West Chester University men’s basketball head coach Damien Blair has announced that former assistant, Ben Kay, has returned to the Golden Rams as his top assistant for the 2021-22 campaign. Kay replaces Dane Watts, who stepped down from coaching in August. Kay spent two seasons on Blair’s coaching staff from 2015 to 2017, before leaving
Jordan named Associate Head Coach at Morehouse College
Alfred Jordan has accepted the associate head basketball coach position at Morehouse College. Jordan most recently served as the head coach at Clark Atlanta University. Jordan replaced George Lynch as the head coach at CAU back in July of 2020. The Clark Atlanta alum, had been on Darrell Walker’s staff at Little Rock for two
Wellington named Assistant Basketball Coach at Lane College
Lane College head men’s basketball coach Andre Turner has announced the hiring of Barry Wellington as assistant coach for the Dragons program. Wellington has spent the past two seasons at Christian Brothers University. Before his stint at CBU, Wellington served as assistant coach at the University of the Cumberlands for two seasons where he was also
D2 DIRT: Allen U (SC) set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Allen University (SC) head men’s basketball coach Michael Grant will step down in order to become the associate director of athletics at D2 Morehouse College. Grant, the former head coach at Coppin State and Southern University took over at Allen this past spring. Grant has spent
Hall of Fame Coach Herb Magee to retire after 2021-22 season
After a career that saw him become one of the greatest college basketball coaches in history and all-time NCAA Division II wins leader, Naismith Hall of Famer Herb Magee announced on Tuesday that he will retire as the head men’s basketball coach for the Thomas Jefferson University Rams at the end of the upcoming 2021-22
UTPB Men’s Basketball Staff Update
UT Permian Basin Head Men’s Basketball Coach Kyle Tolin has announced the additions of Kris Johnson and Kory Mathis to his coaching staff. Johnson has been with Tolin for the past four seasons at the University of Arkansas-Monticello and helped lead the program to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. Mathis was part of a
Daily Dirt – 8/26/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch things as we near the end of August… I have heard that D3 Vassar College assistant coach Aaron Toomey is headed to the University of Rochester. Toomey joined the Vassar staff in 2020, after serving as the interim head coach at Amherst College. He had been an assistant at
Daily Dirt – 8/24/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard… I mentioned back on 8/12 that San Diego State’s Jay Morris was headed to USC. While that has not been officially announced yet, it looks like his replacement at San Diego State is set. It sounds like Pacific assistant JayDee Luster has been hired by
Lavery elevated to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Emporia State
Emporia State men’s basketball coach Craig Doty has announced Evan Lavery has been elevated to associate head coach. “When we hired Coach Lavery three years ago I told him we would name him associate head coach once we got the program to .500 in the MIAA,” Doty stated. “While we achieved that goal this year, the
OFFICIAL: Tapp named Head Basketball Coach at Arkansas Monticello
Following up on something that I first reported back on Wednesday (D2 DIRT). Arkansas Monticello has made it official, and announced Chad Tapp as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here’s the release from the school: The University of Arkansas at Monticello athletic department introduced Chad Tapp as the head coach of the men’s basketball
Bonzi Wells named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Lemoyne-Owen College
LeMoyne-Owen College has selected Gawen DeAngelo “Bonzi” Wells, former NBA standout, as their head coach for the Magicians men’s basketball team. Wells has 10+ experience playing professional basketball in the NBA and overseas. Nationally he played for the Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets and the Memphis Grizzlies. Bonzi is from Muncie
Carson-Newman Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has announced the addition of Joe Laravie and Clenzo Ross to the coaching staff at C-N as graduate assistant coaches. Laravie comes to Carson-Newman after spending the summer as an assistant coach with Mets de Guayando in Puerto Rice. He was an All-American at Christian Brothers and Southern