Mike Wacker, who led Texas Lutheran University to two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances, is retiring after 37 seasons and 782 wins as a head basketball coach at the high school and collegiate level. The legendary Texas coach concluded his sixth season as the Bulldogs head coach in March. In
D3 DIRT: Springfield College set to name new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Springfield College intends to hire Mike McClendon as their new head men’s basketball coach. McClendon spent last season as the head coach at Middlesex Community College (NJ) where he led his team to a 15-12 (11-10) record. Prior to his time at MCC, McClendon
Mount St. Joseph adds Goodwin as Assistant Basketball Coach
The Mount St. Joseph University men’s basketball program is excited to announce the addition of Jalen Goodwin as the program’s assistant coach. Goodwin comes to the Mount from Oberlin College where he was the assistant coach from 2018-2022. He also served as the Head Coach of the junior varsity team. During his four years at Oberlin, Coach
OFFICIAL: Linebaugh named Head Basketball Coach at Lycoming
Following-up on something that I reported back on back on May 13th (D3 DIRT). Mark Linebaugh has officially been named as the head coach at Lycoming. Here’s the release from the college: Having developed a reputation as a program builder during stops on the staffs at four NCAA institutions, Mark Linebaugh is set to become
D3 Covenant College names Coffey as Assistant Men’s Basketball
Covenant men’s basketball will have a familiar face on the sidelines next year as head coach Josh Brown announced Tyde Coffey as the program’s full-time assistant coach. Coffey comes to Covenant after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Trevecca Nazarene. A 2017 Covenant graduate, Coffey has made two coaching stops as an assistant before returning to Lookout Mountain.
OFFICIAL: Fitzpatrick named Head Basketball Coach at Alma
Following up on HoopDirt.com’s D3 DIRT from earlier today. Mike Fitzpatrick has officially been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at D3 Alma College. Here’s the release from the college: Mike Fitzpatrick has been hired as the head men’s basketball coach as announced by Director of Athletics Sarah Dehring on Thursday, May 19.
Former Goshen Head Coach Tropf joins Ohio Northern Basketball Staff
Jon Tropf has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ohio Northern. Jon comes to Ohio Northern after spending the past eight seasons at Goshen (Ind.), including the previous five (2018-22) as head coach. He was an assistant coach at Goshen under current ONU head coach Neal Young from 2015-17. A Van Buren, Ohio, native,
D3 DIRT: Alma College will hire UAA assistant as next Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Alma College (MI) will name Case Western Reserve University assistant Mike Fitzpatrick as their new head basketball coach. In 2021-22, Fitzpatrick was part of a squad at CWRU that advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time in program history. The Spartans (20-7,
OFFICIAL: Klatsky named Head Coach at NYU
Following up on something that I first mentioned back on 5/12 (D3 DIRT). Colgate assistant Dave Klatsky as officially been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D3 NYU. Here’s the official release from the school: New York University Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Athletics Stuart Robinson has named Dave Klatsky as
Szramowski rejoins Saint Vincent College men’s basketball staff
Saint Vincent College head men’s basketball coach and senior associate athletic director D.P. Harris has announced that longtime assistant coach Dan Szramowski will return to the Bearcat men’s coaching staff. Szramowski returns to Saint Vincent after previously serving as the men’s basketball graduate assistant coach from 2006-08, assistant coach from 2012-14 and associate head coach from 2014-18. He most
D3 DIRT: Lycoming (PA) set to hire D3 assistant as new head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Lycoming College will hire Dickinson College assistant Mark Linebaugh as their new head coach. He will replace Mike McGarvey who became an assistant at Lafayette earlier this spring. Linebaugh joined the Dickinson staff prior to last season after a three-year stint as an assistant at D1
D3 DIRT: NYU to hire Patriot League assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that NYU will hire Colgate assistant Dave Klatsky as their new head men’s basketball coach. Klatsky, who played at Penn, had been an assistant at Colgate for the past eleven seasons. The Raiders have won 176 games during his time on the bench, and have