Catching up on a bunch of things… I can confirm that Johnny Hill has been named as a graduate assistant on Dan Majerle’s staff a Grand Canyon. Hill spent last season on the staff at the University of Northwestern Ohio. He played at three different DI schools: Purdue University (2015-16), University of Texas-Arlington (2013-15), Illinois
Nick Doyle Joins Wilkes Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Wilkes University head men’s basketball coach Izzi Metz has announced the hiring of Nick Doyle as the Colonels new assistant coach. In addition to his coaching duties Doyle will also serve as the intramural director at Wilkes, replacing Stefan Thompson who returned to his alma mater Hobart College as an assistant coach. “We are excited
Lakeland University Hires Assistant Coach
Lakeland University has hired former Muskies standout player Kurt Jansen to fill the role of lead assistant men’s basketball coach. Jansen recently completed a one-year stint as lead assistant coach for Williston State College, a junior college in Williston, N.D., where he coached under former Muskie player Rylee Hernandez. Prior to that, Jansen, served as
Emerson named assistant men’s basketball coach at Sewanee
Sewanee Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mick Hedgepeth has announced that Brian Emerson has been named the new assistant men’s basketball coach for the Tigers. “I am thrilled to announce Brian as our new assistant coach,” said Hedgepeth. “Through his experience at Williams and MIT, he is well-versed in the model of Division III athletics and
Mike Rejniak Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Vassar College
Michael Rejniak has been named as an Assistant Coach at Vassar College under Head Coach BJ Dunne. Coach Rejniak brings over 14 years of college coaching experience and comes to Vassar after previously being the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at SUNY-New Paltz for the previous 6 seasons. On the court, his teams recorded the most conference wins (9)
Droney Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Vassar College
Vassar College head men’s basketball coach BJ Dunne announced Thursday the hiring of Matthew Droney as his new assistant coach, starting immediately. Droney is no stranger to the Division III level, as the collegiate standout at Babson College recently captained his team to the 2017 NCAA National Championship. While at Babson, Droney helped lead the
Brian Nigro Named Head Basketball Coach at Medgar Evers College
Brian Nigro, former head men’s basketball coach at Mount Saint Vincent College, has been selected as the new Head Men’s Basketball coach at Medgar Evers College. Nigro has totaled 96 wins as a head coach in his seven seasons. Nigro was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and felt that coaching in the great city
OFFICIAL: Mike Berkun Named Head Basketball Coach at SUNY Maritime
Thanks to great sources who had HoopDirt.com out in front of this one back on May 25th. Mike Berkun has been officially introduced as Head Coach of the SUNY Maritime Basketball program. Berkun becomes the 15th individual to hold the head coaching position at Maritime dating back to the program’s inception in the 1940s. In
Daily Dirt – 5/31/17
Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Mount Saint Mary’s head coach Jamion Christian has added Harley Fuller as their graduate assistant. Fuller, who played at Florida International and then overseas, was most recently a HS coach in New York. Midland College (TX) has made their choice. A veteran head coach has been
DIII DIRT: Loya no longer the Head Basketball Coach at Mount Aloysius College
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Lance Loya is no longer the head basketball coach at DIII Mount Aloysius College (PA). Loya is currently working on his third book “The WE Gear”, and stepped away to devote more time to work on it. He had been the head coach at the college since 2006, where he compiled
Daily Dirt – 5/26/17
Catching up on some things as we cruise into Memorial Day weekend… I have heard that John Groce will name Eastern Florida State College assistant coach Cole Pittis as the Director of Basketball Operations at Akron. Before joining the EFSC staff, Pittis worked as the Assistant to the Head Coach under Keith Dambrot at Akron.
DIII DIRT: SUNY Maritime to name Mike Berkun new Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com can confirm through a great source that DIII SUNY Maritime will name Mike Berkun as their new head basketball coach. He will replace Frank McQuail who spent the 2016-17 season as the interim head coach for the Privateers. Berkun has spent the past three seasons on the staff at DII Daemen College (NY), serving