Following up from an item in today’s Daily Dirt. It’s now been made official, Kevin Hopkins, a player and coach at one of the most successful programs in Division III, is the new head men’s basketball coach at Muhlenberg College. “I am very excited and honored to be joining the Muhlenberg community,” said Hopkins. “I
DIII DIRT: Muchnick resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Maine Maritime
HoopDirt.com can confirm that David Muchnick has resigned for personal reasons as the Head Basketball Coach at Maine Maritime Academy. Muchnick had been the head coach at MMA for the past three seasons. He has also served as an assistant at Dennison University and SUNY Cortland. More on this story when it becomes official.
Pete Moran Named Men’s Basketball Head Coach At John Carroll University
Pete Moran, who has been an assistant coach for his alma mater the past five seasons, has been named the 24th head coach in the 98-year history of the John Carroll University program. “I am happy to announce that Pete Moran has agreed to serve as our next Head Men’s Basketball Coach,” said Laurie Massa, Director
Daily Dirt – 4/7/17
A few quick things that I’ve heard… Interesting new name that I’ve heard at Furman is Marquette assistant Chris Carrawell. The former Duke standout has been on Steve Wojciechowski’s staff for the past three seasons. After graduating, the 2000 ACC Player of the Year spent time overseas before returning to Duke where he worked in
Daily Dirt II – 4/5/17
Been a busy day. Here are a few more things that I’ve heard while flipping between the Red Sox and Celtics… Earlier today in the first edition of the Daily Dirt, I mentioned some names at New Mexico. I’ve now been told that UT Arlington head coach Scott Cross should be added to the list.
Sam Houston State assistant Jimmy Smith becomes head coach at DIII Millsaps College
Jimmy Smith has been named the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Millsaps College it was announced today by Millsaps’ Director of Athletics, Donnie Brooks. Smith comes to the Majors’ program with head coaching experience at both Schreiner University and Texas Lutheran University. “I am very excited to be the Head Men’s Basketball coach at Millsaps
FINAL FOUR EDITION: Daily Dirt – 3/31/17
Here’s a Final Four Edition of the Daily Dirt as the parties in Phoenix continue… It’s now been confirmed that Pitt assistant Jeremy Ballard is departing and will become the associate head coach at VCU. Ballard spent 2012-15 on Shaka Smart’s staff at VCU. He then moved on to one-year stints at Illinois State and
HOT: Chad Murray Named Head Basketball Coach at Pacific Lutheran University
The Pacific Lutheran University athletic department and athletic director Laurie Turner announced the hiring of Chad Murray on Thursday as head coach for the Lute men’s basketball program. “Under Chad’s leadership, I look forward to seeing men’s basketball continue to be a top tier program in the Northwest Conference,” said Athletic Director Laurie Turner. “With
DIII DIRT: Coaching Change Made at Medger Evers College (NY)
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Chris Pursoo is no longer the head basketball coach at DIII Medgar Evers College. He had been at the helm for the past eight seasons where he compiled an 81-132 record (4-21/2016-17). The job is a part-time position – we will have the official job posting up on our job section
Aanonsen Named Head Basketball Coach at Wisconsin Lutheran
Wisconsin Lutheran College Director of Athletics Skip Noon announced the hiring of Aaron Aanonsen as head men’s basketball coach of the Warriors. Aanonsen, who will also serve as Associate Director of Athletics, comes to Wisconsin Lutheran after spending the past nine seasons as head men’s basketball coach at fellow Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference member Lakeland
Daily Dirt – 3/24/17
What a wild day yesterday…Kelsey backs out on UMass just before the press conference, JT3 gets fired, fake news on James Whitford to Duquesne, and a letter from Byron Samuels that briefly crashed our site because of all of the traffic it generated. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while preparing for another
Daily Dirt – 3/23/17
A quick update on a CRAZY day… South Dakota head coach Craig Smith backed out of the search at Drake. I have heard that Furman’s Niko Medved and Drake interim head coach Jeff Rutter are still in play. I have heard that both Michigan State assistant Dane Fife, and Vermont head coach John Becker have