Columbia men’s basketball head coach Kevin Hovde has announced the hiring of alumnus Nate Hickman ’18 CC as Director of Strategy. “I feel extremely grateful to be back at Columbia University,” Hickman said. “I’m excited to join Coach Hovde’s staff and get to work. I look forward to helping our student-athletes on and off the court so they get
Dartmouth Basketball Staff Update
Story courtesy: Callie Cyr, Dartmouth Athletics Head coach of men’s basketball, David McLaughlin, has announced two changes to his coaching staff ahead of the 2025-26 season. Ryan Kapustka has been promoted to an assistant coach while Dylan Sortillo joins the program as the new director of basketball operations. Kapustka becomes an assistant coach after serving one year as the director
OFFICIAL: Carberry returns to Yale as Assistant Basketball Coach
I mentioned this one back on May 28th (DAILY DIRT)…it’s now official. Tobe Carberry has returned to Yale as an assistant basketball coach. Here’s the release from the school: James Jones, Joel E. Smilow ’54 Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, is thrilled to announce that Tobe Carberry is returning to Yale as an assistant coach on his
Cornell Men’s Basketball Announces Restructured Coaching Staff
Story Courtesy Jeremy Hartigan, Cornell Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Communications ongtime Big Red assistant coach Nat Graham has returned to the Cornell staff as associate head coach and is joined by new director of basketball operations Ilan Kinder it was announced today by Jon Jaques ’10, the Robert E. Gallagher ’44 Head Coach of Men’s
D3 DIRT: Macalester to hire Ivy League Assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
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