Following-up on something that I mentioned in the DAILY DIRT II earlier this afternoon. Wisconsin Green Bay assistant Zach Malvik has officially been named as the new head coach at D3 Wisconsin Eau Claire. Here’s the statement from UWEC announcing the move: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Director of Athletics Jason Verdugo has announced the hiring
DAILY DIRT – 4/4/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Bryston Williams has joined Ben McCollum’s new staff at Drake. Williams had been an assistant at Wyoming since last March, and was at Indiana State before that. He played for McCollum at Northwest Missouri, and began his coaching career as a GA there. An official announcement is coming shortly. The Athletic’s
D3 NEWS: Peth announces retirement as Head Basketball Coach at Wartburg
Dick Peth, Wartburg College’s head men’s basketball coach, announced today he will retire from his coaching position. He is the second longest tenured coach in program history and longest serving current head coach in the Athletics Department. “I want to express my gratitude to Wartburg College, the athletic department, my fellow coaches and most importantly,
DAILY DIRT – 3/27/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Some names that I’ve heard who have interviewed at Pacific are: Dayton associate head coach Ricardo Greer, former Stanford head coach Jerrod Haase, and USC associate head coach Chris Capko. Interesting fact…Pacific AD Adam Tschuor was the senior associate athletic director at Dayton before being hired
DAILY DIRT – 3/25/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard to kick-off Sweet 16 week… I have heard that the search at Cal Poly is done, and an announcement could be made as early as today. From what I hear, D2 Colorado Mesa Mike DeGeorge is the leader here. DeGeorge has been a D2/D3 head
DAILY DIRT – 3/21/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Just a few quick things as the best Thursday of the year (sorry Thanksgiving) is finally here! I mentioned the search at SIU in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT. I’ve now been told that Morehead State head coach Preston Spradlin has to be added to this list. His squad captured the OVC Championship
D3 NEWS: RIT’s McVean announces retirement
Rochester Institute of Technology Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bob McVean announced his intention to retire after 40 seasons on the Tiger bench. “I am very fortunate to have been able to do something I love at the same excellent academic university for 40 years. The most special thing to me has been the relationships with hundreds of players
SMALL COLLEGE DIRT: Regent U (VA) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirmed that Richard Pullen has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at Regent University (VA). Regent is currently an NCCAA member school, but will begin their NCAA Division III exploratory year in the fall of 2024-25. Pullen had been the Royals head coach for the past two seasons,
D3 DIRT: Wilson College (PA) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Mark Seidenburg is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Wilson College (PA). Seidenburg took over at Wilson back in 2021 after a five year run as the head coach at Delaware Valley. He compiled a 53-28 (.654) at Wilson, averaging 17.6 wins per season
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Clarke promoted to Head Basketball Coach at SUNY Brockport
Athletic Director Erick Hart elevated Joe Clarke to full-time head coach of Brockport’s men’s basketball program on Thursday. Clarke served this past season as the interim head coach for the Golden Eagles. Clarke, previously Brockport’s associate head coach prior to the retirement of longtime coach Greg Dunne in 2023, has been on the Brockport staff since 2009
Hastings leads D3 Keene State to NCAA Sweet 16 as Acting Head Coach; Will not be considered for job next season
Keene State Acting Head Basketball Coach David Hastings will not be considered for the permanent job next season according to a report from the Keene Sentinel. Hastings led the Owls to a 26-4 (15-1) record, captured the Little East Conference Championship, and advanced to the NCAA D3 Sweet 16. But…because he does not have a
D3 DIRT: Knox College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Ben Davis has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Knox College. Davis took over at Knox back in 2019 after serving for three seasons as the head coach at Green Mountain College (VT) and three years as the head coach at Dakota County Technical College in Minnesota. During