Rick Karius has been named as the new director of basketball operations for University of South Dakota head men’s basketball coach Craig Smith. Karius has spent the last two years in the profession, including one year each at Bradley and Green Bay. “Rick brings a wealth of experience to USD that will help our program
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Dwayne Killings Named Assistant Basketball Coach at UConn
UConn men’s basketball head coach Kevin Ollie has announced the addition of Dwayne Killings to the Huskies’ coaching staff as a fulltime assistant coach. Killings has experience dealing with every level of basketball from AAU ball through the NBA. For the past five years (2011-2016), he has been an assistant coach on the staff of
Canisius Dirt…
I have slowly been compiling the members of Reggie Witherspoon’s new staff at Canisius. Back on 6/9, HoopDirt.com mentioned that Radford assistant Chris Hawkins would be named as an assistant coach (Daily Dirt – 6/9/16), and then reported on 6/28 that Daemen College assistant Jake Kroll would become the DBO (Canisius Dirt). I have now
Robert Morris Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has learned former Canisius assistant Mike Iuzzolino will join Andy Toole’s staff at Robert Morris. Iuzzolino was not retained at Canisius when Reggie Witherspoon took over this past spring. He had been an assistant with the Golden Griffins for the past two seasons, and had also worked as the DBO at New Mexico. Iuzzolino
Tropf Promoted To Associate Head Coach at Goshen College
Jon Tropf has been promoted to associate head coach of the Goshen College men’s basketball program, head coach Neal Young announced Tuesday. A graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Tropf will begin his third season on the Maple Leaf sideline this fall. Goshen improved from 5-25 in 2013-14, the year before Tropf’s arrival, to 19-13 in
Castleberry Added to The Citadel Basketball Staff
The Citadel head coach Duggar Baucom named Jack Castleberry the program’s Director of Basketball Operations, it was announced Tuesday. “I am extremely excited to add Jack back to our coaching family,” Coach Baucom said. “He brings a wealth of experience to his new position and great familiarity to our staff. Having played and coached in
Commodore Promoted to Assistant Coach at EKU
Terrence Commodore has been promoted to an assistant coach for the Eastern Kentucky men’s basketball program, head coach Dan McHale announced on Tuesday. Commodore served as the Colonels’ Video Coordinator/Director of Player Personnel during the 2015-16 season. In that role, the EKU graduate and native Kentuckian planned recruiting schedules for staff, assisted in on-campus official
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Matt Croci Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at DIII Wittenberg University
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Wittenberg athletics has removed the interim tag from head men’s basketball coach Matt Croci, officially making him the 19th head coach in school history, the university announced on Tuesday. Croci accepted the position of interim head coach after the resignation of long time head coach Bill Brown on June 2. With 18 years of coaching
Josh Wolfe Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Western Illinois
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Western Illinois men’s basketball head coach Billy Wright announced that Josh Wolfe has been promoted to associate head coach. The 2016-17 season marks Wolfe’s fourth year on the Leatherneck staff. “I would like to thank Coach Wright for this honor,” said Wolfe. “I am extremely humbled to serve as the associate head coach at Western Illinois University.
Taylor Land takes over as St. Edward’s Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach
St. Edward’s University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Andre Cook has announced the addition of former Hilltopper, Taylor Land as his new assistant coach. Land has been a player/coach for the Rockingham Flames in Australia’s State Basketball League since 2014. As a coach, Land served as an assistant since arriving in Rockingham, while also holding the
Bruce Evans Returns to North Florida Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
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University of North Florida head men’s basketball coach Matthew Driscoll announced the hiring of coaching veteran Bruce Evans as an assistant coach for the Ospreys. Evans, who was a part of Driscoll’s original UNF coaching staffs from 2009-12, returns to North Florida following a four-year stint as the Director of Player Development at Georgia Tech