The University of Massachusetts men’s basketball program and head coach Matt McCall announced the completion of the team’s staff on Friday with the hiring of Coty Greene, Brian Grossman, Lucious Jordan and Jacob Kurtz. Greene takes on the role of strength and conditioning coach, Grossman will serve as the video coordinator, Jordan becomes the program’s
Phil Martelli, Jr. Named Director of Basketball Operations at St. Joe’s
Phil Martelli, Jr., has been named director of men’s basketball operations at Saint Joseph’s, it was announced today. Martelli, Jr., the oldest son of head coach Phil Martelli, returns to SJU where he was a four-year player for the Hawks, graduating from the University in 2003. He joins the Saint Joseph’s staff after spending the
UMass Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm several reports that Maryland Director of Player Development Cliff Warren will become an assistant coach at UMass. Warren had been an assistant on Mark Turgeon’s staff for the past three seasons before being moved to an administrative position this spring. Before coming to Maryland, Warren spent nine seasons as the head coach
Andrew McGlynn Named Director of Basketball Operations at La Salle
La Salle University head men’s basketball coach Dr. John Giannini has announced the hiring of Andrew McGlynn as the program’s director of basketball operations. McGlynn is no stranger to La Salle, having served as the team’s video coordinator during the 2014-15 season. “Andrew has great knowledge of La Salle, having previously worked here as well as
Dan Hurley Receives Contract Extension Through 2023-24 at URI
The University of Rhode Island and head men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season. “The University of Rhode Island is pleased to support the two-year extension of Dan Hurley’s contract. Dan’s leadership and commitment to our student-athletes has now firmly established our men’s basketball program as
St. Bonaventure Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that St. Bonaventure will hire Dwayne Lee as an assistant coach. He will replace Jerome Robinson who we reported last week will join Paul Weir’s staff at New Mexico (Daily Dirt II – 5/10/17). Lee has spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach under Greg Herenda at Fairleigh Dickinson. The
BREAKING: Matt McCall Officially Named Head Basketball Coach at UMass
University of Massachusetts Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford has announced Matt McCall as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program. “It is my pleasure to welcome Matt McCall and his family to the University of Massachusetts,” Bamford said. “Matt is a rising star in college basketball coaching who has been a key piece
OFFICIAL: Keith Dambrot Named Head Basketball Coach at Duquesne
Keith Dambrot, who built Akron into one of the most successful – and most respected – programs in the Mid-American Conference over the past 13 seasons, has been named head men’s basketball coach at Duquesne University, Director of Athletics Dave Harper announced today. Dambrot, who led the Zips to 10 postseason appearances, is the 17th
REPORT: Duquesne to hire Akron Head Coach Keith Dambrot
According to multiple reports, Akron’s Keith Dambrot will be the next head coach at Duquesne. Dambrot’s Zips went 27-9 this past season and advanced to the second round of the NIT. Dambrot has now strung together 12-straight 21+ win seasons at Akron. In his 13 seasons as the Zips head coach, he amassed a 305-139
OFFICIAL: Maurice Joseph has interim tag removed at George Washington
George Washington University announced today Maurice Joseph as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “I am honored and grateful for the faith that Patrick Nero and the university has placed in me to continue to lead this program onward,” said Joseph. “There is a proud tradition at GW driven by decades of successful student-athletes both on and
OFFICIAL: Mike Rhoades to become Head Basketball Coach at VCU
VCU will introduce Mike Rhoades as men’s basketball coach Wednesday at an 11:30 a.m. press conference at the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Rhoades, who served as an assistant coach and associate head coach at VCU from 2009-14, will become the 12th head coach in program history. He returns to VCU
Duquesne Search Update…
Interesting day at Duquesne. Earlier today, I mentioned that Monmouth head coach King Rice was “on fire” at Duquesne. Apparently it was just a small kitchen fire, and was extinguished quickly. He is not involved at Duquesne any more, but two new names are surfacing – Vermont head coach and Michigan State assistant coach Dane