Silvey Dominguez, one of the most respected figures in college basketball, has joined the Montana State staff as Director of Basketball Operations, Bobcat head coach Brian Fish announced Wednesday. “The chance to add a coach with so much experience and knowledge to our program was something that really intrigued our current staff,” said Bobcat coach
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Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Catch and Go Reads
We were very fortunate to have Coach Ed Andrist of UW-Stout join us in the Dish Lab at the Dr. Dish Basketball Headquarters to demonstrate some great basketball drills to work on in a team setting. In the video below, Coach Andrist gives some great teaching tips on attacking the hoop and making reads based
LSU Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that new LSU head coach Will Wade will add Brian Merritt to his staff in an administrative role. Merritt has been an assistant coach at Arizona State and also served as the director of scouting and recruiting for John Lucas Enterprises. He also spent time as the Director
Kyle Roane Re-joins Southeastern Louisiana Basketball Staff
A familiar face will return to the bench when the Southeastern Louisiana men’s basketball opens the 2017-18 season against Southern-New Orleans on Nov. 1. Kyle Roane, who was on head coach Jay Ladner’s first two staffs in 2014-2015 and ’15-16, rejoins the program as an assistant coach, Ladner announced on Tuesday. Roane spent the 2016-17
Anthony Lorenzo Assistant Basketball Coach at Academy of Art University
As the fall season looms just around the corner, Academy of Art men’s basketball head coach Julius Barnes has announced the addition of Anthony Lorenzo to his coaching staff. The new assistant coach joins the Urban Knights after stepping across town from University of San Francisco where he served as Video Coordinator for the Don’s
OFFICIAL: Eaton Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Iona
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Following up on some “dirt” from earlier this week… The coaching staff for the upcoming 2017-18 Iona College men’s basketball season continues to take shape as head coach Tim Cluess has announced the addition of Eric Eaton as assistant coach. Eaton comes to New Rochelle following 10 years at MAAC rival Quinnipiac as an assistant
Former Tarheel Jackson Simmons Named Director of Basketball Operations at Western Carolina
Jackson Simmons University of North Carolina Basketball v Fayetteville State Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Western Carolina head men’s basketball coach Larry Hunter announced the addition of Jackson Simmons to his staff. Simmons, who played four years at the University of North Carolina, will take over the role of Director of Basketball Operations. Simmons has many ties to the local community and specifically Western Carolina University. He was a four-year
Jeff Mailhot Named Assistant Basketball Coach at New Mexico State
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New Mexico State head men’s basketball coach Chris Jans announced the addition of assistant coach Jeff Mailhot to his staff for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign. “I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity Coach Jans has provided me at New Mexico State University,” Mailhot said. “Additionally, I would like to thank those who have mentored me over
Iona Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Eric Eaton has joined Tim Cluess’ staff at Iona. Eaton had spent the past eleven seasons as an assistant at Quinnipiac University, and was not retained when Tom Moore was released earlier in the spring. Prior to his time at QU, Eaton served as the associate head coach at Albany, and
Epps Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Yellowstone Christian College; Becomes Assistant at York (NE)
Leonard Epps has resigned as Athletic Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach of Yellowstone Christian College to take the Men’s Basketball Head Assistant position at York College (NE). Epps, who played under Coach Delton Deal at York in 2009, returns to the school that gave him his coaching start as a volunteer assistant. Epps brings
BRIAN BARONE: Self Awareness in Coaching…Back to the Future
With three growing kids (and a fourth due in August), I have often found myself sitting with the “fans” at some event my child is participating in. And while in my work, I’m typically calling out plays, or offering “constructive criticism,” from the sideline, as I’ve watched my kids’ soccer games, baseball practices, and dance
Hartford Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Hartford head coach John Gallagher has hired John Linehan as an assistant coach. He was most recently an assistant on Mike Martin’s staff at Brown University. The Providence College graduate is the NCAA DI all-time leader in steals (385 in 122 games), and was the National Defensive Player of the Year