth Military College
Wentworth’s Interim Athletic Director Tom Gang announced the appointment of Matt Brown as the head coach of the Red Dragons men’s basketball program. Brown is the second head coach for the college since the reintroduction of athletics in 2011. “I am excited that Matt has decided to join us at Wentworth and the athletics department
Legendary HSU Basketball Coach Tom Wood Passes Away
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Tom Wood, one of the all-time great coaches in Humboldt State history and a member of the HSU Athletics Hall of Fame, died on Tuesday from cancer. He was 68. Wood was responsible for building Humboldt State into a perennial powerhouse in NCAA Division II men’s basketball, guiding the Lumberjacks to 11 NCAA postseason appearances
Former Oregon State Head Coach Craig Robinson Joins Milwaukee Bucks as Vice President of Player and Organizational Development
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The Milwaukee Bucks announced Craig Robinson as the organization’s new Vice President of Player and Organizational Development. Robinson brings a wealth of experience in business and basketball to the Bucks staff, where he will serve as a mentor and advisor to the Bucks roster – the youngest in the NBA. “Player development is instrumental to
Daily Dirt – 8/16/16
A few things that I’ve heard while hanging out at the beach this week… According to a report by Jon Rothstein, Merchant Marine head coach Steve Hayn will become the special assistant to the head coach at Rutgers. Hayn, a Stony Brook alum, has also been the head coach at Fredonia, Stevens, and Dowling. From
Keller Finalizes Coaching Staff, Adds Jeremy Cox as Assistant Head Coach
Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball coach Kyle Keller finalized his coaching staff for 2016-17 with the hiring of Jeremy Cox, who brings 25 years of head and assistant coaching experience with him to Nacogdoches and will serve as the Lumberjacks’ assistant head coach. Most recently, Cox called Hattiesburg, Miss., home during a two-year stint as
JC Isakson Joins Montana State University Billings as Graduate Assistant
Joining the Montana State University Billings men’s basketball team as a graduate assistant beginning in the 2016-17 season, Montana native JC Isakson will become the third member of the Yellowjackets’ coaching staff. Having spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Montana Western, Isakson brings experience both
Marcus Smith Named Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Mansfield University
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Mansfield University men’s basketball head coach Pat Zipfel has announced the hiring of Marcus Smith as the Mountaineers’ assistant coach. “I’m very pleased to have Marcus join our program. His experience in the PSAC will be a great asset as we continue to build this program” said Zipfel. “We had a large pool of candidates
JUCO DIRT: Rafferty Resigns at Central Wyoming; Heads to NBA D-League
Central Wyoming College head coach Pat Rafferty has resigned and will become an assistant coach with Brooklyn Nets new NBA D-League team. Rafferty had been the head coach at Central Wyoming for the past three seasons. The veteran coach has experience in professional basketball, having previously served as a scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves. During
OFFICIAL: Cal Irvine Staff Update
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Late last month, HoopDirt.com published two Cal Irvine staff updates (Cal Irvine Dirt, Cal Irvine Dirt II). The hirings that we mentioned have now been made official… UC Irvine head basketball coach Russell Turner has completed his staff with the hiring of three new members this summer. Blaine Taylor has been named an assistant coach,
Tusculum College Names Jay Welborn Assistant Basketball Coach
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Tusculum College has named Jay Welborn assistant men’s basketball coach, head coach Michael Jones has announced. Welborn spent the past four seasons as the head coach at Snead State Community College in Boaz, Alabama, where his Parsons teams annually played competitive non-conference schedules while competing as a member of the Alabama Community College Conference. While
Daily Dirt – 8/12/16
DK headed out on vacation tomorrow….here are some things I’ve heard while packing my Speedo… Louisiana Tech assistant Shawn Forrest has joined the SMU staff. It’s been an odd off season for Forrest – he was on the Western Kentucky staff this past season, and was not retained when Ray Harper was let go. He