Iowa Western Community College announced today that Andy Shaw has been named the head coach of its men’s basketball program. “I am excited about the addition of Coach Shaw and his family to our Reiver Family. His track record of winning in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference drew us to him; during the interview
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Panola opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm multiple reports that Panola head coach Mike Nesbitt is headed to High Point as an assistant coach. He will be reunited there with new HPU head coach Alan Huss, who was Nesbitt’s coach in high school at La Lumiere School (IN). Last season was Nesbitt’s first at Panola,
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D2 Elgin CC opens
Elgin Community College will not renew the contract of men’s basketball head coach Reed Nosbisch. The veteran coach released the following statement on social media: This past season, ECC went 16-15 (8-6). Nosbisch’s best season came in 2016-17, when he led then NJCAA D3 Elgin to the National Championship game, and finished the season with
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Casper College (WY) set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one earlier today on Twitter – just following-up… I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Casper College (WY) has opened, as head coach Shaun Gutting has stepped away from his position. Gutting had been the head coach at Casper since 2019. This past season, he led the Thunderbirds to
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D3 RCSJ Gloucester set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA Rowan College South Jersey – Gloucester is set to open, as current head basketball coach Richard Casey will become the new Director of Athletics at NCAA D3 Rosemont College. Last season was Casey’s first at RCSJ Gloucester, where he led the Roadrunners to a 22-8 (21-5)
JUCO DIRT: Ranger College set to promote assistant to Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard that Ranger College will elevate assistant Zach VerHulst to head coach, replacing TJ Cox who is headed to D1 Northwestern State. This past season was VerHulst’s first on the staff at Ranger, where he helped lead the squad to a 27-8 (12-2) record. Before his time in Texas, he
Carlyle announces retirement as Head Basketball Coach t Walters State
Bill Carlyle came to Walters State in 1977 excited about the opportunity to be the men’s basketball head coach and ready to see what kind of success he could bring to the college. Even Carlyle, a native of Bulls Gap, couldn’t have dreamed of leaving a legacy of this magnitude. On Thursday, Carlyle, now a
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Yavapai College opens
I can confirm that Jay Joyner is no longer the head basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Yavapai College (AZ). Joyner took over at Yavapai back in 2021, restarting a program that had not competed in over ten years. The 2022-23 season was their first since restarting – they went 7-23. Before taking over at YC,
JUCO DIRT: Ranger set to open; Cox headed D1
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from great sources who confirm that NJCAA D1 Ranger College head coach TJ Cox is on the move, and will be named as an assistant coach on Rick Cabrera’s new staff at Northwestern State. Cox was hired at Ranger last spring after spending time as an assistant at
HoopDirt.com 2022-23 JUCO Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 27, 2023 Rick Cabrera has been named as the HoopDirt.com Junior College Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2022-23 college basketball season. Cabrera, who led Tallahassee Community College to a 31-6 record this season, was recently named as the new head basketball coach at NCAA D1 Northwestern State University.
Coaching change made at NJCAA D1 Denmark Tech (SC)
Denmark Technical College announced changes in their basketball coaching leadership. Andre Payne, who also serves as athletic director at the college and has been the head coach of the men’s basketball team since 2020, will become head coach of the women’s basketball team. “I’m looking forward to taking the lead of the women’s basketball team.
Leslie out as Head Basketball Coach at Trinity Valley CC
Trinity Valley CC has released the following statement on the status of head men’s basketball coach Mark Leslie: Trinity Valley Community College has announced that the contract of third-year head men’s basketball coach Mark Leslie will not be renewed. A national search for his successor will begin immediately. “We thank Mark for his years of