HoopDirt.com has learned that the University of Wisconsin Stout will name Ferris State assistant Jim Lake as their new head basketball coach. Lake will replace Eddie Andrist who resigned at the end of the 2017-18 season. Lake was part of the Ferris State squad that captured the DII National Championship this season. He has had
Filzen tabbed as new Lawrence University Men’s Basketball Coach
Zach Filzen is the new men’s basketball coach at Lawrence University, Director of Athletics Christyn Abaray announced today. Filzen, the current head coach at Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, Pa., becomes the 26th head coach in school history. “I am excited to have Zach join our Lawrence family as our head men’s basketball coach,” Abaray
DIII DIRT: Worcester State Head Basketball Coach to Resign
I can confirm through multiple sources that Worcester State University (MA) head basketball coach David Lindberg will resign from his coaching position. I have heard that he will remain at the college in another role. Lindberg has spent the past 24 seasons as the head coach at WSU where he compiled a 281-351 record. The
Daily Dirt – 4/12/18
Today’s Daily Dirt… UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies is on the hunt for a new assistant to replace Rob Jeter who departed for Minnesota. The most interesting name at UNLV is David Padgett. The former Louisville interim head coach, who led the Cardinals to a 22-14 record this past season, is a Nevada native. He
Justin Lunt Named Head Basketball Coach at Pacific University
Pacific University Director of Athletics Ken Schumann has announced the hiring of Justin Lunt as the new head coach of the Pacific men’s basketball program. “I am very excited to announce the hiring of Justin Lunt as our new head men’s basketball coach at Pacific,” said Schumann. Lunt, who has spent the last 12 years
Daily Dirt – 4/11/18
Here is some mid-week “Dirt”… Some names that I’ve heard at UNC Asheville are Indiana State assistant Bret Carey (former associate head coach at UNCA, also played there), UNC Greensboro associate head coach Mike Roberts, and USC Aiken head coach Mark Vanderslice (a UNCA alum and former staffer). At least two high major guys being
DIII DIRT: Gettysburg makes it’s choice…
I can confirm that Gettysburg College will name B.J. Dunne as their new head men’s basketball coach. Dunne has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at Vassar College. Before being hired at Vassar back in 2013, Dunne served as an assistant coach at Emerson College and Babson College. His best season at
Todd Lorensen Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach Buena Vista University
Buena Vista University (BVU) Director of Athletics, Jack Denholm, has announced that Todd Lorensen has been hired as the next head men’s basketball coach at BVU, pending successful completion of a standard background check. Lorensen just recently completed his fourth season as head men’s basketball coach at Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa, where he
Daily Dirt – 4/10/18
Some things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that Tallahassee CC (FL) assistant Sam Waniewski will join the staff at Louisiana Monroe as an assistant coach. Waniewski, a former DBO at Furman, has also been an assistant at Midland College (TX) and Vincennes University (IN). Southwest Mississippi CC head coach Thomas Gray is rumored to
MEN’S BASKETBALL SEARCH UPDATE: Wisconsin-Stout Finalists
UW-Stout has named four finalists to be interviewed for the head men’s basketball coach position. The four finalists are Jim Lake, assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University (MI); Zach Malvik, assistant men’s basketball coach at Winona State University (MN); Mark Darnell, assistant men’s basketball coach at California State University, Chico; and Mike DeGeorge,
Greg Polkowski Named University of Wisconsin-Superior Men’s Basketball Coach
The University of Wisconsin-Superior and Yellowjacket Athletics have announced they’ve completed a national search and Greg Polkowski has been named head men’s basketball coach. Polkowski took over the head coaching reins of the Yellowjackets when Paul Eberhardt resigned in October. In his first year leading the program Polkowski and the Yellowjackets finished the season just
OFFICIAL: Jackson Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Emmanuel College
Following up on story that HoopDirt.com first posted yesterday (DIII DIRT). It’s now been made official, Emmanuel College Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jamahl Jackson has announced his decision to step down from the position. Jackson notified the Athletic Department and Emmanuel College administration of his resignation and will also relinquish his administrative role in the