Florida men’s basketball has hired assistant coach John Andrzejek, head coach Todd Golden announced on Thursday. “We are elated to have John join our staff here in Gainesville,” Golden said. “He is an extremely bright and motivated coach who will work tirelessly to help us grow our program. He has great experience recruiting internationally, game planning and scouting opponents,
Hartman named Associate Head Coach at Florida
Carlin Hartman has been named associate head coach for Florida men’s basketball, head coach Todd Golden announced on Friday. Hartman brings 22 years of experience at the collegiate level, including five seasons at Oklahoma under Lon Kruger before coaching at UNLV in the 2021-22 season. The Buffalo, N.Y., native was associate head coach at Columbia during Golden’s
Safir Hired as Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics at Florida
Jonathan Safir has been named director of basketball strategy and analytics for the Florida men’s basketball program, head coach Todd Golden announced on Thursday. “Jonathan is a rising star in this business,” Golden said. “He was instrumental in the success of our historic season last year at San Francisco. He is well-respected within the profession as an incredibly
SEC vet McCray named Associate Head Coach at Florida
Korey McCray has been named Florida men’s basketball associate head coach, Gators head coach Todd Golden announced on Wednesday. McCray is a veteran of the Southeastern Conference coaching ranks, spending time on staff at Mississippi State and LSU and totaling 12 years of experience on staff at power-conference programs. “Korey is one of the most respected coaches across
OFFICIAL: Hovde named Assistant Basketball Coach at Florida
Following-up on something that I mentioned in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT II. Richmond assistant Kevin Hovde has now officially been named as an assistant at Florida. Here’s the full release: Florida has hired Kevin Hovde as an assistant coach in men’s basketball, head coach Todd Golden announced on Tuesday. Hovde comes to Florida after most recently helping Richmond
Daily Dirt II – 3/28/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) So busy today, I needed round 2 of the DD. Here you go… Richmond assistant Kevin Hovde is headed to Florida where he will rejoin new Gators head coach Todd Golden. Hovde was the associate head coach under Golden at San Francisco from 2019-21, and an assistant at USF from 2016-19.
OFFICIAL: Miskdeen named assistant basketball coach at Georgia
I mentioned this one in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT. It’s now official. Akeem Miskdeen has joined the Georgia basketball staff as an assistant. Here’s the official release from UGA: Akeem Miskdeen has been named as assistant basketball coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, head coach Mike White announced on Friday. Miskdeen, whose coaching career has been defined by postseason
OFFICIAL: Todd Golden Named Florida Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Todd Golden has been hired as head men’s basketball coach at the University of Florida, Athletic Director Scott Stricklin announced on Friday. Golden, 36, becomes the 20th head coach of the Florida Gators after guiding the University of San Francisco to 24 wins and its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1998 in the 2021-22 season. Golden led
REPORT: Todd Golden to Florida
According to multiple reports, including one from Sports Illustrated, San Francisco head coach Todd Golden will take over at Florida. Golden’s 10th-seeded Dons lost in OT last night to Murray State 92-87 in OT. USF went 24-10 (10-6 WCC) this past season – Golden has gone 57-36 (.613) during his three seasons at the helm.
OFFICIAL: White named Head Coach at Georgia
Mike White, who has averaged more than 22 wins per season in 11 campaigns as head coach at Florida and Louisiana Tech, has been named the 23rd head men’s basketball coach of the Georgia Bulldogs. Josh Brooks, UGA’s J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics, announced White’s hiring. “We are extremely excited to welcome Mike White and
BREAKING REPORT: Florida’s White headed to Georgia
According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Georgia intends to hire Florida’s Mike White as their next head coach. White has gone 142-88 (.617) in his seven seasons as the head coach at Florida. The Gators were 19-13 (9-9 SEC) this past season. He was tabbed as the SEC Coach of the Year
Daily Dirt – 5/27/21
Daily Dirt compiled by: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick hitters from the D1 level… I have heard that Boston University Director of Basketball Operations Al Paul will be hired as an assistant at Yale. Paul has been at BU for the past three seasons, where he began as the video coordinator before being elevated