After a national search, Director of Athletics Michael Schulist is announcing that Taylor Jannsen will have the interim tag removed and will become the 27th Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Carroll University. “After a competitive national search, I am thrilled to welcome Coach Jannsen aboard as our next head men’s basketball coach,” says Schulist. “Coach Jannsen impressed everyone during his
Cortland’s Spanbauer announces retirement
Tom Spanbauer has announced his retirement after 28 years as head coach of the SUNY Cortland men’s basketball program. He will continue to work at Cortland as the women’s tennis head coach – a position he’s held since 2006 – and as a physical education instructor. A national search will be conducted for the position later
Finco named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Ripon
Ripon College announced that Kenny Finco has been selected as its next head coach of men’s basketball. He will assume his duties April 3. For the last six seasons, he has served as an assistant men’s basketball coach and an assistant in the sports performance center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. “Kenny’s cerebral approach
D3 DIRT: Washington College (MD) set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Aaron Goodman is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Washington College (MD). Word on the street is that Goodman is currently pursuing other opportunities. Goodman had spent the past eight years as the head coach of the Shoremen, where he put
OFFICIAL: Johnson named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Bethany College
Following-up on something that HoopDirt.com first mentioned back on March 8th (D3 DIRT). Brad Johnson has officially been tabbed as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Bethany College. Here’s the release from the school: Brad Johnson has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Bethany College and marks the 29th head coach
Rose resigns as Head Basketball Coach at D3 Goucher College
Goucher College head men’s basketball coach Tom Rose has resigned that position. He will remain at Goucher in a limited capacity through April 28. Named just the second head coach in program history in April, 2015, Rose, a 1995 graduate of Goucher, recently wrapped up his eighth year and seventh season guiding the Gophers. During
D3 DIRT: Linfield U opens amidst turmoil
Shanan Rosenberg is no longer the head men’s D3 Linfield University, following weeks of turmoil. Rosenberg was suspended following an incident at a game on February 18th, where he allegedly got into a verbal altercation with a parent behind Linfield’s bench. The Oregonian is reporting that “In a letter sent to the university’s board of
Richards named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Huntingdon College
Huntingdon has named Zac Richards as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Richards joins the Hawks after serving the last ten years under Coach Chris Graves at Birmingham-Southern College. During his time at BSC the Panthers won two conference championships, including a 17-0 run through the conference (only the second time in program history) and
D3 DIRT: Greensboro College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Jim Cantamessa is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Greensboro College. Cantamessa joined the GC staff back in 2010 as an assistant, and was elevated to head coach in 2019. During his tenure in the lead chair, he put together a
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Kelly named Head Basketball Coach at Centenary (NJ)
Centenary University have officially announced Dirk Kelly as the new Head Coach for the Men’s Basketball Team. Kelly served as the Assistant Coach during the 2022-23 season, which was his first season with the Cyclones. Kelly has twenty-seven years of coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate level where he has shown a lot of
D3 DIRT: Bethany (WVa) set to hire D3 assistant as next Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one a bit today in the Daily Dirt, and can now confirm it. D3 Bethany College (WVa) will hire Nebraska Wesleyan Wesleyan assistant Brad Johnson as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Johnson just wrapped up his second season at NWU, after a three-year stint as an assistant
D3 DIRT: Kenyon set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Dan Priest is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Kenyon College (OH). Priest had been the Owls head coach since 2010. He compiled an 84-196 (.300) record during his tenure, including a 7-18 (4-14 NCAC) mark this past season. The coaching