I teased this one in the DAILY DIRT on Tuesday. It’s now official – Russ Caton has resigned at D2 Adams State. Here’s the official release from ASU: Adams State University Athletic Director Katelyn Smith has announced that after eight seasons at the helm of the ASU Men’s Basketball Program, Russ Caton has stepped down as the
D2 SEARCH UPDATE: Harding U finalists
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that there are three finalists for the job at D2 Harding University (AR). They are in the hunt to replace Jeff Morgan, who retired as HU’s head coach after 30 seasons at the helm of the Bisons (he will continue as the AD). The names
Jensen named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Montana Western
The University of Montana Western Athletics Department has removed the interim tag and named Patrick Jensen as the next head coach of the men’s basketball program. “As I was thinking about our next head coach, I wanted to find someone that could build a program long term, develop a culture of winning and most importantly, have a
Sheehy steps away from coaching; Niven named Head Basketball Coach at Southwest Baptist
Southwest Baptist has announced that Clark Sheehy has stepped away from coaching, but will remain as the Director of Athletics at the school. Associate head coach Aaron Niven has been elevated to head coach, replacing Sheehy. Here are the two statements from SBU Clark Sheehy Clark Sheehy announces he is stepping down as head coach
Small College Dirt…
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have teased these moves on Twitter over the past few days – following up on them now…
Western Colorado Head Basketball Coach Schafer resigns
Western Colorado University head men’s basketball coach Bradd Schafer announced his resignation from the program. A 2001 graduate of Western, Schaffer led the Mountaineer program for the last nine seasons, beginning with the 2014-15 campaign. His 2017-18 squad earned a bid to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament for the first time since the 2011-12 season. And
Karleskint resigns as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D2 Central Missouri
University of Central Missouri Interim Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Kathy Anderson announced Wednesday, March 1, that Doug Karleskint has resigned from his position as head men’s basketball coach. Karleskint recently completed his ninth season as Mules head coach. “UCM athletics thanks Doug and his family for all of their contributions and for being such a positive
OFFICIAL: Boone out at D2 Arkansas Fort Smith
Following up on something HoopDirt.com first mentioned over the weekend (D2 DIRT). UAFS has finally released an official statement on the departure of Jim Boone: The University of Arkansas Fort Smith (UAFS) Athletics Department has announced their intention to launch a comprehensive search for a new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. UAFS Athletic Director Curtis Janz
D2 UT Tyler opens
The University of Texas at Tyler Vice President for Athletics Dr. Howard Patterson has announced head men’s basketball coach Louis Wilson has resigned his position. Wilson led the Patriots for four seasons after being hired prior to the 2019-20 season and helped guide UT Tyler through a successful transition to the NCAA Division II level. Wilson finished his
D2 DIRT: Boone to step away at Arkansas – Fort Smith
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can now confirm through multiple sources that Jim Boone is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Arkansas-Fort Smith. Boone, a 600-game winner has been a head coach for 37-seasons at seven different colleges (at both the D1 and D2 levels). The coaching veteran had spent the past
D2 NEWS: Mance, Trevecca Nazarene part ways
Trevecca Nazarene University athletic director Mark Elliott hired Omar Mance to lead the Trojan basketball program on June 1, 2018, but following last week’s road trip, the two mutually agreed to part ways. Further, Coach Mance felt it best, for the staff and team, for it to be effective immediately. TNU is currently 1-18 (0-13 GMAC) on
Santa Fe College assistant headed to D2 Francis Marion
NJCAA Santa Fe College (FL) assistant men’s basketball coach Alex Birge is headed to D2 Francis Marion University in a similar role. No release yet from FMU announcing the move, but Santa Fe issued the following statement: Assistant Coach Alex Birge of Santa Fe College men’s basketball has accepted the same role at Francis Marion