Conference Carolinas

D2 DIRT: Southern Wesleyan opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Brian Hewitt is out as the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Southern Wesleyan University. Hewitt coached the team as the interim coach during the 2022-23 season, and was given the job on a permanent basis last February. It sounds like current assistant coach Joel Stites will take

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D2 DIRT: Coaching change made at Mount Olive

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Dory Hines is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 University of Mount Olive (NC). He has been replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Zach Grant. Hines was hired back in April 2020 at UMO, following a stint as an assistant at league foe Pembroke. In his

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D2 DIRT: Chowan University (NC) opens

I have heard from Multiple sources that Brett Vincent is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Chowan University (NC). Vincent had been the Hawks bench boss for the past nine seasons, where he put together a 110-122 (.474) mark. His squad went 6-8 (5-7) and advanced to the Conference Carolinas Semi-finals during

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Pitts announces retirement at King University

King University has announced the retirement of head men’s basketball coach George Pitts, effective at the close of the 2019-20 season.  Pitts, whose coaching career spans nearly a half-century, has piloted the Tornado men’s basketball program since 2006. During that time, Pitts’ teams have made three NCAA Southeast Regional appearances and brought home several conference

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Josh Milner Named Assistant at North Greenville University

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Josh Milner has been promoted to assistant coach of the North Greenville Men’s Basketball Team following the departure of former assistant Jimmie Williams. Milner came to North Greenville in 2011 as a graduate assistant, working with the men’s basketball team and serving as the squad’s strength and conditioning coordinator.

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Belmont Abbey Names Ryan Saunders Assistant

Barry University men’s basketball assistant coach Ryan Saunders resigned to take a similar position at Belmont Abbey in Charlotte, North Carolina. Saunders, whose family lives in Chapel Hill, N.C., spent the past 12 years at Barry as a player and coach. He has been a member of all five NCAA Tournament teams in the program’s

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