Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Patrick Nee has departed Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa, and will be named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Allen Community College (KS). Nee was hired as the head coach at NOC Tonkawa prior to last season, and led the Mavericks to a 14-17 (8-9) record in
Indian Hills opens as Plona joins WKU staff
WKU Hilltopper Basketball head coach Steve Lutz announced the hiring of longtime Indian Hills Community College head coach Hank Plona to his staff. Plona will join the Hilltoppers as an assistant coach for the 2023-24 season. “Hank is bringing an incredible amount of experience to our staff,” said Lutz on the hire. “He is the consummate
Snow College adds Perkins as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Snow College men’s basketball Head Coach Andrew May has announced the hiring of Josh Perkins as an assistant coach. “I’m excited to have Josh Perkins join our staff,” May said. “Josh is a bright, hard working and passionate coach. His desire to coach at the next level coupled with his experience and work ethic really stood out
Daily Dirt – 5/1/23
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Crazy that it’s May 1st already. So far this spring, we’ve had 59 D1 jobs open – and 58 of them get filled (waiting on Coppin State, their Final group is HERE). I set the O/U at 60.5 back on March 1st. If I were a betting man (and obviously I
JUCO NEWS: Parks departs SCF; Named Head Coach at Casper CC
I teased this one on Twitter earlier today – it’s now official…State College of Florida head coach Tom Parks is headed to Casper CC (WY). Here’s the release from Casper: Casper College announced today that Tom Parks was named the new men’s basketball head coach for the Thunderbirds going into the 2023-24 season. Parks replaces
Larson steps down at Iowa Lakes; McKinney elevated to Head Basketball Coach
Jason McKinney has been named the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Iowa Lakes Community College. McKinney has served as the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach since 2011 and was the Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant at Iowa Lakes from 2009 to 2011. McKinney’s promotion came on the heels of Troy Larson being selected as the next
Tallahassee CC names Hendren new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Tallahassee Community College is pleased to announce the hire of Corey Hendren as the new men’s basketball head coach. Hendren was most recently the Associate Head Coach at UNC Pembroke, where he spent the past two seasons working under head coach Drew Richards. Hendren, just the sixth head coach in program history, replaces Rick Cabrera,
Whitney named Head Basketball Coach at SUNY Corning CC
Jason Whitney has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at SUNY Corning Community College. Whitney, an Avon student-athlete and native, replaces Isaac Bushey who served as the Head Coach for the last 9 seasons. Bushey took over as the Red Barons women’s head basketball coach after the 2022-23 season. SUNY Corning men’s basketball
Kuligoski promoted to Head Coach at Panola
Joe Kuligoski has been promoted to head men’s basketball coach at Panola College. He will replace Mike Nesbitt, who became an assistant at High Point earlier this spring. Last season was Kuligoski’s first at Panola after spending two seasons on the staff at Highland CC (IL). He also spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Seminole State (OK) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Don Tuley is out as the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Seminole State College (OK). The veteran head coach had been at Seminole State for the past nine seasons where he went 183-112. This year, Tuley led his team to a 25-8 record and captured
Trinity Valley CC hires Levinson as new Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Trinity Valley Community College has selected Martin Levinson to become the 12th head men’s basketball coach in school history. Levinson arrives to lead the Cardinals after a seven-year tenure at Southern Arkansas University Tech, where he built the program in 2017-18 and compiled a 94-52 record the next six seasons. His career head coaching record is
Long-time D1 assistant takes over at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Back on 3/21 (DAILY DIRT), I mentioned Owen Miller as the name to watch at Mississippi Gulf Coast. His hiring as the Bulldogs new head coach is now official. Here’s the release from MGCCC: Mississippi Gulf Coast wanted to hire a men’s basketball coach with championship pedigree, college coaching chops, Mississippi high school coaching experience