Milwaukee men’s basketball head coach LaVall Jordan has announced the hiring of Chinedu Nwachukwu to the position of Director of Basketball Operations. Nwachukwu, who spent the past four seasons at Saginaw Valley State University as an assistant coach, joins the Milwaukee staff and will work directly with Jordan on coordinating team travel, budget, practices and
Drew Named Director of Basketball Operations at UCF
UCF head men’s basketball coach Johnny Dawkins has announced that Jimmy Drew will serve as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. Drew comes to Orlando after serving as the head prep coach for Victory Rock Prep in Sarasota, Florida from 2014-15. During his one-year stint, he led the program to a 25-7 record with a
CATCHING-UP: DBO Hirings…
Sifting through the junk drawer today and looks like we missed a couple of Director of Basketball Operations hirings that happened prior to the start of the 2015-16 basketball season. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville hired Nick Giard, while Wagner College has added Richard Grant. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Nick Giard comes to SIUE as the DBO after spending the two years as
Neal Scaggs Promoted to DBO at Marshall
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Neal Scaggs has been promoted to director of operations for Marshall men’s basketball, the program announced Thursday. The Logan, W.Va., native directs the day-to-day operations of the program and acts as the main liaison between the team and other areas in the athletics department and university. He oversees
Miami (OH) Dirt…
Miami (OH) has been searching for a Director of Basketball Operations since Sean Mock departed last month to become an assistant at DII Northwood (MI). It now sounds like his replacement will be Vermont Academy assistant coach Wade Smith. A former graduate assistant at Georgetown, Smith was hired at Vermont Academy back in August. Before
Chris Vincent Named DBO at Yale
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Chris Vincent has joined James Jones’ staff as the director of basketball operations. Vincent, a Norwich, Conn., native spent the last year as the video coordinator at the University of Delaware. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach with the United States Coast Guard Academy where he generated
Steve Thomas Named DBO at Richmond
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Steve Thomas joins the Spider basketball staff as its new Director of Basketball Operations in 2015-16. He will have a role in directing camps, coordinating team activities and facilitating all recruiting material. “We are excited to add Steve Thomas to our hard-working staff,” head coach Chris Mooney said. “He
OFFICIAL: Conor Dow Named DBO at Lafayette
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Last month, HoopDirt.com reported that Conor Dow had been hired as the Director of Basketball Operations at Lafayette (DI DIRT: Administrative Staffers Hired). The hiring was made official today by Head coach Fran O’Hanlon. Dow comes to the Leopards after a four-year playing career at Clark University in Worcester,
Santa Clara Dirt…
I have heard that Santa Clara Director of Basketball Operations Brandon Rosenthal has resigned in order to join the Houston Rockets organization. He had been on the Broncos staff since 2012 – serving first as the video coordinator, and then spending the last two years as the DBO. I have also heard that current video coordinator
Donald Reyes Named Director of Basketball Operations at Tulane
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Tulane head men’s basketball coach Ed Conroy announced the addition of Donald Reyes to the staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. Reyes will be responsible for coordinating team travel, managing the budget and directing summer camps. “Donald has been an asset to our program the last several years,
OFFICIAL: Quinnipiac Names Mark Fogel DBO
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted last week (Quinnipiac Dirt)…Mark Fogel has been officially named the director of basketball operations for the Quinnipiac men’s basketball program. The announcement was made by Head Coach Tom Moore today. Fogel comes to QU after serving as an assistant coach at
DI DIRT: Administrative Staffers Hired
I’ve heard that three schools have filled administrative roles over the past few days… Campbell I can confirm that Campbell University has hired Kenneth White as their new Director of Player Development. White was most recently the head coach at Lausanne Collegiate (TN), where he had won two State Championships. He played at Oak Hill in the late