Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Macalester College will hire Dartmouth assistant Rich Glesmann as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Abe Woldeslassie who became an assistant at Denver earlier this spring. Last season was Glesmann’s first as with the Big Green after a seven year run as a
Johnson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Princeton
Mathew Johnson has been named as an assistant coach of the Princeton University men’s basketball team, as announced by Franklin C. Cappon-Edward C. Green ’40 Head Coach Mitch Henderson Monday. “I’m thrilled to welcome Mat Johnson to our staff,” said Henderson. “He brings a championship pedigree, deep roots in our local basketball community, and a clear understanding of
D3 DIRT: Carnegie Mellon set to hire Ivy League assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Yale associate head coach Justin Simon will be named as the new head basketball coach at D3 Carnegie Melon University. The Yale alum who has won an Ivy League men’s basketball championship as both a player and a coach, joined James Jones’ coaching staff
Princeton hires Mike Brennan as Assistant Basketball Coach
Mike Brennan ’94 has been named the Ted Athanassiades ’61 Associate Head Coach of the Princeton University men’s basketball team, as announced by Franklin C. Cappon-Edward C. Green ’41 Head Coach Mitch Henderson ’98. “I’m excited to welcome Mike Brennan as our Associate Head Coach,” said Henderson. “Mike brings over 20 years of Division I coaching experience,
Duda, Jr. named Director of Basketball Operations at Penn
The University of Pennsylvania’s John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, Fran McCaffery, has announced the addition of David Duda, Jr. to his staff as the program’s director of basketball operations. Duda comes to Penn after spending the last two years on Mike Rhoades’ staff at Penn State University as a graduate assistant. His professional
Moore named Assistant Basketball Coach at Penn
The University of Pennsylvania’s new John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, Fran McCaffery, has announced the hiring of Ronald Moore to his staff as an assistant coach. A standout player for McCaffery at Siena College, Moore makes his college coaching debut with the Quakers after a long professional career in Europe that saw him
McGonigal named Assistant Basketball Coach at Columbia
Mark McGonigal joined the Columbia men’s basketball program as an assistant coach in April 2025. McGonigal recently served as an assistant coach at Cornell in 2024-25, where he helped guide the Big Red to a second-place finish in the conference and to the Ivy League Tournament Championship game. Cornell led the nation in effective field
Luber joins Penn Basketball Staff
The University of Pennsylvania’s new John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, Fran McCaffery, has announced the hiring of Ben Luber to his staff as an assistant coach. Luber comes to Penn after spending the last five years as head boys’ basketball coach at the George School in Newtown, Pa. Prior to that, he
OFFICIAL: McCaffrey named Head Basketball Coach at Penn
The University of Pennsylvania’s T. Gibbs Kane, Jr. W’69 Director of Athletics and Recreation, Alanna Wren, has announced the hiring of Fran McCaffery W’82 as the new John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball. McCaffery will be introduced to the community on Monday, April 7 during a press conference at 10 AM at The Palestra. The announcement
REPORT: Penn to hire Fran McCaffery as new Head Basketball Coach
Earlier this week in the DAILY DIRT, I mentioned Fran McCaffery’s involvement at Penn. Now, according to multiple reports, including one from Sam Federman, a deal to hire McCaffery is “imminent.” A Penn alum, McCaffery takes over just weeks after being dismissed from Iowa, where he coached for 15 seasons and became the program’s all-time
OFFICIAL: Hovde named Head Basketball Coach at Columbia
Following up on the report from earlier today. Kevin Hovde has officially been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Columbia. Here’s the statement from the school: Columbia’s Campbell Family Director of Intercollegiate Athletics & Physical Education Peter Pilling has announced the hiring of Kevin Hovde as the head coach of the men’s basketball
REPORT: Columbia to hire Florida assistant Hovde as new Head Coach
According to a Jeff Goodman report, Columbia will hire Florida assistant Kevin Hovde as their new head coach. HoopDirt mentioned Hovde as being in the mix here back on 3/19 (DAILY DIRT). Hovde has been at Florida since 2022 and has also worked with current Gators head coach Todd Golden at Columbia and San Francisco.