Director of Recruiting has been added to Will Gipe‘s title, head coach Chris Mooney announced Friday. Gipe, entering his sixth season at Richmond, has been the team’s Director of Program Development since 2019. Will Gipe‘s new title will be Director of Program Development & Recruiting. Gipe will coordinate all aspects of Richmond basketball’s recruiting operations, including
Kane named Assistant Basketball Coach at Dayton
University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that James Kane, who has worked with Grant at every one of his head coaching stops, will return to the Dayton coaching staff as an assistant coach. Kane replaces Anthony Solomon. Kane was on Grant’s first staff at UD in 2017-18. He returns to the
Former Fordham Interim Head Coach DePaoli joins Hofstra staff
Hofstra University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Speedy Claxton continued to mold his first coaching staff as today he named Mike DePaoli an assistant coach. DePaoli joins the Hofstra staff after spending the past 11 seasons at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York. “Mike is a tremendous coach and his work ethic speaks for
Saint Louis issues statement on condition of assistant coach
St. Louis Director of Athletics Chris May has issued the following statement regarding assistant men’s basketball coach Ford Stuen: No further details have been provided by the University. Stuen is in his second season as an assistant coach, and his fifth year on staff at Saint Louis University. We’ll keep thus story updated as we
REPORT: Mincy to be named head coach at Jacksonville
In yesterday’s Daily Dirt, I mentioned that Florida assistant Jordan Mincy had interviewed at Jacksonville. Now, according to a report by Pete Thamel, Mincy will be in fact named as JU’s new head basketball coach. Mincy, a Memphis native, has been at Florida for the past five seasons, and also worked as assistant at Louisiana
Kim English named Head Basketball Coach at George Mason
George Mason University Vice President/Director of Athletics Brad Edwards has named Kim English as the 11th head coach in the history of the Patriot men’s basketball program. An outstanding basketball mind with an impeccable pedigree as a player, coach and leader, English comes to Fairfax from the University of Tennessee, where he most recently served as
REPORT: George Mason parts ways with Paulsen
According to a Tweet by ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, George Mason has parted ways with head coach Dave Paulsen. Paulsen went 95-91 (.511) in his six seasons at GMU. He has also served as the head coach at Bucknell, Williams, LeMoyne, and St. Lawrence, and owns a 491-305 (.617) record in 27 years as a head
George Washington Dirt…
I teased this one back on 10/2 (DAILY DIRT) – I can finally go with it… I can confirm that Nima Omidvar is no longer on the men’s basketball staff at George Washington. Last season was his only season on Jamion Christian’s staff – he spent the year before that as an assistant at South
Daily Dirt – 10/2/20
A few quick things to wrap-up the week… I have heard that North Texas Director of Basketball Operations Andy Schmitt will be departing the staff, and will join basketball analytics company HD Intelligence. Schmittt had been at UNT since 2018, and was at New Mexico before that. Former Rutgers and Rhode Island assistant Jim Carr
St. Joe’s Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Transitioning through an unprecedented spring and summer, St. Joseph’s University head coach Billy Lange commented on his entire staff and released updated bios on all members. “The collective effort of our entire staff during the last five months has been inspiring. Despite challenging circumstances, there has been a growth, a maturity, a sense of purpose,
Gash named Director of MBB Player Development and Analytics at La Salle
La Salle University head men’s basketball coach Ashley Howard has announced Wednesday that Pete Gash will assume the role of Director of Player Development and Analytics. Gash brings a tremendous amount of Division I experience to the position. “Pete and I have known each other since the early stages of our coaching careers,” Howard said. “He
Cox named Director of Basketball Operations at La Salle
La Salle University head men’s basketball coach Ashley Howard has announced the addition of John Cox to his coaching staff. A local basketball standout as a high school player at G.W. Carver, Cox went on to have a successful collegiate career at the University of San Francisco and played professionally for over a decade. “John