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
D2 DIRT: Arkansas Monticello set to hire NAIA head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following up on my Tweet from Monday, I have heard from multiple sources that the next head men’s basketball coach at D2 Arkansas Monticello will be NAIA Lyon College (ARK) coach Chad Tapp. He will replace Kyle Tolin who departed for Texas Permian Basin last week. Tapp had been the head
West Alabama Men’s Basketball Staff Update
University of West Alabama Head Coach Nick Woodruff announced the promotion of Jake Jobling, and the addition Trey Moore to his men’s basketball staff. Jake Jobling The West Alabama men’s basketball team has named the former graduate assistant and UWA basketball player Jake Jobling as the next assistant coach. The new position comes to Jobling
Thibodeau joins Salem U Men’s Basketball staff
Vincent Thibodeau has been named as an assistant men’s basketball Coach at Salem University. Before coming to Salem, Thibodeau was assistant coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College where he played a major role in recruiting student athletes and promoting the schools brand. Thiboadeau has been involved with basketball at some capacity since October of 2009. Some of
Daily Dirt – 8/12/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some things that I’ve heard over the past few days… Chip Cunningham has been added to the staff at UMass Lowell as the Director of Basketball Operations. Cunningham had spent the past six seasons as the video coordinator at Boston College, and had previously served in administrative roles at Ohio and
Purdue Northwest adds Aldridge as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Head Coach Boomer Roberts recently announced the hiring of Kendall Aldridge as assistant coach for the Purdue Northwest men’s basketball program. Aldridge will also serve as Facilities & Events Coordinator in the PNW Athletics Department. The PNW men’s basketball program has improved its win total in each of the past three seasons under Coach Roberts.
Sloan named Interim Head Basketball Coach at D2 West Virginia Wesleyan
Derek Sloan has been named as the interim head coach of the West Virginia Wesleyan men’s basketball program, WVWC Athletic Director Randy Tenney announced.. Sloan spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach on previous Wesleyan head coach Nick Patella’s staff. In 2018, Sloan served as an assistant basketball coach at Culver Military Academy in
Patella resigns as Head Basketball Coach at D2 West Virginia Wesleyan
Nick Patella has resigned as West Virginia Wesleyan head men’s basketball coach. The decision is due to Patella’s desire to spend more time at home with his family. “I greatly appreciate the leadership that Coach Patella has provided during his term as head men’s basketball coach,” WVWC Athletic Director Randy Tenney said. “We wish him
D2 DIRT: UTPB set to hire UAM’s Tolin as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that the University of Texas Permian Basin will hire University of Arkansas Monticello’s Kyle Tolin as their new head men’s basketball coach. Tolin has already informed his team of the decision, and an official announcement is expected shortly. He will replace Josh Newman, who took
Daily Dirt – 8/9/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to kick off the week… Following up on my TWEET from Saturday…D2 Texas Permian Basin has found their new head coach. Multiple sources have told me that it is a current D2 head coach from a different conference. The new coach will replace Josh Newman who departed for
Wyllie promoted to Assistant Coach at West Florida
The University of West Florida men’s basketball program announced the promotion of Evan Wyllie to Assistant Coach. Wyllie enters his third season on the UWF men’s basketball coaching staff in 2021-22. Wyllie spent the previous two seasons as a Graduate Assistant Coach on UWF’s staff and was one of 22 individuals nationally who were named to the TopConnect