Following-up on something that I mentioned back on 6/28 (JUCO DIRT). Rusty Elmore has officially been named as the head coach at Garden City CC. Here is the release from the school: There is no other coach in the Jayhawk Conference who has done more with less than Rusty Elmore. And that isn’t hyperbole by
Howard elevated to Head Basketball Coach at Cleveland State CC
Cleveland State Community College (TN) has promoted Rafael Howard to Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Coach Howard has been with the program the past eight years as an assistant. Exceptional recruiter, skilled motivator and strong leader are just a few of the words most often used by his peers to describe Howard. With more than two
Williams named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Missouri State West Plains
Jared Phay, head coach of the Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball team, today announced the hiring of Braxton Williams as his new assistant coach. He replaces Jason Owens Sr., who resigned in May to take a position with Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. Williams’ hiring is pending approval by the Missouri State
JUCO DIRT: Garden City CC set to name new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Garden City CC (KS) will hire Rusty Elmore as their new head men’s basketball coach. Elmore has been the head coach at Colby CC (KS) since 2019. During his three seasons at Colby, Elmore put together a 49-30 record, with his best seasons coming in 2019-20, when
JUCO DIRT: Des Moines Area CC set to open as Putz takes D1 job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one late last week on Twitter…I can now confirm that Des Moines Area CC head coach Brett Putz has departed and will become the Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Indiana State. Putz had been the head coach at DMACC for the past two years, where he
Jones College names Clarence Weatherspoon as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
A former Southern Miss and NBA basketball standout is reuniting with his former college teammate. Clarence Weatherspoon has been hired as an assistant coach at Jones College. The move was announced on June 24 by Bobcat head coach Newton Mealer, who was a teammate of Weatherspoon from 1989-92. The announcement comes 30 years to the day that
Long named Assistant Basketball Coach at Fort Scott CC
Tyler Long has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Fort Scott Community College. Long joins the Greyhounds after spending the 2021-22 season at Emporia State University where he was an assistant coach for the Hornets. In 2021-22, Emporia State finished with an overall record of 20-9 (their first 20-win season since 2006-07)
Mathews named Assistant Basketball Coach at North Central Missouri College
North Central Missouri College has announced the hiring of Hank Mathews as its new Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach. Mathews arrives to NCMC after one year as an assistant coach at Lincoln College in Lincoln, IL. While at Lincoln, he helped guide the Lynx to a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) tournament runner up finish and
Mills named Head Basketball Coach at Dallas College-North Lake
Josh Mills has been named as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at NJCAA D3 Dallas College-North Lake. Mills served as the associate head coach on North Lake’s 2022 National Championship team. He will replace former head coach Tim McGraw, who became the special assistant to the head coach at Louisiana Tech. Coach Mills not only
JUCO Williston State (ND) opens
Shawn Neary has decided to step down as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Williston State College. It was the decision of Coach Neary to step down to spend more time with family. “We want to thank Shawn for his service to Williston State College Teton Athletics. We wish him and his family nothing but
JUCO DIRT: Indian River set to hire current JUCO head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Indian River State College (FL) intends to name Bill Morosco as their next head men’s basketball coach. Morosco spent last season as the head coach at Garden City CC (KS), where he led his squad to a 22-10 (15-9 KJCCC) record. Before his one year stint at
Bledsoe named Head Basketball Coach at Anoka-Ramsey CC
Anoka-Ramsey Community College has announced the hiring of Travis Bledsoe as Head Men’s Basketball Coach, following the retirement of previous head coach Ron Larson. Bledsoe comes to Anoka-Ramsey after leading Minnesota high school powerhouse DeLaSalle for the past five seasons. In Bledsoe’s time as head coach of the Islanders, DeLaSalle won five section championships resulting