Minnesota State University Moorhead athletic director Chad Markuson has announced three finalists for the Dragon men’s basketball head coaching position. These three individuals will be on campus for interviews this week. The finalists are Tim Bergstraser, current Dragon assistant men’s basketball coach; Mark Darnall, assistant coach at Eastern Washington; and Keven Bradley, associate head men’s basketball coach at
D2 DIRT: STAC set promote Cappell to Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following up on a bunch of reports from earlier today… With St. Thomas Aquinas’ Tobin Anderson headed to FDU as the Knights new head coach (FDU DIRT), it now appears that STAC associate head coach Matt Capell will take over for Anderson. In today’s Daily Dirt, I said that Anderson would be
D2 St. Cloud State finalists
Usually, I have to dig for this stuff. St. Cloud State made it easy – they have published their three finalists for the vacant men’s basketball position. Here’s the release from SCSU: St. Cloud State University Director of Athletics Heather Weems has narrowed down the search for the next men’s basketball head coach to three finalists, as
FDU DIRT: Knights expected to hire D2 head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on my tweet from earlier this morning… I have heard from multiple sources that Fairleigh Dickinson intends to hire Tobin Anderson as their new head men’s basketball coach. Anderson has spent the past nine seasons as the head coach at D2 St. Thomas Aquinas (NY), where he has gone 209-62
D2 DIRT: Angelo State set to hire current D2 head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Angelo State (TX) will hire Vinay Patel as their new head men’s basketball coach. Patel has served as the head coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State since 2019. This past season, he led the Rangers to a 20-9 (15-7 GAC) record. Prior to his time at NWOSU,
JUCO DIRT: Murray State College set to hire D2 assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Murray State College (OK) will name Josh Davis as their new head men’s basketball coach. Davis has most recently served as the associate head coach at D2 Oklahoma Baptist. Davis, who had been an assistant at OBU since 2018, was elevated to associate head
Coaching change made at D2 Flagler College
Following five seasons at the helm, Chad Warner has stepped down as the head men’s basketball coach at Flagler College to pursue other interests, Director of Athletics Jud Damon announced today. “Chad did an incredible job as our head coach here the past five years,” said Damon. “Words cannot adequately express what a difference he has made and the
OFFICIAL: Ficke named Head Basketball Coach at MSU Denver
Following-up on my report from earlier today (D2 DIRT)…Belmont Abbey head coach Dan Ficke has officially taken over at MSU Denver. Here’s the release from the school: MSU Denver Director of Athletics Todd Thurman announced Thursday the hiring of Dan Ficke as the Roadrunners’ next head coach for men’s basketball. A Denver native, Ficke has spent the
Hines named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D2 Mount Olive
Dory Hines has been named the new Head Coach of the University of Mount Olive Men’s Basketball team, it was announced by Director of Athletics Joey Higginbotham. “I am incredibly excited to welcome Dory Hines back home to UMO. Dory is a winner and also an incredible educator of young men. I know he will work tirelessly
D2 DIRT: Metro State Denver to hire current D2 head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one a bit on Twitter last night. It’s now done. Metro State will hire Belmont Abbey’s Dan Ficke as their new head men’s basketball coach, with the official announcement coming this afternoon. Ficke is no stranger to the Denver area, having served as an assistant at the University
D2 DIRT: Converse College to open; Saunders set to become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Converse College head coach Ryan Saunders has resigned, and will become an assistant at D1 Elon College. Saunders was hired back in 2020 as the first-ever head coach in Converse men’s basketball history. He spent his first year recruiting, and the team played for
OFFICIAL: Furman’s Williams named Head Coach at D2 Anderson
Following-up on something that I mentioned in the DAILY DIRT on Monday. Furman assistant coach Jimmie Williams has been named as the new head coach at D2 Anderson University (SC). Here is the official release from AU: Anderson University Vice President for Athletics, Dr. Bert Epting, Jr., has named former Furman University Assistant Coach Jimmie