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
REPORT: IUPUI (soon to be IU Indianapolis) to name Corsaro as new Head Basketball Coach
According to a Jon Rothstein report, IUPUI (IU Indianapolis as of 7/1) intends to hire University of Indianapolis head coach Paul Corsaro as their new head coach. I first mentioned Corsaro and his involvement here back on 3/13 (DAILY DIRT). Corsaro is an Indianapolis native has gone 78-36 (.684) in his four seasons at UIndy. This
DAILY DIRT – 3/25/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard to kick-off Sweet 16 week… I have heard that the search at Cal Poly is done, and an announcement could be made as early as today. From what I hear, D2 Colorado Mesa Mike DeGeorge is the leader here. DeGeorge has been a D2/D3 head
Johnson C. Smith’s Joyner announces retirement
After 36 years as the head of coach of Johnson C. Smith University men’s basketball team, Stephen Joyner, Sr. is retiring. The legendary coach walks away with 600 wins recognized by the NCAA, the third most in CIAA men’s college basketball history. After a stint as an assistant coach at Virginia Union University, he received his first head
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Richardson III named Head Basketball Coach at Elizabeth City State
John Richardson III, who took over as the interim head coach at D2 Elizabeth City State on January 8th, has officially had the interim tag removed. Here’s the statement that ECSU issued today announcing the move: Elizabeth City State University Athletics announced on Thursday, March 21st that John Richardson III has been named the Men’s Basketball Head
Everick Sullivan Resigns as Men’s Basketball Coach at Lenoir-Rhyne
Lenoir-Rhyne’s head men’s basketball coach, Everick Sullivan, has announced he is resigning as head men’s basketball coach, effective March 31, 2024. “My family and I are grateful to have been a part of the Hickory community for the past eight years,” said Everick Sullivan. “I’m thankful for all the players, assistants and support staff who have been
D2 DIRT: Southern Wesleyan set name new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Southern Wesleyan will remove the interim tag from Joel Stites, and will name him as the permanent head men’s basketball coach. Stites took over for Brian Hewitt in late January, after serving as an assistant coach in the program since the fall. Stites had previously worked
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Grant named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D2 Mount Olive
The University of Mount Olive has officially removed the interim tag from head basketball coach Zach Grant, and named him to the position on a permanent basis. Grant took over for Dory Hines at the end of September after a late change was made. He had been an assistant on the UMO staff for one
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
D2 DIRT: Alaska Fairbanks head basketball coach placed on leave
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) D2 University of Alaska Fairbanks head men’s basketball coach Greg Sparling has been placed on leave, and has been replaced on an interim basis by current assistant coach Drew Hedman. Sparling has been away from the team since mid-December, with Hedman at the helm for the past seven games (1-7). When