Jerry Nichols calls Walters State his “second home.” And when he saw an opportunity to return to that home, he took it and ran with it. On Thursday, Walters State announced Nichols, a former player and assistant coach at the college, as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Nichols has spent the last five seasons
JUCO DIRT: Macomb CC’s Nizam resigns; Will become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D2 Macomb CC (MI) head basketball coach Hassan Nizam has resigned, and will become a D1 assistant. It sounds like he will land on the staff at Central Michigan. Nizam has been the head coach at MCC since 2021 where he has gone 53-13. This past
JUCO NEWS: Bledsoe resigns as MBB head coach at Anoka-Ramsey; Becomes D1 WBB assistant
University of North Dakota head women’s basketball coach Mallory Bernhard announced on Tuesday the return of former UND men’s basketball standout, Travis Bledsoe as an assistant women’s basketball coach. “I am incredibly excited to bring a coach of Travis’s caliber to our program,” said Bernhard. “Coach Bledsoe not only has seen success everywhere he has been, but
Harmon named Assistant Basketball Coach at Paris JC
Paris Junior College announces Michael Harmon as the new Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. Harmon spent two years as a graduate assistant with Western Oregon University (WOU) men’s basketball coaching staff. At WOU, he helped the team make the semifinals of the 2021-2022 NCAA Division II Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament. During that time he
JUCO NEWS: Hastings named Head Coach at ASU Mid-South after Parker resigns to take NCAA D2 AD Position
ASU Mid-South Athletics Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Parker has submitted his resignation, and Greyhound Assistant Coach Cody Hastings was immediately promoted as the Greyhounds new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Parker, who just completed his 13th year at ASU Mid-South, has accepted an offer to become the Director of Athletics at Christian Brothers
Western Texas College adds Hammond as Assistant Basketball Coach
Western Texas College is very pleased to welcome Carson Hammond as the new Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. “Carson being a part of the program here as a player made this choice very easy for me,” said Matt Hardy, the WTC Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “His experience here in Snyder as a player will be instrumental
Mineral Area CC opens; Strege named Assistant Coach North Dakota State
Luke Strege has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at North Dakota State. Strege came to NDSU from Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo., where he served as head coach for eight seasons and posted a record of 199-46. “We set out to challenge ourselves and continue to push our Bison basketball family to new
JUCO NEWS: Gossett takes over at Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa
Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa has selected Brandon Gossett to lead the Maverick basketball program. Gossett comes to NOC after serving as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Kansas Community College Blue Devils the past two seasons. “It’s an honor to be named the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa,” Gossett said. “I
JUCO DIRT: Triton College set to open; Head Coach will become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that NJCAA D1 Triton College (IL) head coach John Clancy will become an assistant coach at Western Illinois. Clancy became the head coach at TC back in 2021, replacing Steve Christiansen who became an assistant at Northern Illinois. In his two seasons at the helm,
Clark named Head Basketball Coach at Northeast CC (NE)
Northeast Community College has named Josh Clark the 14th head men’s basketball in program history, it was announced Wednesday by Athletic Director Jerrett Mills. Clark was previously an assistant coach with the Hawks for six seasons under head coach Dan Anderson and played a key role in the development of 13 All-Region players and 67
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Southern Nevada set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 College of Southern Nevada head men’s basketball coach Russ Beck will resign and become the Head Coach at Box Elder HS in Brigham City, Utah. Beck was hired at CSN back in 2020, and was tasked with re-starting a program that had been dormant since
Fred Brown Jr. named Assistant Basketball Coach at North Idaho College
North Idaho College Athletics Director, Shawn Noel, is proud to announce Fred Brown Jr. as the assistant men’s basketball coach. “We are very happy to have Fred on board,” Noel said. “He has a tremendous amount of coaching experience and his ability to recruit quality athletes is outstanding. He will be a great addition to