HoopDirt.com can confirm that Rob Burke will become the Director of Basketball Operations at UNC Wilmington. Burke had spent the past two seasons as the DBO at Georgia Southern after spending the previous five years as an assistant at The Citadel. He also served as the head coach at Spartanburg Methodist College where teams finished
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JCJC hires Randy Bolden as new men’s head basketball coach
Jones County Junior College has a new men’s basketball coach. Randy Bolden was introduced as the Bobcats’ head coach Friday during a press conference at the school’s graduation luncheon in the C.L. Neill Student Center. “I am very excited,” he said. “It’s been a long time coming. The faculty, staff and administration have been really
OFFICIAL: Rejniak steps down as Head Basketball Coach at SUNY New Paltz; Kenney named new Head Coach
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The Department of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces that current head men’s basketball coach Michael Rejniak has elected to step down from his position and will assume another role within the department, announced on Friday. “Mike is a tremendous citizen of the campus community who
OFFICIAL: Loeffler Named Johns Hopkins Men’s Basketball Coach
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Johns Hopkins Director of Athletics Alanna Shanahan announced today the appointment of Josh Loeffler as the University’s head men’s basketball coach. Loeffler succeeds Bill Nelson, who announced his retirement in March after 31 seasons with the Blue Jays. He is the 16th head coach in program history and will assume his duties on June 1.
Dave Schlabaugh Named Head Basketball Coach at Cornell College (IA)
Cornell College has named Dave Schlabaugh as its new head men’s basketball coach, it was announced Friday by Interim Director of Athletics Jeff Meeker. Schlabaugh (pronounced SLAW-baugh) was the lead assistant on Cornell’s staff this past season, helping guide the Rams to a third-place finish in the Midwest Conference and the program’s first postseason berth
Daily Dirt – 5/5/17
Been a busy week in the “dirt” world. Here are a bunch things that I’ve heard… Alabama Associate Head Coach Bob Simon will not have his contract renewed – this was first reported by BamaOnline. Simon had been on Avery Johnson’s staff for the past two seasons, and was with Ed Cooley at Providence before
Grambling State Search Update: Down to the Final Two…
The search to replace Shawn Walker as the head basketball coach at Grambling State is entering the final stages, and is now down to two candidates. GSU Athletic Director Paul Bryant told The New-Star that the finalists are LSU Alexandria head coach Larry Cordaro, and Stillman head coach Donte Jackson. A third finalist, former LSU
Highland CC (IL) Head Coach Tone Boyle Departs to Become Assistant at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Jay Spoonhour has completed his staff for next season with the addition of junior college head coach Tone Boyle. Boyle comes to EIU following three years as the head coach at Highland Community College in Illinois. In 2016-17 he coached HCC to the Arrowhead Conference Championship and NCAA Region
DIII DIRT: Loyola Assistant Josh Loeffler To Be Named Head Basketball Coach at Johns Hopkins
Following up on my tweet from earlier this morning… Loyola (MD) assistant coach Josh Loeffler will become the next head basketball coach at Johns Hopkins University. He has been an assistant with the Greyhounds since the 2013-14 season, and has also worked at Rutgers and Lafayette. Loeffler has also spent two seasons as a DIII
Ruta promoted to assistant coach at Nevada
Nevada men’s basketball head coach Eric Musselman has promoted Anthony Ruta to fill the Wolf Pack’s final assistant coach spot. Ruta has served as the director of basketball operations during the last two seasons at Nevada. In that time, the Wolf Pack has gone from a nine-win team to an NCAA tournament berth. Nevada was
FSU Extends Hamilton’s Contract Through 2019-20
Florida State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Stan Wilcox announced today that Florida State has extended the contract with head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton through the 2019-20 season. The Seminoles’ leader in all-time wins, Hamilton’s current agreement was set to expire after the 2018-19 season. “Leonard Hamilton is an outstanding basketball coach. His
DIII DIRT: Strickland out as Head Basketball at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Sean Strickland is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Strickland’s squad struggled to a 1-24 record this past season, but went 19-10 in 2015-16 with an NCAA DIII Tournament appearance. He compiled a 72-109 record in his seven seasons as the head coach