After 40 seasons as a head coach, Dean College’s Rico Cabral has announced that he will retire from coaching. Over his career Cabral owns an overall record of 576-403. During his seven seasons at the helm at Dean, Cabral amassed a 105-54 record. In his first season, the Bulldogs captured the Region 21 Championship. Prior
Griffin named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at SUNY Canton
Mason Griffin, a former head basketball coach at the collegiate level, has been named the next assistant men’s basketball coach of the SUNY Canton men’s basketball program. Griffin comes to SUNY Canton from Unity College where he was the Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Rams during the 2019-2020 season. “I am very excited to
Damazo resigns as Head Coach at D3 Valley Forge; Hardeman named Interim Head Coach
Head Men’s Basketball Coach DJ Damazo has recently accepted a position as the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Grinnell College, located in Grinnell, Iowa. Grinnell is a member of the NCAA Division III and the Midwest Conference (MWC). TJ Hardeman has been named as the Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach. When DJ Damazo stepped foot
Sciria named Assistant Basketball Coach at New England College
The New England College men’s basketball team is excited to announce the addition of Coach Shannon Sciria to its staff. Shannon is no stranger to NEC, as he is currently in his second year on the Henniker campus as a member of the Office of Career and Life Planning. Coach Sciria has
Lydic appointed Interim Head Mens Basketball Coach at Berry College
Berry College Director of Athletics, Angel Mason, announced the appointment of Trevor Lydic as Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Coach Lydic has served as an assistant coach on the Vikings staff over the last three seasons. His appointment comes following the departure of Mitch Cole to Division I, Samford University. “I am excited to continue
OFFICIAL: Alibrandi named Head Basketball Coach at Curry College
Following up on something that HoopDirt.com first mentioned on Monday (D3 DIRT). Phil Alibrandi has officially been named as the head coach at D3 Curry College. Here is the the release from the school: Director of Athletics Vinnie Eruzione is pleased to announce Phil Alibrandi as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program.
Daily Dirt – 8/12/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some things that I’ve heard over the past few days… Chip Cunningham has been added to the staff at UMass Lowell as the Director of Basketball Operations. Cunningham had spent the past six seasons as the video coordinator at Boston College, and had previously served in administrative roles at Ohio and
D3 DIRT: Curry College to name D3 assistant as next head basketball coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that D3 Curry College (MA) will hire Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA) assistant Phil Alibrandi as their new head men’s basketball coach. Prior to his time at Wentworth, Alibrandi spent three seasons as an assistant at Curry. He also worked as an assistant at Emerson
Townsend joins MBB staff at BenU (IL)
Jordan Townsend has joined the staff of the Benedictine University men’s basketball team as a full-time assistant to head coach Keith Bunkenburg. Townsend comes to Benedictine after serving as the top assistant at his alma mater, University of Dubuque since 2016. “We are excited to have Jordan join our Benedictine family,” Bunkenburg said. “The success
Daily Dirt – 8/9/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to kick off the week… Following up on my TWEET from Saturday…D2 Texas Permian Basin has found their new head coach. Multiple sources have told me that it is a current D2 head coach from a different conference. The new coach will replace Josh Newman who departed for
Chornyei named Assistant Basketball Coach at D3 Stevens Tech
Stevens Institute of Technology head men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley has announced the hiring of Jason Chornyei as an assistant coach Friday. Chornyei joins the program after a one-year stint in the same role at Muhlenberg College. “We are thrilled for Jason to join our Stevens basketball family,” Hurley said. “His coaching and recruiting experience
Alfred U hires Brown as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
A familiar face rejoins the Alfred University men’s basketball program as head coach Erich Kaempffe announces the hire of Sage Brown ’19 as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2021-22 season. Brown will assist Kaempffe and assistant coach Adam Beam with recruiting, player development, practice planning, scouting, and video editing. Brown was a four-year member of