Andy Assaley has been named as the director of men’s basketball operations at Clemson. He previously served 10 seasons at South Carolina as the director of basketball operations for Head Coach Frank Martin. Assaley served in the same capacity at Kansas State under Coach Martin from 2007-2012. The Gamecocks had success during Assaley’s time on
Clemson Basketball Staff Update
No secret here, but Clemson has finally made these moves official. Here’s the release on Brad Brownell’s hiring of Billy Donlon and Sean Dixon: Clemson University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Brad Brownell announced the addition of Billy Donlon as associate head coach and Sean Dixon as assistant coach to his staff on Monday. The Clemson
DAILY DIRT: South Carolina Edition
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things from the state of South Carolina…. I have heard from multiple sources that Dave Davis is no longer the associate head coach at the College of Charleston. Davis had been with Pat Kelsey at Winthrop, and followed him to C of C last spring. Before being hired
Clemson Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Former Clemson University men’s basketball staffer, Lucas McKay, returns to Head Coach Brad Brownell’s staff as the program’s director of recruiting. Brownell also hired 40-year coaching veteran Jeff Reynolds as special assistant to the head coach. McKay, who left the program following the 2018-19 season to become an assistant coach at UMKC, returns to a
Clemson responds to allegations against Brad Brownell
The Clemson University athletics department has looked into allegations of verbal abuse by head basketball coach Brad Brownell, which were alleged in a social media post by the father of walk on O’Neil McBride. According to a statement released last night by a CU spokesperson, “Athletics administrators were made aware of an interaction that took
Richardson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Clemson
Kareem Richardson, a 24-year collegiate coaching veteran, joined the Tigers’ coaching staff, announced by Head Coach Brad Brownell and approved today by the Board of Trustees Compensation Committee. “I’ve known Kareem for a long time and have always been impressed by his work ethic, knowledge of the game and competitive spirit,” said Brownell. “Kareem brings
REPORT: Marty Simmons set to be named Head Coach at Eastern Illinois
According to a report from Jeff Goodman, Marty Simmons will be named as the next head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois. Simmons, the former head coach at Evansville, has been the special assistant to the head coach at Clemson since 2018. He holds a career record of 283-247 (.534), with stops at UE, SIUE, and
SATURDAY EDITION: Daily Dirt – 3/27/21
A very quick Saturday edition of the Daily Dirt… I’ve heard from multiple sources that the hot name right now at UTRGV is Austin Peay head coach Matt Figger. It sounds like he was on campus this week. More on this one as I hear it. The Kenny Payne to DePaul rumors are getting more
DAILY DIRT: Sunday Edition – 8/23/20
Finally back from a long trip up north to Maine. Catching up on a bunch of things that I’ve heard… I have heard that the leader for the vacant Director of Basketball Operations spot at Yale is Windward School (CA) assistant Matt Elkin. Before heading out west, Elkin served as an assistant at prep powerhouse
REPORT: Brownell will return to Clemson
Brad Brownell will return for his 11th season at Clemson according to a report in The State. The Tigers struggled through a 16-15 (9-11 ACC) season, but did beat No. 3 Duke, No. 5 Louisville and No. 6 Florida State along the way. Brownell’s squad also beat North Carolina for the first-time in school history
OFFICIAL: Pearson named Director of MBB Recruiting at Clemson
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com reported back on 6/2 (CLEMSON DIRT)… Philip Pearson, who brings more than 20 years of coaching experience working with multiple Division I programs, has officially been named as Clemson University men’s basketball director of recruiting, head coach Brad Brownell announced. Pearson has two decades plus of collegiate coaching
OFFICIAL: Goins named Assistant Basketball Coach at Clemson
HoopDirt.com mentioned this one back on back on June 2nd (Clemson Dirt). Here is the official presser that Clemson has just released announcing the hiring of Anthony Goins as an assistant basketball coach… Anthony Goins, previously of Quinnipiac University, has been named Clemson University men’s basketball assistant coach, announced by head coach Brad Brownell. Goins