Tusculum College interim athletic director Doug Jones has appointed Devan Carter as the interim head coach of the Pioneer women’s basketball program. Carter replaces Katrina Williams following her three seasons at the Greeneville, Tennessee school. Carter is in his third season as associate head coach of the Tusculum men’s basketball program, a position he will also continue
Kamansky Becomes All-time Wins Leader at Cal Poly Pomona
With the Broncos’ 69-56 defeat of Chico State on Saturday night, Cal Poly Pomona head coach Greg Kamansky earned career win No. 330 to become the Broncos’ men’s basketball all-time leader in victories. Kamansky passes Bob Stull to move into sole possession of the No. 1 spot on that list. The win also marks the team’s
Tarleton State Head Coach Lonn Reisman wins #600
Tarleton State University men’s basketball head coach Lonn Reisman won his 600th career game with the No. 12-ranked Texans’ 71-61 victory over Cameron in the Lone Star Conference opener. Reisman becomes the sixth active Division II head coach and 16th all time to win 600 career games. Reisman is in his 28th season as head
Western New Mexico Assistant Matt Enriquez Named Mustangs Women’s Interim Head Coach
Having turned around the Western New Mexico University women’s basketball program in just three-plus seasons, Rusty Kennedy will be moving on after resigning as the head coach of the WNMU women’s basketball program effective immediately to pursue an athletic director position at Midway University in Kentucky. WNMU Hall of Famer and current men’s basketball assistant
Alaska-Fairbanks Head Coach Mick Durham Wins 300th Game
This past Saturday, Alaska Nanooks men’s basketball coach Mick Durham captured his 300th career win with a 117-70 victory over Northwest Indian. Coach Durham recently spoke with AlaskaNanooks.com to discuss the milestone victory and reflect on his 21 years as an NCAA Division I head man. Coach Durham began his career as a head coach at the
West Alabama’s Sharpe Wins 300th Career Game
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish University of West Alabama men’s basketball head coach Allen Sharpe captured his 300th career win with an 87-74 victory over LeMoyne-Owen College last week. Sharpe, who is in his second season at West Alabama, has also served as the head coach at Arkansas-Monticello, Wallace State Community College in Hanceville,
Missouri-St. Louis Names Rob Holloway Assistant Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish University of Missouri-St. Louis head men’s basketball coach Bob Sundvold has announced the addition of Rob Holloway to his staff as an assistant coach. Holloway comes to UMSL following three seasons as head coach of Kennedy-King College in Chicago. “Rob is a great addition to our staff,” said Sundvold.
OFFICIAL: Pat Zipfel Named Head Coach at Mansfield University
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one last week (DII DIRT: Mansfield Hires Former NBA Assistant as New Head Coach). It has now been made official – Pat Zipfel, most recently an advanced scout with the NBA Chicago Bulls, has been named
Ben Rovenstine Added to Rogers State Staff
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Rogers State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Justin Barkley announced the hiring of Ben Rovenstine as an assistant coach Tuesday. Rovenstine takes over the vacancy left when Vinay Patel departed to assume the role of head coach at Oklahoma City University. “Ben is a guy I’ve had my eyes on
DII DIRT: Mansfield Hires Former NBA Assistant as New Head Coach
Yesterday, HoopDirt.com reported that Mansfield University head coach Rich Miller had resigned. Last night I heard from several sources that a former NBA assistant had already been hired, and that was confirmed late today by WENY-TV. According to multiple sources, Pat Zipfel, a former assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets was hired at
HOT DII RUMOR: Rich Miller Resigns at Mansfield
I have now heard from multiple sources that DII Mansfield University (PA) head coach Rich Miller has resigned today effective immediately. Miller had been the head coach at MU for the past ten seasons (130-141). He also spent six seasons as an assistant at the school before taking the reins in 2005. There is no immediate word on
Ranking the 2015 NCAA DII Coaching Changes
This off-season, there were 34 NCAA DII schools that made men’s basketball coaching changes. HoopDirt.com has ranked the Top 5 hirings as well as honorable mentions. Also, the complete list of 2015 NCAA DII hirings can be found at the bottom of the page. Here are HoopDirt.com’s Top 5 NCAA DII hirings: 1. Scott Burrell – Southern