Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I’ve teased this one a few times on X since 4/23 – can finally roll with it… After back-to-back 29 win seasons at D2 Fort Lewis College, head basketball coach Bob Pietrack has resigned. Obviously this has been making the rounds for the past week, but was confirmed in a late
Gannon adds Chalas to Men’s Basketball Staff
Gannon University men’s basketball coach Easton Bazzoli has announced the addition of Mike Chalas as an assistant coach. “I am absolutely fired up to have Mike joining the staff here at Gannon,” exclaimed Bazzoli. “You cannot find anyone that has a bad word to say about him. Mike is experienced in “The System” as a coach and
OFFICIAL: Church named Head Basketball Coach at Northwood
I first mentioned this move back on 4/24 (D2 DIRT). It’s now official – Tom Church is the new head men’s basketball coach at Northwood University. Here’s the official press release from the school: The Northwood University athletic department has announced the hiring of Tom Church as the head men’s basketball coach. He becomes the
Heath-Granger named Associate Head Basketball Coach at UIndy
UIndy men’s basketball head coach Scott Heady has officially made the first coaching hire of his tenure, announced the selection of Devin Heath-Granger as Associate Head Coach on Wednesday. “I am very excited about this opportunity to be a part of the UIndy men’s basketball program,” said Heath-Granger. The success and winning history of UIndy speaks
DAILY DIRT – 4/25/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Earlier today, I mentioned that Coe College head coach Bryan Martin had resigned and would take an unnamed D1 assistant job. It now sounds like he will be headed to USC Upstate where he will join new head coach Marty Richter’s staff. Martin, who went 166-134 (.553) during his tenure at Coe, has
Kooima, Stackpool added as Assistant Basketball Coaches at Augustana (SD)
Augustana men’s basketball head coach Cody Schilling has announced the hiring of Colton Kooima and Cade Stackpool as the team’s assistant coaches. Kooima comes to Augustana from his alma mater of Northwestern College (IA) where he helped lead the Red Raiders to a 66-29 record with three NAIA National Tournament appearances in his three seasons. He helped lead
Tiffin promotes Balentine to Head Basketball Coach
Desmond Balentine has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Tiffin University. Balentine recently completed his second season with the Tiffin program in 2023-24 as the Associate Head Coach. Balentine started his coaching career at his alma mater Incarnate Word as a Graduate Assistant. In addition to his assistant coaching responsibilities, Balentine would take on duties of
D2 DIRT: Northwood intends to hire current D2 Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have now heard from multiple sources that D2 Northwood University (MI) intends to hire D2 Tiffin University head coach Tom Church to take over their men’s basketball program. Church officially resigned from Tiffin earlier today. Church has spent the past six seasons at Tiffin, and has also served as the
OFFICIAL: Quincy U names Hoyt as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
I first mentioned this move earlier this am (D2 DIRT) – it’s now official… Quincy University has announced Brad Hoyt as its next head men’s basketball coach. Hoyt comes to QU from John Wood Community College, where he has been the Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director since 2011. His JWCC record is 269-156,
D2 DIRT: Quincy U set to hire current JUCO Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that D2 Quincy University (IL) intends to hire Brad Hoyt as their new head men’s basketball coach. Hoyt has spent the past 13-seasons as the head coach at NJCAA D2 John Wood Community College (located in Quincy, IL). In his time at JWCC, he put
DAILY DIRT – 4/22/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things from the small college level… I can confirm that Rich Casey will take over for this season as the head basketball coach at D3 Rosemont College. Casey, who is also the AD at Rosemont, had previously served as the head coach at Rowan College South Jersey Gloucester,
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Fennelly named Head Basketball Coach at Montana State Billings
The Montana State University Billings Athletic Department announced the appointment of Luke Fennelly as head coach for the MSUB men’s basketball program. After three seasons as assistant coach under Mick Durham and one year as interim head coach, Luke Fennelly has officially been named as the MSUB head men’s basketball coach. “Luke’s ability to lead a program at a