Jill McCartney, Kenyon College’s Director of Athletics, Fitness and Recreation, announced the hiring of Steve Phillips as head coach of the Owls men’s basketball program. Phillips will arrive on campus after serving as an assistant coach at Williams College since the 2018-19 season. Phillips, who also has coaching experience at Washington & Lee University and
D3 DIRT: North Central opens; Figueroa set to take D1 associate head coach job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that head coach Anthony Figueroa is departing D3 North Central College, and will become the associate head coach at D1 Northwestern State. Last season was Figueroa’s first at North Central after a great run at NJCAA D2 Parkland College. In his only year at NCC, Figueroa went 14-12
D3 Search Update: Lake Forest College
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Odd situation at D3 Lake Forest College… Earlier today, I reported that Ryan Davis was no longer the head coach at D3 Lake Forest College. I reached out to LFC, and was told that the “position is open” before rolling with the article. Well, seems like there are a few things
D3 DIRT: Lake Forest College set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one a bit earlier on Twitter – now hearing that it’s a done deal… I have heard that Ryan Davis is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Lake Forest College (IL). Davis, who took over for his father Ken back in 2021, put together a
D3 DIRT: Ioane out as Head Basketball Coach at Willamette
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Kip Ioane is out as the Head Men’ Basketball Coach at D3 Willamette University after 14-seasons on the job. Ioane, who played at Willamette (1997-01), wraps up his tenure with an 85-243 (.259). There has been no official statement by the school, but Ioane released the following on Twitter:
Cooper resigns as Head Basketball Coach at D3 Keystone College
Brad Cooper has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Keystone College. Cooper had been the head coach at KC since 2013, where he put together a 84-146 (.365) record. His team went 14-14 (8-6) this past season. Here’s the official statement from Keystone: Keystone College head men’s basketball coach Brad Cooper has
NAIA DIRT: Johnson U set to hire current D3 Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NAIA Johnson University (TN) will hire Logan Sharp as their new head men’s basketball coach. Sharp has spent the past two seasons as the head coach at D3 Eastern Nazarene College (MA). Sharp, who played collegiately at Bryan College (TN), put together a 25-27 record since 2021
Klingman named Head Basketball Coach at Goucher
Goucher College Director of Athletics Dr. Andrew Wu announced Monday that Justin Klingman, the current associate head men’s basketball coach at Catholic University, has been named the Gophers’ head men’s basketball coach. Klingman is the third head coach in program history and officially begins his duties on May 1. “I am beyond excited and honored to
Jenei named Assistant Basketball Coach at D3 Oglethorpe
Former Oglethorpe guard Ryan Jenei has been named assistant men’s basketball coach, as announced by Head Coach Philip Ponder. Jenei is a 2022 graduate of Oglethorpe and joins the Stormy Petrel staff after a stellar five-year playing career. Jenei will serve the men’s basketball program in all areas, including player development, administrative duties, on-court instruction, scouting and recruiting.
OFFICIAL: Boone named Head Coach at D3 Greensboro College
I’ve mentioned this one a few times over the past few weeks. It’s now official – veteran head coach Jim Boone has taken over at D3 Greensboro College. Here’s the official release from the school: Greensboro College President Lawrence D. Czarda and Director of Athletics Kim Strable have announced the hiring of Jim Boone as
Clark named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Bluffton
Bluffton University has named Seth Clark as its next head men’s basketball coach. He will start his head coaching duties on April 5, 2023. Clark comes to Bluffton after serving as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Manchester University for the past three years. In his first season with the Spartans, Clark helped coach
HoopDirt.com 2022-23 NCAA D3 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 29, 2023 Christopher Newport University Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Krikorian has been named as the HoopDirt.com NCAA D3 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2022-23 college basketball season. Krikorian qualified for this award by earning the HoopDirt.com / Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 3 of the season. Krikorian