Northeastern State men’s basketball head coach Ja Havens announced his coaching staff Friday. Lucas Hunter and Brett Cannon will share the sidelines with the NSU alum for the upcoming 2020-21 season. Both have previously worked with Havens at East Central University (Ada, Okla.). “I could not be more excited about the staff that is
Chadron State tabs Paben as Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Chadron State College athletics director Joel R. Smith announced on Thursday the hiring of Shane Paben as the school’s next head men’s basketball coach. HoopDirt.com first mentioned Paben here back on 6/1 (Daily Dirt). “We are excited to have Shane Paben be our next men’s basketball coach,” said Smith. “He is a seasoned coach with years
Meyer Promoted to Associate Head Coach at St. Mary’s (TX)
Bubba Meyer has been promoted to associate head coach of the St. Mary’s Men’s Basketball program, announced by Director of Athletics Rob Coleman on Monday. “Bubba has made a positive impact on our basketball program, both on and off the court over the past 19 years,” said Coleman. “He’s done a great job of developing
OFFICIAL: Arkansas assistant Crutchfield named Head Coach at D2 ECU
Following up on something that I mentioned in Today’s Daily Dirt, and a follow-up tweet confirming it….it’s now been made official that Chris Crutchfield has been named as the head coach at D2 East Central University. Here is the release from the school: After spending over 20 years in collegiate coaching, mostly at NCAA Division
Daily Dirt – 6/1/20
A few things that I’ve heard to kick off June… The search to replace Ja Havens at D2 East Central University (OK) is moving quickly. The most interesting name that I’ve heard here is Arkansas assistant Chris Crutchfield. Before joining the Razorbacks staff last spring, he has spent eight seasons at Oklahoma. More on this
Norwood named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Humboldt State
Tae Norwood has been hired as the new head coach of the Humboldt State University men’s basketball team. It marks the next step in the evolution of a coach with nearly two decades of experience at all levels of collegiate athletics. “First off, my most sincere thank you to President Jackson, Director of Athletics Jane
Freeman tabbed as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Lander
Willie Freeman, previously of Western Carolina, has been named a Lander University men’s basketball assistant coach, announced by head coach Omar Wattad. Freeman spent the past six seasons assisting the men’s and women’s basketball programs at Western Carolina. He joined the men’s basketball program as director of basketball operations in 2013-14 before becoming an assistant
Mandelbaum hired as assistant men’s basketball coach at Lander
Lander head men’s basketball coach Omar Wattad has announced the hiring of Ben Mandelbaum as an assistant men’s basketball coach for the Bearcats for the 2020-21 season. “I’m really fortunate to have Ben on staff,” said Wattad. “His abundance of relationships and ability to evaluate are major assets in recruiting. He’s extremely intelligent, very organized,
OFFICIAL: Havens named Head Basketball Coach at Northeastern State
Ja Havens has officially been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Northeastern State University. This was first reported by HoopDirt.com on Sunday (D2 DIRT). NSU released the following statement this afternoon: Northeastern State University will be welcoming back Ja (pronounced as Jay) Havens as its eleventh head men’s basketball coach, Interim Director of
D2 DIRT: Clayton State opens
I can confirm that Jimmy Link is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Clayton State University (GA). Link had served as the head coach at the school for the past five seasons where he compiled a 71-70 (.504) mark. He was named as the Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year for
D2 DIRT: Northeastern State (OK) set to tab alum as new head basketball coach
Multiple sources have told me that East Central University (OK) head coach Ja Havens will be the choice as the new head basketball coach at Northeastern State University (OK). Havens, an Oklahoma native, played at NSU (1996-98), and also worked as a GA there (1999-2001). He has spent the past eight seasons as the head
Daily Dirt – 5/15/20
A few things to wrap-up the week… I have heard that the search at McCook CC (NE) has wrapped up. Of the five finalists, the name that I’ve heard here the most is Dakota Wesleyan associate head coach Jacob Brandl. The Nebraska native has been at DWU for the past eight seasons, and was at