South Dakota head men’s basketball coach Eric Peterson announced the hiring of Casey Bruggeman as the Director of Operations. Bruggeman comes to South Dakota after four seasons serving as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota Duluth. “I am thrilled to announce that Casey will be joining the Coyote family,” said Peterson. “He has been a
Curran joins Air Force MBB staff
Zack Curran has joined the Air Force Men’s Basketball staff as the Director of Basketball Operations, announced by head coach Joe Scott. “We are thrilled to have Zack join our staff,” Scott said. “His overall basketball experiences fills a very important need within our program. He is a good compliment to our other staff
Ayers named DBO at William & Mary
William & Mary men’s basketball head coach Dane Fischer announced the addition of Cameron Ayers as the program’s director of basketball operations. Ayers, who enjoyed a stellar career at Bucknell and played six years professionally, spent last season as a graduate manager at Temple. “We are extremely excited to add Cameron Ayers as the director of
Daily News & Notes – 12/30/20
Today’s news and notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Liberty basketball coach Ritchie McKay has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and will miss this week’s games at Lipscomb. He received the positive test result earlier this week and has experienced some mild symptoms. Since learning of the positive test result, McKay has
OFFICIAL: Elkin joins Yale Basketball Staff
Following up on something that HoopDirt.com mentioned back on 8/23 (DAILY DIRT). Yale has made the hiring of Matt Elkin as their new DBO official. Here’s the official release: Matt Elkin has joined the Yale men’s basketball staff as Director of Operations. Elkin comes to New Haven after serving as an assistant coach at the
Bowden named DBO at Washington
University of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins has tapped Michael Bowden as the Huskies’ Director of Basketball Operations starting immediately. Bowden previously served as Hopkins’ Director of Special Projects for the last two seasons. In his current role, Bowden will oversee all aspects of the Husky program including travel, budget, academics, camp, player management, overall
Brenneman elevated to DBO at Mercer
Head men’s basketball coach Greg Gary announced the promotion of Luke Brenneman to Director of Basketball Operations on Wednesday morning. “I am thankful to Coach Gary and the Mercer athletic department for this opportunity,” said Brenneman. “It is an honor to be chosen for this role. After working with coach Gary as a manager at
Tommy named DBO at McNeese State
McNeese Cowboys basketball head coach Heath Schroyer has announced the hiring of Emmanuel Tommy as the program’s new Director of Basketball Operations. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan with 13 years of coaching experience, Tommy comes to McNeese from the University of South Alabama where he spent the 2019-20 season as the program’s Director of Recruiting/Assistant
Donley named DBO at ETSU
ETSU men’s basketball head coach Jason Shay added a familiar face to his coaching staff. Shay announced on Friday that Chad Donley has been named Director of Basketball Operations. “I am ecstatic to be a part of Coach Shay’s staff,” said Donley, who was selected as one of the 50 Impactful JUCO coaches in the
Wake Forest Dirt…
Following up on my Tweet from Vacationland earlier this morning… I can confirm that University of New Orleans director of basketball operations Corey Schmidt will be hired as the video coordinator at Wake Forest. Schmidt has been a member of the Privateers staff for the last four seasons, and has been part of a program
Johnson named DBO at Tennessee Martin
Ric Johnson, who has experienced championship success at every level of his basketball career, has been named as the director of men’s basketball operations at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Johnson, a part of a record-setting class who played under Skyhawk head coach Anthony Stewart when he was an assistant at Ohio University, brings
Hedgepeth resigns as Head Coach at Sewanee; named DBO at Belmont
Assistant Coach Brian Emerson elevated to Head Coach Sewanee Director of Athletics Mark Webb announced that Mick Hedgepeth has stepped down to join the coaching staff at Belmont University. Brian Emerson has been tabbed as the next head coach of the men’s basketball program at the University of the South. Hedgepeth will return to his