After 38 years and 719 victories across 37 seasons, Saint Anselm College head men’s basketball coach Keith Dickson announced his retirement on Wednesday. Former Hawks standout Chris Santo ’15, who served as assistant coach under Dickson from 2016-20, has been named the 11th head coach in program history. Dickson steps away from the program he took over in 1986,
D2 NEWS: Griffin resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Northwood University
The Northwood University athletic department has announced the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Lonnie Griffin. “I would like to thank Lonnie Griffin for his dedication to our men’s basketball program and his work here at Northwood,” said Northwood Athletic Director Jeff Curtis “We wish him and his family the best going forward.” Griffin recently
D2 NEWS: Gannon promotes Bazzoli to Head Basketball Coach
Gannon University Director of Athletics Lisa Goddard McGuirk announced Tuesday that Easton Bazzoli has been named the 21st head coach in the 80-year history of the Gannon men’s basketball program. Bazzoli will be formally introduced at a press conference Thursday, April 4, in the Old Main Boardroom, beginning at 10 a.m. Bazzoli is a familiar face, serving
OFFICIAL: Levinson named Head Basketball Coach at Nebraska Kearney
Mentioned this move in today’s DAILY DIRT. Here’s the official release from Nebraska Kearney announcing the hiring of Marty Levinson: Marty Levinson has been hired as head men’s basketball coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Director of Athletics Marc Bauer announced today. UNK will formally introduce Levinson April 5 (Friday) at 9 a.m. in the Health
Fee resigns at Gannon – where’s he headed?
Gannon head men’s basketball coach Jordan Fee has resigned after going 32-3 (20-2) in his one season on the job. His squad advanced to the NCAA Elite 8 in what was one of the best turnarounds in college basketball – Gannon was 3-23 (3-19) before Fee got there. Prior to landing at Gannon, Fee was
DAILY DIRT – 4/1/24
April 1st, and we’ve already had 55 D1 changes. Over the weekend on X, I set the O/U on 9.5 more (and I’m leaning over). I also expect the D2’s and D3’s to start getting busy this month. Here are a few things that I’ve heard to kick off the week… New Central Arkansas head
Schilling named Head Basketball Coach at Augustana University
Augustana national championship head coach Tom Billeter has announced his resignation from Augustana to pursue a head coaching position at another institution. Augustana Vice President for Athletics Josh Morton has named Augustana alum Cody Schilling as the successor of the men’s basketball program. “I want to thank Coach Billeter for building a championship program at Augustana,” Morton said. “Augustana fans
Billeter named Head Basketball Coach at Emporia State
Emporia State University Vice President, Director of Athletics David Spafford has announced that two-time National Coach of the Year Tom Billeter, will be the newest head coach of the Hornet men’s basketball program. An introductory press conference will be held on Tuesday, April 2 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sauder Alumni Center on the Emporia
Chadron State does not renew the contract of Men’s Basketball Head Coach Shane Paben
Chadron State College Interim Athletic Director Ted Tewahade announced Tuesday that men’s basketball head coach Shane Paben will not have his contract renewed. “Coach Paben has brought success to the men’s basketball program at Chadron State College,” Tewahade said. “We thank him for time and dedication to Chadron State College.” Chadron State finished the 2023-24 season with
DAILY DIRT – 3/27/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Some names that I’ve heard who have interviewed at Pacific are: Dayton associate head coach Ricardo Greer, former Stanford head coach Jerrod Haase, and USC associate head coach Chris Capko. Interesting fact…Pacific AD Adam Tschuor was the senior associate athletic director at Dayton before being hired
DAILY DIRT – 3/26/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Crazy day yesterday. It’s amazing how the portal has changed the hiring timeline. D1’s are averaging less than a week to complete a search. Absolute chaos out there! Just a few things to kick off the day… Sounds like the Gerry McNamara to Siena deal is becoming closer to reality. The
D2 NEWS: Diener resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Rockhurst University
Rockhurst University Director of Athletics Kristy Bayer announced Monday (March 25) that Drew Diener has resigned from his position as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “I’d like to thank former (athletic director) Gary Burns and current (athletic director) Kristy Bayer for their support during my tenure. The sense of community at Rockhurst is what has made it most