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
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.