Director of Athletics Marty Bell announced today that Kyle Jones has been named the College’s 24th head men’s basketball coach. Jones’ appointment comes following an extensive nationwide search. Jones spent the last three years as the top assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The Titans were 57-26 during that span, winning two regular season
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,
D3 North Park opens; Smith takes D1 assistant job
After two seasons leading the North Park men’s basketball team, Sean Smith has accepted an assistant coaching job at a Division I institution. “I would like to thank Coach Sean Smith for his leadership over the past two years, said John Born, North Park’s Director of Athletics. “His hard work and dedication uplifted the men’s
D3 DIRT: Keene State to hire Enright as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that the new head basketball coach at Keene State will be Steve Enright. Enright has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at Bridgewater College (VA), where he has gone 50-61 (.450). His best year came this past season, when he led the
Richter elevated to Head Basketball Coach at D3 Berry College
Berry College athletics takes next step with new head coach for Men’s Basketball. With the departure of former head coach, Mick Hedgepeth, heading to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (DII), the Vikings chose a familiar face to take over. Dr. Angel Mason, Director of Athletics at Berry College, is delighted to announce the appointment of Matthew
D2 DIRT: Alabama Huntsville intends to name D3 coach as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have now heard from multiple sources that D2 Alabama Huntsville intends to hire D3 Berry College’s Mick Hedgepeth as their new head men’s basketball coach. Hedgepeth has been the head coach at Berry for the past two seasons, where he has gone 44-14 (.759). This past season, his team went
D3 DIRT: Nichols College set to open
D3 Nichols College will open as head basketball coach Brock Erickson is headed to UTRGV, where he will become the associate head coach. Erickson had spent the past three seasons at Nichols, where he put together a gaudy 73-14 (.839) record. He led his 2022-23 squad to a 26-6 (14-2 CCC) record and advanced to
DAILY DIRT – 4/12/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Catching-up on a bunch of things to close out a wild week… Most interesting name that I’ve heard so far at Florida A&M is former Arkansas / St. John’s / Missouri / UAB head coach Mike Anderson. The veteran coach is 437-256 (.631) in 21 seasons as a D1 head coach.
Randolph names Evan Kee as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Randolph College Director of Athletics Tom Galbraith announced Thursday the hiring of Evan Kee as the school’s head men’s basketball coach. Kee becomes just the third coach to lead the WildCats program since its inception in the 2007-08 season. Kee comes to Randolph after leading the Apprentice School (Va.) to a 25-5 record in 2023-24
Sullivan named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Allegheny
Bill Ross, Allegheny College Director of Athletics and Recreation, is excited to announce that former Wabash College associate head coach Pat Sullivan has been named the next head coach of the Gator men’s basketball team. No stranger to Allegheny, Sullivan has both played and coached against the Gators during his time in the North Coast Athletic Conference
D3 DIRT: Hartwick opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Nick Ciresi is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Hartwick College. Ciresi had spent the past three seasons as the Hawks head coach, where he put together a 12-59 (.169) record. This past season, Hartwick went 1-22 (0-16 E8). Prior to his time at
DAILY DIRT – 4/9/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Congrats to Dan Hurley and UConn – blew everyone out in the tourney this year to capture their second straight title. Ridiculously impressive. Here are a few things that I’ve heard… New St. Louis head coach Josh Schertz is bringing Antone Gray and Rob Gardiner with him from Indiana State. Gray