Today’s Dirt… I can confirm that Amorrow Morgan is headed to South Alabama with Richie Riley. Morgan spent last season on Riley’s staff at Nicholls State. He has also been an assistant at Henderson State (AR), Our Lady of the Lake (TX), and Illinois Springfield. He will be the only NSU assistant joining Riley as
OFFICIAL: Chris Foster Named Head Basketball Coach at McKendree University
Following up on a report from yesterday (DII DIRT). It’s now been made official… McKendree University director of athletics Chuck Brueggemann announced on Friday that Chris Foster has accepted an offer to become the new men’s basketball coach for the Bearcats. Foster replaces Harry Statham, the all-time wins leader in college basketball history with 1,122
DII DIRT: Truman State’s Chris Foster to be named Head Basketball Coach at McKendree
Truman State head coach Chris Foster will be named as the new head coach at McKendree University according to a report by the Belleville News-Democrat. Foster will replace Harry Statham who was not retained after 52-years at the school. Foster was a standout at Northern Iowa as a player and helped lead the Panthers to
Mick Durham Named Head Basketball Coach at Montana State Billings
Montana coaching legend Mick Durham will return home to lead the Montana State University Billings men’s basketball team as its head coach, announced by the athletic department on Wednesday. “We are very pleased Coach Durham has accepted our offer to become our head men’s basketball coach,” commented Yellowjacket director of athletics Krista Montague. “He has
DII DIRT: Jeff Oliver no longer Head Basketball Coach at Cal State San Bernardino
Jeff Oliver is no longer the head basketball coach at DII Cal State San Bernardino. He had been the head coach at the school for the past sixteen seasons and compiled a 294-154 mark. Oliver had been an assistant for he Coyotes before being elevated to head coach in 2002. An official announcement is expected
OFFICIAL: Missouri Western State Names Sundance Wicks Head Basketball Coach
Following up on HoopDirt.com’s report from last night (Sundance Wicks to be named Head Coach at Missouri Western). It’s now been made official, Director of Athletics Josh Looney announced the hiring of Sundance Wicks as the fifth head men’s basketball coach at Missouri Western State University, Wednesday morning. “When this search process started, our mission
DII DIRT: Sundance Wicks to be named Head Coach at Missouri Western
I can confirm that Northern State assistant Sundance Wicks will be named as the new head basketball coach at Missouri Western. An announcement is expected as early as tomorrow. He will replace Brett Weiberg who resigned back on March first. Wicks, is a NSU alum who has worked at his alma mater for the past
West Georgia Announces Men’s Basketball Coaching Change
The University of West Georgia announced that associate athletic director and men’s basketball head coach Mike Cooney will transition full-time into an administrative role to help lead the university’s efforts to become a top-50 Division II contender. Cooney, who led the Wolves for 11 seasons, will bring his passion and leadership efforts to his role
Glenville State Search Update…
The search to replace Stephen Dye at DII Glenville State College (WVa) is down to six finalists. The final group is: Justin Caldwell – Assistant Coach California University of Pennsylvania Bill Lilly – Current Assistant Coach Glenville State College Mike Smelkinson – Head Coach Harford Community College (MD) Duncan Williams -Assistant Coach Alderson Broaddus University
OFFICIAL: Lonn Reisman retires; Chris Reisman named Head Basketball Coach at Tarleton State
For the first time in 30 years, Tarleton State University men’s basketball has a new head coach. Chris Reisman has been named the university’s 14th head coach after spending 17 years as a coach of the Texans and the last 12 as the associate head coach under his father Lonn Reisman. Lonn moves to Tarleton’s
DII DIRT: Tarleton State’s Lonn Reisman to Retire from Coaching
HoopDirt.com can confirm that veteran Tarleton State’s Lonn Reisman will retire as the men’s basketball coach at DII Tarleton State (TX) but remain on as the athletic director at the school. He had spent the past 30 seasons as the head coach at TSU and wraps-up his career with a 654-261 record. Word on the
Daily Dirt – 3/23/18
Wrapping up a busy week… I have heard that the search at Loyola (Maryland) is down to three. One of the three is Xavier assistant Luke Murray. The other two are also high major assistants – one from the east coast, one from the south. I have also heard that Northwestern assistant Billy Donlon and