Butler Community College athletic director Todd Carter announced the hiring of Eric Nitsche as the next Grizzly men’s basketball head coach on Tuesday afternoon. Nitsche (pronounced nitch-ee) is a veteran Jayhawk Conference coach having spent the last 14 seasons as an assistant with stops at KCKCC, Cowley and Hutchinson. He is set to be officially
Former NBA Player Tyrus Thomas named Player Development Coach at Baton Rouge CC
Baton Rouge Community College Men’s Basketball announced today that former Louisiana State University (LSU) standout and Nation Basketball Association (NBA) first-round draft pick Tyrus Thomas will join the Bears coaching staff. Thomas will serve as a player development coach responsible for coaching on-court skill development programs and assessing individual players’ training progress. “Experienced, relatable, and focused
DAILY DIRT- 5/22/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick search updates (and some other random stuff)… The search at UMES is starting to move quickly. Names that I have heard include, former NC A&T, Tennessee State, and South Carolina State head coach Cy Alexander, former Hampton head coach Edward Joyner, Jr., UMass Director Of Player Development Anthony
Romano named Head Basketball Coach at CCRI
The Community College of Rhode Island has announced the hiring of Mike Romano as its new head men’s basketball coach, only the fifth in the program’s 58-year history dating back to 1965. Romano has spent the past two and a half years at CCRI as the Athletics, Recreation and Wellness Departments Compliance Coordinator and brings
Mineral Area CC announces Tony Irons as new Head Basketball Coach
Mineral Area College has hired Tony Irons as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Coach Irons replaces former Head Coach Greg Heiar, who accepted the head men’s basketball coaching position at Trinity Valley Community College in April. Coach Irons has been the head boys basketball coach at Vashon High School since 2015. In his nine seasons as head coach at Vashon, Irons has won seven Missouri State
DAILY DIRT – 5/15/24
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard… Hot name making the rounds right now for the vacant assistant spot at Wisconsin is D2 St. Leo head coach Lance Randall. The Wisconsin native is in his second stint at St. Leo and has also been the head coach at D3 Webster, and then
Fisher named Head Basketball Coach at Hutchinson CC
Hutchinson Community College Athletic Director Josh Gooch announced on Monday the hiring of Kyle Fisher to be the next head coach of the Blue Dragon men’s basketball program, pending board approval. Fisher will become the 16th head coach the history of the NJCAA’s all-time winningest men’s basketball program. He will officially be introduced at a
JUCO NEWS: Santa Fe College (FL) names Ritzdorf as new Head Basketball Coach
Santa Fe College Athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of John Ritzdorf as the Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Ritzdorf is replacing long-time Head Coach Chris Mowry, who retired after a twenty-one-year tenure at Santa Fe while earning five conference coach of the year awards. “I am so grateful and excited to be the head
Dewey named Head Basketball Coach at Indian Hills
This is the move that I’ve been teasing on X since Wednesday. It’s now official – Texas A&M Corpus Christi assistant Cole Dewey has taken over as the head coach at NJCAA D1 Indian Hills. Here’s the full statement from IHCC: Indian Hills Vice President of Student Development & Operations and Athletic Director Dr. Brett
Rockland CC (NY) names Cavaliere as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Rockland Community College (NY) has named John Cavaliere as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. They released the following statement announcing the hiring: We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our athletic family, Coach John Cavaliere! Coach Cavaliere brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our program. His coaching philosophy emphasizes teamwork,
Djokaj hired as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Oakland CC (MI)
Gjon Djokaj has been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Oakland Community College (MI). Djokaj most recently was the head coach for the boys’ varsity basketball team at De Lasalle Collegiate High School in Warren, where he led his team to the 2022 DI State Championship. He was also named 2022 Coach of the Year by
Brandl named Head Basketball Coach at North Platte CC
Jacob Brandl has been named the next head men’s basketball coach at North Platte Community College, Dr. Jody Tomanek, the Vice President of Academic Affairs and NPCC, announced Thursday evening. Brandl, a former two-year starter for the Knights, returns to become just the seventh head coach in the history of the North Platte Community College