College of Charleston men’s basketball assistant coach Matt McCall has decided to step away from the program, citing personal reasons. “First of all I want to thank Chris Mack, Matt Roberts and the college of Charleston for an unbelievable opportunity. Taking this job has given me a ton of perspective. After a lot of reflecting
Long promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Campbell
Chris Long has been promoted to Associate Head Coach for the Campbell Fighting Camels men’s basketball team. The Charleston, WV native has been a member of the staff Campbell staff since July 2019 and will be in his sixth season with the program this winter. He initially joined as director of basketball operations and was promoted
Stokes named Assistant Basketball Coach at Elon
Elon University head men’s basketball coach Billy Taylor announced the addition of Darius Stokes as an assistant coach to his coaching staff on Wednesday, June 19. Stokes arrives at Elon after spending last season as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy, West Point. “I am excited to be reunited with Darius, this time
OFFICIAL: Crawford named DBO at Stony Brook
I mentioned this move in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT – it’s now official. Stony Brook has hired former Ohio GA Casey Crawford as their new Director of Basketball Operations. Here’s the official release from SBU: Stony Brook University men’s basketball head coach Geno Ford announced the appointment of Casey Crawford to the coaching staff for 2024-25. Crawford will
Cunningham named General Manager / Assistant Coach at Charleston
Charleston head men’s basketball coach Chris Mack has announced the hiring of Christen Cunningham to his inaugural staff as the program’s General Manager/Assistant Coach. Cunningham most recently served as an assistant coach at Rhode Island this past season. Prior to being named an assistant coach, he served as the program’s director of player development for
William & Mary Basketball Staff Update
William & Mary head men’s basketball coach Brian Earl announced the hiring of Max Ginsberg and Alex Mumphard as assistant coaches and the retention of assistant coach Jimmy Fenerty and director of basketball operations Kyle Pope to the Tribe staff on Thursday. Ginsberg joins the Green and Gold with extensive Division I experience at Holy Cross and most recently under Earl at Cornell. Mumphard possesses
REPORT: College of Charleston expected to hire Chris Mack
According to a report from Field of 68’s Goodman, the College of Charleston is expected to hire former Louisville and Xavier head coach Chris Mack to replace Pat Kelsey (Louisville). Mack had a ton of success at Xavier (2009-18), making the NCAA tournament in 8 of his 9 seasons with the Musketeers and advancing to
Cornell’s Earl named Head Basketball Coach at William and Mary
William & Mary Athletics Director Brian D. Mann announced today that Cornell University head coach Brian Earl will take the reins of men’s basketball at W&M. Earl becomes the 32nd head coach in the Tribe’s 119-year history. He will be formally introduced to the Tribe community at a date to be determined. The 1999 Ivy League Player
OFFICIAL: Thomas named Head Basketball Coach at Hampton
Following up on yesterday’s reports…the hiring on Ivan Thomas at Hampton is now official. Here’s the statement that HU released today: The announcement of Ivan Thomas as the new head men’s basketball coach marks the dawn of an exciting chapter for Hampton University Basketball. With a rich coaching background, including a recent tenure as associate
REPORT: Hampton expected to name Ivan Thomas as new Head Basketball Coach
According to a report from the Field of 68, Hampton University is expected to name Georgetown associate head coach Ivan Thomas as their next head basketball coach. Thomas would replace Buck Joyner, who was fired earlier this week. Thomas, a Norfolk, Virginia native, had been on Ed Cooley’s staff for 8 seasons at Providence before
Joyner out as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Hampton
Edward Joyner, Jr., a fixture on the Hampton sidelines for the past 15 years, will not have his contract renewed as head basketball coach, it was announced today. The Pirates completed the 2023-24 season on Saturday with an 80-50 loss to Delaware in the second round of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championships. Hampton finished
William & Mary fires Head Basketball Coach Dane Fischer
William & Mary Director of Athletics Brian D. Mann announced a change in leadership within the men’s basketball program Sunday morning. The Tribe will part ways with current head coach Dane Fischer, who will leave the program after compiling a 56-91 record after five seasons with the program. “Coach Fischer is a person of high character and integrity,