Following-up on something that I mentioned over the weekend (D3 DIRT). The change at Alvernia is now official – here’s the statement that the school issued today: Alvernia University director of athletics Bill Stiles and Mike Miller announced on Monday the retirement of Miller as the men’s basketball head coach and assistant director of athletics, effective immediately. Miller
D3 NEWS: Loeffler promoted to full-time associate head coach at Swarthmore
Shane Loeffler has been elevated to the role of full-time associate head men’s basketball coach at Swarthmore. Loeffler has been a member of the men’s basketball coaching staff since 2017. During his five seasons on the Swarthmore bench, the Garnet have posted a 132-21 overall record as they’ve established themselves as one of the elite programs
D3 DIRT: Alvernia opens (kind of)
Following-up on my Tweet from last night… Mike Miller will step down as the head coach at D3 Alvernia University after 19-seasons at the helm, and be replaced by current assistant coach Mike Miller, Jr (his son). Miller compiled a 315-178 (.639) during his tenure at AU, including a 21-9 (12-4) mark last season. His
BREAKING D3 NEWS: Butterfield announces retirement at UT Dallas
After 23 seasons, Terry Butterfield is retiring in October as the UT Dallas head men’s basketball coach. Hired as just the second coach in school history in 2000, Butterfield shaped the Comets into a regional and national contender. The search for a new head coach will begin immediately. During his 23 seasons, Butterfield’s UTD teams have earned
D3 DIRT: UW-La Crosse set to hire current JUCO head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to a Tweet from D3 expert Bob Quillman, Wisconsin La Crosse is expected to hire current NJCAA D2 Bryant and Stratton (WI) head coach J.T. Gritzmacher to lead the Eagles program. He would replace Kent Dernbach, who departed for UW Superior after leading the La Crosse program for the past six
D3 DIRT: FDU Florham opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) D3 FDU Florham has opened as Jeff Slanovec is no longer the Devils head men’s basketball coach. Slanovec had spent the past five seasons as the head coach at FDU where he went 26-83 (.239). He was named as the 2020 MAC Freedom Coach of the Year, and was an Under
D3 Wittenberg adds Beam as Assistant Basketball Coach
Wittenberg Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Croci ’94, welcomes Adam Beam as the newest assistant coach, heading into the Tiger’s 2023-24 campaign. Beam most recently served as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Alfred University (NY). “I am very grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow under a head coach like Coach Croci,” said Beam. “It is exciting
Parker named Assistant Head Basketball Coach at Christopher Newport
Christopher Newport University Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Krikorian today announced the hiring of Dominic Parker as Assistant Head Coach. Parker, a native of Raleigh, N.C., previously spent two seasons on the Captains’ bench, and has most recently been working as an assistant coach at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, for the last three seasons. Christopher Newport is coming
Seward named Assistant Basketball Coach at D3 Clark University
Clark head men’s basketball coach Tyler Simms announced the addition of Calvin Seward as an assistant coach to his staff earlier this week. “We are very excited to have Calvin join our program,” said Simms. “He has shown a high character and a great ability to connect with student-athletes on and off the court, and
Hope named Assistant Basketball Coach at D3 Lebanon Valley
Lebanon Valley head men’s basketball coach Brad McAlester has announced the hiring of Willie Hope as an assistant coach. Hope comes to The Valley after two seasons as the graduate assistant coach at Messiah University. The 2018 Messiah graduate played four years for the Falcons and averaged 8.8 minutes per game in 52 career games. The guard shot
Klee departs WestConn; Named Assistant Director of Operations at Miami
University of Miami head men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga announced the hiring of Jacob Klee as the assistant director of operations. A University of Miami alumnus, Klee served as a student manager for the Hurricanes during all three years of his undergraduate tenure. He has since added additional experience as a graduate assistant at the University of
Roswech joins Randolph-Macon Basketball Staff
Connor Roswech has joined the Randolph-Macon men’s basketball staff as the Nunnally assistant coach. For the past year, Roswech has been an assistant coach in the high school ranks at Thomas Dale High School in Chester, VA. Roswech also works with the local AAU program, Team Richmond, and assisted with the development of multiple collegiate players