I mentioned this one back on 4/29 – it’s now been made official. USC Salkehatchie has named Kyle Lawson as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here’s the official release from the school: Kyle Lawson has been named head men’s basketball coach for the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie. “We are excited to welcome Coach
OFFICIAL: Rosser named Head Coach at Gaston College
I mentioned this one in the DAILY DIRT on Monday – it’s now been made official. NJCAA Gaston College has elevated Jamie Rosser to head coach, replacing Dickey Nutt who departed for Missouri. Rosser was an assistant on Nutt’s staff last season. A standout player from Memphis, Tenn., Overton High, Rosser played college basketball at
OFFICIAL: Cox named Head Basketball Coach at Ranger College
Following up on something that I mentioned back on March 30th (JUCO DIRT). Ranger College has officially named TJ Cox as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here is the release from Ranger: After completing his 1st season as an Assistant Coach at Dodge City Community College, Timothy “TJ” Cox has seen unprecedented success in his
Crass resigns as Head Coach at Otero; Becomes assistant at Abilene Christian
After two successful seasons serving as the head men’s basketball coach at Otero College, a member of the NJCAA, in La Junta, Colo. Ted Crass will make his return to Abilene. He will fill the place of Kyle Bankhead who will be moving to a new role within the University of San Francisco men’s basketball
Dumont takes over as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at North Country CC
Jerrad Dumont will take over as the new Men’s Basketball Coach at North Country Community College starting in the 2022-2023 season. After thirteen years as the Head Women’s Coach, two Region III Titles, and three consecutive NJCAA National Championship Tournaments, Coach Dumont will look to bring the same success to the men’s side. “I am
JUCO DIRT: Southwest Mississippi CC set to name new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Southwest Mississippi will elevate assistant Corey Schmidt to the role of head coach, replacing Bryan Bender who took over at Ellsworth CC (IA) back in early April. Schmidt had been on Bender’s staff for the past two season. Prior to that, he spent one year on Danny Manning’s staff at Wake
Lawson named Head Coach at USC Salkehatchie
Kyle Lawson has been named as the head men’s basketball coach at USC Salkehatchie. Lawson spent last season as an assistant at D2 Black Hills State, and was an assistant at NJCAA D1 Dawson CC before that. There has not been a release from USC Salk, but Lawson tweeted the following:
NJCAA D1 Shelton State opens
Joe Eatmon has stepped down as the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Shelton State, and will become the Dean of Community Relations at the school. Eatmon led the Bucs to a 30-5 (20-1) record this past season, and won a first round game in the NJCAA National Tournament. He wraps up his tenure
OFFICIAL: Davis announced as Head Coach at Murray State College
Following-up on something that I reported last week (D2 DIRT). Josh Davis has officially been announced as the new head men’s basketball coach at Murray State College. Here’s the release from the college: Murray State College is excited to announce the hiring of Josh Davis as the next head coach of its men’s basketball program. Davis brings
JUCO DIRT: Murray State College set to hire D2 assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Murray State College (OK) will name Josh Davis as their new head men’s basketball coach. Davis has most recently served as the associate head coach at D2 Oklahoma Baptist. Davis, who had been an assistant at OBU since 2018, was elevated to associate head
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 New Mexico JC opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) No secret here, but this one was pretty much made official today. After about six weeks of speculation (and denials), New Mexico Junior College is now open. According to a TWEET from the NMJC’s athletic department, head coach Luke Adams has departed, and will join his father Mark’s staff at Texas
JUCO DIRT: Midland (TX) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Patrick Rafferty is no longer the head coach at NJCAA D1 Midland College (TX). Rafferty, who was hired at Midland back in 2017, was in his second stint at the college. He had previously served as the head coach there 1994-1999. The coaching veteran