Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Catching-up on a few things that I’ve heard as the season approaches… Bruce Hamburger, who spent last season as an assistant at Columbia, has departed the staff and landed at D2 Pace University. The veteran coach has been an assistant at Seton Hall, FDU, and St. Peter’s. He also spent 11-seasons
Daily Dirt – 9/29/20
A bunch of things as September winds down… I can confirm through multiple sources that Southern Illinois DBO Ken Moses will be added as an assistant to Danny Sprinkle’s staff at Montana State. Last season was Moses’ first at SIU after spending two seasons as an assistant at NJCAA D1 Missouri State West Plains. He
Carberry named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Columbia
Tobe Carberry has joined the Columbia Men’s Basketball coaching staff after a successful three-year stint at Yale, where the Bulldogs posted a 30-12 Ivy League record and earned a pair of NCAA Tournament berths. In 2019-20, Yale captured its second straight Ivy title and won 23 games overall, tying the 2015-16 team for the most in the
Columbia tabs Levine as Assistant Basketball Coach
Justin Levine will join the Columbia men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach fourth-year head coach Jim Engles announced today. Levine comes to the Lions after spending four seasons, the last two as video coordinator, at Virginia Commonwealth University. “Justin’s accomplished a lot in a short amount of time in this business,” Engles said. “He
DAILY DIRT: Two D3 head coaches set to become D1 assistants
A couple of DIII head coaches headed to the DI level as assistants… It’s been confirmed that Arcadia University (PA) head coach Justin Scott will be named as an assistant coach on Billy Lange’s new staff at St. Joe’s. Scott, a Philadelphia native, has been the head coach at Arcadia for the past six seasons.
Daily Dirt – 5/24/19
Some Friday morning quick hitters… I can confirm that Dave Feinstein will be hired as the new video coordinator on Baker Dunleavy’s staff at Quinnipiac. Feinstein had most recently been an assistant at DII Young Harris College, and has also worked at Pfeiffer University. Feinstein also spent two seasons in an administrative role at Boston
Steve Ongley Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Columbia
Steve Ongley will join the Columbia men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2018-19 season, head coach Jim Engles announced this afternoon. Ongley spent four years as an assistant coach at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and most recently was the video coordinator at Boston University. “We’re really happy to welcome Steve to
Daily Dirt – 5/25/18: Staff additions at Cleveland State, San Francisco, and VMI
Some DI DIRT as we slide in to the Memorial Day weekend… I have heard that former Pitt assistant Sam Ferry will join the staff at Cleveland State. Last season was his first on Kevin Stallings staff at Pitt after spending six seasons as an assistant at Monmouth. He had also worked in an administrative
OFFICIAL: Bain Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Columbia
Following up on something that I mentioned earlier today’s Daily Dirt. It’s now been made official that Jean Bain has been promoted to associate head coach at Columbia. The announcement was made by head coach Jim Engles. “Jean has done a tremendous job for us in so many areas,” Engles said. “His drive, along with
Daily Dirt – 7/10/17
A bunch of things that I’ve heard as we inch closer to the 7/12 evaluation period… Former Bethune-Cookman head coach Gravelle Craig is involved with an assistant spot at Florida A&M. He was the head coach at B-CU from 2011-17 where he went 74–123. New FAMU head coach Robert McCullum has not announced any official
Daily Dirt – 9/21/16
Here are some things that I’ve heard… Last night, I posted some updates on DI graduate assistants who have recently been hired (GA DIRT). Here’s another one…Columbia has named Dan Sokolovsky as their graduate manager. He graduated from Hunter College (NY) in 2015, and spent last year working at Commonwealth Academy. Speaking of GA’s…Alaska Anchorage
Columbia Staff Update
Columbia University men’s basketball coach Jim Engles has rounded out his staff with the hiring of Jean Bain and Jared Czech as assistant coaches and the appointment of Jonathan Safir as director of basketball operations. “I’m very excited to have these guys on my staff,” Engles said. “They bring great experience, energy and passion to