Al Sokaitis has been fired as the head basketball coach at Post University. An official announcement by the university is expected early this week. The veteran head coach had compiled an 82-81 record (14-13 2015-16) during his six year stint at Post. Sokaitis has also been the head coach at Western State, Alaska Fairbanks, Southern
Virginia State’s Lonnie Blow, Jr. Signs Contract Extension Through 2021
Virginia State University has announced that Trojans’ head men’s basketball coach Lonnie Blow, Jr. has signed an extended contract with the University and will remain as head coach through 2021. Coach Blow joined the VSU Trojan family in 2013. During his three seasons as head coach, he led VSU to an overall record of 56-24 and extended his
Kegan Bone Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Seattle Pacific
Kegan Bone, who worked last season on the staff at Western Oregon University, was hired as an assistant coach at Seattle Pacific University, first-year men’s basketball head coach Grant Leep announced. Bone, 27, served as an assistant coach at WOU under Coach Jim Shaw. The Wolves posted a 31-4 record in 2016, won the Great Northwest Athletic
B.J. Foster Named Interim Head Basketball Coach at Cal State San Marcos
B.J. Foster has been named Interim Head Coach for the Cal State San Marcos men’s basketball team by Director of Athletics Jennifer Milo. The appointment follows the departure of Jim Saia, who left his position at CSUSM after five seasons to take the head job at Cal State L.A. on Monday. “Coach Saia built a
Jim Saia Named Head Basketball Coach at Cal State Los Angeles
Jim Saia is the new coach of the men’s basketball program at Cal State LA, the University announced Monday. Saia is a veteran coach and skilled tactician who has amassed winning records and helped student athletes excel in the classroom and on the court at every program he has led. With nearly 30 years of
Daily Dirt – 6/3/16
Some things that I’ve heard… I have heard that Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson will hire Senque Carey as an assistant coach. Last season was Carey’s first as an assistant at Florida Gulf Coast. He has also spent time at Hawai’i, Fresno State, Portland State and his alma mater, New Mexico. The official announcement is
HOT: Kent McBride Hired as Head Basketball Coach at California U. (PA)
Following a championship season in the uptempo Mountain East Conference (MEC) last year, Kent McBride was announced as head men’s basketball coach at California University of Pennsylvania during a news conference held at the Natali Student Center on Thursday afternoon. McBride spent the past five seasons as head coach at Concord and posted an 83-63
Wayne State College Announces Finalists for Vacant Men’s Basketball Position
Wayne State College Director of Athletics Mike Powicki has announced four finalists for the position of head men’s basketball coach at the school. They include Zac Claus, assistant coach at the University of Idaho; Jeff Horner, assistant coach at the University of North Dakota; Dylan Howard, associate head coach at Morehead State University and Jeff
Daily Dirt – 5/31/16
A bunch of things that I heard over the long weekend… DII Queens College (NY) is making progress in their search for a new head coach. Skype interviews wrapped up last week, and on campus interviews begin today. I have heard that they interviewed a mix of candidates, from DI assistants to DIII head coaches,
Daily Dirt – 5/27/16
A few things as we roll into Memorial Day Weekend… I can confirm that Hartwick College assistant coach David Wadas will become an assistant at Utica College. He had been on the Hartwick staff for the past three seasons, and also spent two seasons as an assistant at his alma mater Oneonta State. Word on
OFFICIAL: Adam Williams Named Head Basketball Coach at Salem International University
Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted earlier this week (DII DIRT)… Salem International University has hired Adam Williams, son of West Virginia Athletics Hall of Famer Tex Williams, as its new head men’s basketball coach announced Athletic Director Jamie Shoemaker Friday afternoon. A former guard at the University of Kentucky and Marshall University,
Hook Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Upper Iowa
Head Coach Brooks McKowen has announced that Trevor Hook will be the new assistant coach of the Peacock men’s basketball program. Hook will be promoted within the program after serving as a graduate assistant at Upper Iowa for the last two seasons. “I am very lucky to be able to retain Trevor as an assistant