Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) In yesterday’s DAILY DIRT, I mentioned West Virginia assistant Erik Martin’s involvement at South Carolina State. That’s now a done deal – Martin will become the Bulldogs new head coach. Martin has TWEETED the following: Additionally, Martin told BlueGoldNews.com, “It’s difficult to move, because we have been here in Morgantown a
OFFICIAL: Brady named Assistant Basketball Coach at Oklahoma
Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Porter Moser announced the addition of Matt Brady to his staff as an assistant coach. “Matt is a high-level coach and teacher that brings a wealth of experience,” said Moser. “He has been a head coach that led his team to the NCAA Tournament, recruited at the highest level at Maryland and
OFFICIAL: South Plains opens as Green heads to Texas Tech
Texas Tech coach Mark Adams has announced the hiring of Steve Green as an assistant coach for the Red Raider men’s basketball program. Green led South Plains College to three national championships where he was the head coach for 22 seasons. “I have a ton of trust and respect for Coach Green,” Adams said. “He has a
Sutton added as Director of Basketball Strategies at K-State
First-year Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang continued the process of building his coaching staff on Tuesday (May 3) with the addition of veteran high school and college coach Kevin Sutton as the Director of Basketball Strategies. Sutton, who has more than 36 years of coaching experience, including 15 at the Division I level, arrives at K-State after spending the
Johnson promoted to Associate Head Coach at Texas A&M
Texas A&M men’s basketball’s Devin Johnson, a 12-year member of head coach Buzz Williams‘ staff, has been promoted to associate head coach, Williams announced. “Coach Devin has earned this promotion in every way possible! He just finished his 11th year in our program, and has filled every job on our staff from top to bottom,” Williams said.
Winchester named Director of Video Operations at K-State
First-year Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang added another member to his coaching staff with former Western Kentucky standout Anthony Winchester being named Director of Video Operations. Winchester, who spent eight years playing professionally in both Spain and Puerto Rico after a Hall of Fame career at Western Kentucky (2002-06), arrives at K-State after the spending the 2021-22 season
Iowa State Basketball Staff Update
Iowa State Head Men’s Basketball Coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced updates to his staff for the upcoming season. Nate Schmidt has been promoted to assistant coach, filling the void after Daniyal Robinson was named head coach at Cleveland State. Former UNI assistant coach Erik Crawford has been named the director of player development, while graduate assistant Mo Ba has been promoted to assistant director
Adams inks extension through 2026-27 at Texas Tech
Texas Tech head coach Mark Adams has signed a contract extension that has him leading the men’s basketball program through the 2026-27 season. “I’m very humbled and grateful to President Lawrence Schovanec and Athletics Director Kirby Hocutt for their continued support of myself and our program,” Adams said. “I’m proud of the season we had last year and look forward
Pinkins named Assistant Basketball Coach at Texas Tech
Al Pinkins is returning to Texas Tech to join Mark Adams‘ staff as an assistant coach after working at the University of Florida for the past four seasons. Pinkins was on the Red Raider coaching staff during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons where he helped the program reach the 2018 NCAA Elite Eight. Along with experience
OFFICIAL: Maligi named Associate Head Coach at K-State
First-year Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang made another addition to his coaching staff on Friday (April 1) with the selection of veteran assistant coach Ulric Maligi as the program’s associate head coach. “We are excited to welcome Ulric, his wife Courtney and son JJ to the K-State Family,” said Tang. “When I began the process of building my
Borne named MBB Chief of Staff at K-State
First-year Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang continued to build out his coaching staff on Wednesday (March 30) with the addition of veteran head coach Marco Borne as his Chief of Staff. “Much like Jareem (Dowling), Marco is another great addition to the staff and I’m excited to welcome him and his wife Genean to K-State,” said Tang. “He is
Baylor Basketball Staff Update
Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew announced one staff addition and three promotions on Tuesday. Tweety Carter has been selected as the Bears’ next Director of Player Development, and Jared Nuness has been promoted to Assistant Coach, while Alvin Brooks III and John Jakus have been promoted to Associate Head Coach. Nuness has been on the Baylor staff for the last 12