Saul Phillips was announced as the 22nd head men’s basketball coach in Northern State University program history earlier today at a press conference from the Barnett Center. Phillips comes to Northern State after Division I head coaching stops at North Dakota State University and Ohio University. He is just the sixth head coach for the
Daily Dirt – 6/11/19
Here are a few thing that I’ve heard while hoping that Big Papi makes a quick recovery… I can confirm that Brian Merritt has joined Kevin Broadus’ new staff at Morgan State. Merritt has most recently served as the Coordinator of Basketball Operations at LSU, and has also been an assistant at Arizona State, Texas
OFFICIAL: Coombs named Head Basketball Coach at GSW
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported back on June 4th (DII DIRT). It’s now been made official – Aaron Coombs has been named as the head basketball coach at Georgia Southwestern University. The school released the following presser announcing the hiring: Georgia Southwestern State University has hired Aaron Coombs as its new
Alabama Huntsville Basketball Staff Update
New Alabama Huntsville head basketball coach John Shulman has named Anthony Komara, Spencer Palmer, and Elijah Garrison to his staff as assistant coaches. Komara and Spencer had previously served on Lennie Acuff’s staff at UAH, while Garrison just wrapped up his playing career for the Chargers. Anthony Komara Anthony Komara is entering his seventh season
Daily Dirt – 6/7/19
Some DIRT to wrap up the week… Canisius assistant Eddie Shannon is on the move and will be headed back to Chattanooga, where he will be named as an assistant coach. He had previously served on the Mocs staff from 2015-17 under former head coach Matt McCall. Shannon, a former standout at Florida, had been
Makubika Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Florida Southern
After helping lead Florida Southern College men’s basketball to the 2019 Sunshine State Conference Tournament title and a second-straight berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament, assistant coach Mike Makubika has been promoted to the role of associate head coach, Moccasin head coach Mike Donnelly announced on Wednesday. “I am very happy to promote Coach
Daily Dirt – 6/5/19
Today’s Dirt… I can confirm that Southeast Missouri associate head coach Adam Gordon has resigned and will focus on running Rising Coaches Elite on a full-time basis. Gordon had been at SEMO since 2015, and also worked in administrative roles at Mississippi State and Clemson. He and others co-founded RCE back in 2010. I have
DII DIRT: Georgia Southwestern set to announce new head coach
Yesterday, Aaron Coombs announced his resignation as the head basketball coach at NAIA Oklahoma Pan Handle State University. I can now confirm that he resigned in order to become the next head coach at D2 Georgia Southwestern State University. He will replace Ben Hicks who departed earlier this spring to become the head coach at
Daily Dirt – 6/3/19
Catching up on a bunch of things that I’ve heard… I have heard from a great source that Drew Gibson will be hired as an assistant at Navy. He would replace David Harris who left to become an assistant at Northern Kentucky. Gibson has been an assistant at DII Augusta University (GA) for the past
Gibson promoted to Associate Head Coach at UTPB
UT Permian Basin men’s basketball coach Josh Newman announced Thursday that assistant coach Zane Gibson has been promoted to Associate Head Coach for the 2019-20 season. “Zane has done a tremendous job in every aspect of our program. He is one of the best assistants I have ever had and we are very fortunate to have him on staff,”
Gannon Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Gannon men’s basketball coach Kelvin Jefferson has filled out his coaching staff for his first season in Erie, announcing the hiring of Jordan Martz and Stephen Griffin as assistant coaches. Combined the pair brings experience from multiple levels of college, professional, high school and grassroots basketball. “Jordan and Stephen come to Gannon with a unique skillset for the Division II level,”
Daily Dirt – 5/24/19
Some Friday morning quick hitters… I can confirm that Dave Feinstein will be hired as the new video coordinator on Baker Dunleavy’s staff at Quinnipiac. Feinstein had most recently been an assistant at DII Young Harris College, and has also worked at Pfeiffer University. Feinstein also spent two seasons in an administrative role at Boston