Following on something that I mentioned in the Daily Dirt yesterday. Jack Castleberry has officially been named as an assistant at Queens University of Charlotte. Here’s the release from the school: Queens University of Charlotte Head Men’s Basketball Coach Grant Leonard is excited to announce the hiring of Jack Castleberry to his staff as an Assistant Coach.
Gainous resigns as Head Basketball Coach at D2 Georgia College
Georgia College Director of Athletics Wendell Staton has announced that Bobcat Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Gainous will step down at the end of the academic year. Gainous’ departure from Bobcat Nation is largely for family reasons as the Gainous crew has relocated, and the commute meant time away from his wife Natasha Gainous and young children Abe and
Daily Dirt II – 3/28/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) So busy today, I needed round 2 of the DD. Here you go… Richmond assistant Kevin Hovde is headed to Florida where he will rejoin new Gators head coach Todd Golden. Hovde was the associate head coach under Golden at San Francisco from 2019-21, and an assistant at USF from 2016-19.
D2 DIRT: Angelo State’s Boone set to take D1 job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I alluded to this one earlier in today’s DAILY DIRT – I can now confirm it. D2 Angelo State University head coach Cinco Boone will resign after seven seasons and become an assistant at Texas Arlington. Boone and current UTA head coach Greg Young were together in the late 2000’s at
Daily Dirt – 3/28/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things to kick off the week… Staff changes at Oregon State. Associate head coach Kerry Rupp will not have his contract renewed, and assistant Stephen Thompson will shift to a non-coaching role. Rupp, the former head coach at Louisiana Tech was at OSU for the past 8 seasons,
OFFICIAL: Morehouse removes Whittler’s interim tag
Following-up on something that I mentioned in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT. The interim tag has now officially been removed from Morehouse head coach Doug Whittler. Here’s the official release from the school: After a season in which Doug Whittler notched 21 wins and tied a school record for consecutive victories (18), athletic director Curtis Campbell removed Whittler’s interim
OFFICIAL: Pendery Resigns as ECU Men’s Basketball Coach
Following-up on something that I mentioned yesterday (D2 DIRT). The resignation of Max Pendery as the head coach at D2 East Central University (OK) is now official. Here is the press release from the school: East Central University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Max Pendery has announced his resignation as the Tigers leader to pursue other opportunities. “I
Leonard promoted to Head Coach at Queens University of Charlotte
Grant Leonard has been promoted to head men’s basketball coach, Queens University of Charlotte Director of Athletics Cherie Swarthout announced today. Leonard, who has been coaching for 18 years, joined the Royals in 2013 and has served as associate head men’s basketball coach since 2016. He will be the sixth head coach in Queens men’s basketball history. “Grant has
D2 DIRT: East Central U (OK) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Max Pendery has resigned as the head basketball coach at D2 East Central University (OK). Pendery took over at ECU last spring, replacing former head coach Chris Crutchfield who became an assistant at Oregon (he has since become the head coach at Omaha). Pendery had spent the
Daily Dirt: Sunday Edition – 3/20/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Sounds like 5 are the mix at Tulsa right now. Names I’ve heard include Stephen F. Austin’s Kyle Keller, Louisiana Tech’s Eric Konkol, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Steve Lutz, St. John’s associate head coach TJ Cleveland, and one more. It sounds like this one could be wrapped up this week. Interesting name
REPORT: Bart Lundy to Milwaukee
According to a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bart Lundy has been hired as the new basketball coach at UW Milwaukee. Lundy was mentioned as a finalist by HoopDirt.com back on 3/9 (Daily Dirt). The veteran head coach has had two stints at Queens University of Charlotte – 1998-03 and 2013-22. He has put
Daily Dirt – 3/18/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) What a great day of basketball yesterday. Can’t wait to see what today brings. Here are a few things to close out the week… I mentioned this one yesterday. Archie Miller to URI is now DONE according to multiple reports. Official announcement coming shortly. I’ve been talking about this one for