Following last week’s departure of Jimmy Smith, Sam Kohnke has been named the Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Millsaps College. Khonke has worked as an assistant coach for the past two seasons, and prior to that was a standout player for two seasons. “We are fortunate to have someone of Sam’s caliber able to
D3 DIRT: Illinois Tech opens
I can confirm that Todd Kelly has resigned as the head basketball coach at D3 Illinois Institute of Technology. Kelly had been the head coach at IIT for the past six seasons where he compiled a 75-84 record, including a 12-14 (10-10) mark this past season. He inherited a zero win team back in 2014,
Daily Dirt – 4/22/20
A few things that I’ve heard… The search at D2 Arkansas Tech is down to two with final interviews taking place this week. Both guys are current D2 head coaches with big-time ties to the state of Arkansas. Eastern New Mexico has narrowed their list to eight (although at least one has dropped out), with
Webb named Interim Head Coach at Sul Ross State
Following the departure of head coach Clif Carroll to Mary Hardin-Baylor University earlier today, Sul Ross State University has acted quickly to elevate Xavier Webb to Interim Head Coach. “Clif has kept me in the loop from the beginning of the UMHB search,” said interim athletics director Butch Worley. “So, I’ve had three weeks to think about how best to
OFFICIAL: Carroll takes over at D3 UMHB
Following up on the D3 DIRT that HoopDirt.com published earlier today. Clif Carroll’s hiring at UMHB has now been made official… The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has selected Clif Carroll to take over the reins as the next Head Coach of the Cru men’s basketball program, UMHB Vice-President for Athletics Randy Mann announced Monday, April
Leal named Head Basketball Coach at Maine-Farmington
UMaine-Farmington’s director of athletics, Julie Davis, has announced the hiring of Sam Leal as the men’s basketball head coach. “After a competitive national search, we are thrilled to welcome home one of our own in Sam Leal ’14 to lead the Beavers. Sam has thrown himself at opportunities working with some of the best in
D3 DIRT: UMHB set to name new head coach
I have heard from multiple sources that D3 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor will name Clif Carroll as their new head basketball coach today. Carroll has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at American Southwest Conference foe Sul Ross State. This past season, he led SRSU to a 17-10 (13-3) record, and compiled
D3 DIRT: Hiram set to tab UAA assistant as next head coach
I have now heard from multiple sources that D3 Hiram College (OH) will hire Rochester assistant Taylor Roth as their head coach. He will replace Chris Kibler who resigned back in early January. Roth has spent the past two years at Rochester, and was an assistant at NYU for three seasons before that. Before his
Trinity (TX) names Smith new Head Basketball Coach
Trinity University Director of Athletics Bob King has announced that Jimmy Smith will be the newest head coach of the Tiger men’s basketball program, beginning with the 2020-21 season. Smith comes to Trinity after three seasons as the head coach of Millsaps (Miss.) College, including a 17-10 record in 2019-20. Prior to his stint at
Interim tag removed; Elrakabawy named Head Coach at Schreiner U
Director of Athletics at Schreiner University, Bill Raleigh announced that Marwarn Elrakabawy will be the Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Mountaineers. Coach Elrakabawy spent the 2019-2020 season as the Interim Head Coach where the team finished 11-16 and ending the season winning four of their last five games. The men’s basketball team finished their
Bridgeland departs Whitman; Named head coach at U. Redlands
The University of Redlands and Bulldog Athletics are excited to announce the hiring of Eric Bridgeland as the next head men’s basketball coach. Bridgeland follows Jim Ducey, who retired after a 29-year career with the Bulldogs. “Our family would like to thank President Kuncl, University Dean Eddleman, and especially Jeff Martinez for all their work
Ducey announces retirement at D3 Redlands
Another Bulldog chapter came to a close earlier today, as Director of Athletics Jeff Martinez announced that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Ducey has moved into a voluntary, phased retirement, effective April 30, 2020. With the change, Ducey will continue as a member of the faculty for the Department of Physical Education at the University