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
OFFICIAL: Joliet’s Kuhn heads to College of DuPage
I mentioned this one back on 4/12 (JUCO DIRT). Hall of Famer Joe Kuhn’s move from Joliet Junior College to the College of DuPage is now official. Here’s the release from the college: Joe Kuhn checked all of the boxes on Director of Athletics Ryan Kaiser‘s required list for a new College of DuPage men’s basketball
Pennicooke hired as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Westchester CC
Westchester Community College Director of Athletics Michael Belfiore has announced that Andre Pennicooke has been hired as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Pennicooke, a 2008 Westchester CC graduate, was most recently the Head Junior Varsity Basketball Coach and Assistant Varsity Coach at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York. Pennicooke has been a basketball coach in the
Ruane departs D2 Bridgeport; Takes over at Palm Beach State
Palm Beach State College Athletics has selected Michael Ruane to serve as its new head men’s basketball coach. He officially begins May 2. He was selected for the role from a national pool of more than 200 candidates. Ruane has been the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Conn. for
JUCO DIRT: Hall of Famer Kuhn set to make move from Joliet
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that NJCAA Hall of Famer Joe Kuhn will depart NJCAA D3 Joliet Junior College after 25-years, and become the head coach at Region 4 foe College of DuPage. Kuhn, who was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame back in 2017, led JJC to the
JUCO DIRT: Dodge City’s Williams heads to Milwaukee
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Dodge City CC (KS) head coach Jake Williams will become an assistant Milwaukee. His big-time JUCO ties will provide an immediate boost to new Panthers head coach Bart Lundy. Williams has been the head coach at DCCC since 2020. This past season, he led his team to
OFFICIAL: East Central CC hires Shields as new Head Basketball Coach
Following-up on something that I mentioned earlier in today’s DAILY DIRT. Dylan Shields has now officially been named as the head coach at NJCAA East Central CC. Here is the official statement from the school: Former East Central Community College assistant basketball coach Dylan Shields is set to return to Decatur as the new head
Bender leaves Southwest Mississippi CC; Takes over at Ellsworth CC (IA)
Bryan Bender arrives at Ellsworth Community College after a successful four-year stint as the head men’s basketball coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College. He was promoted after one season as an assistant coach in the spring of 2018. Bender quickly built a value-driven culture centered around the core values of Passion, Humility & Discipline (PHD), where
DeMeo returns to Northwest Florida
Steve DeMeo has been named the new men’s head basketball coach at Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC). NWFSC President Dr. Devin Stephenson and Athletic Director Ramsey Ross announced this morning that DeMeo will be returning to the College to coach the Raiders after serving as the assistant head basketball coach for East Carolina and St.
Tate named Head Basketball Coach at UConn Avery Point
Philkwan Tate, a former All-Region student-athlete during his playing days for the Pointers, has been named as head men’s basketball coach at UConn Avery Point. He replaces Sam Cheung, who stepped down at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season after four seasons as head coach. “I am excited to have Philkwan Tate usher in the next
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Ranger College opens
I alluded to this one in today’s DAILY DIRT, but can now confirm that Larry Brown is no longer the head coach at NJCAA D1 Ranger College. Brown took over at Ranger back in the fall of 2020 after a very short (less than 6 month stint) by James Stafford. The Ranger job initially opened