Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to kick off the week… Following up on my TWEET from Saturday…D2 Texas Permian Basin has found their new head coach. Multiple sources have told me that it is a current D2 head coach from a different conference. The new coach will replace Josh Newman who departed for
Ridder named Assistant Basketball Coach at Daytona State
Reed Ridder has been hired as the men’s basketball assistant coach. Ridder most recently served on the coaching staff in a Recruiting/Player Development role for the Georgia Southern University men’s basketball team under Coach Brian Burg. Prior to his time with GSU, Ridder completed a two-year stint as Graduate Assistant for the University of Georgia
Des Moines Area CC Men’s Basketball Staff Update
DMACC men’s basketball coach Brett Putz has announced the hiring of Trevor Smith and Taylor Tucker as assistant men’s basketball coaches. Smith and Tucker replace former DMACC assistant coaches Kannon Burrage and Sam Esboldt. Burrage left DMACC to become the men’s basketball coach at Black Hawk College and Esboldt has joined the Minot State University
Daily Dirt – 8/5/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Today’s Daily Dirt… Horace Owens, Vernon Dupree, and Shadid Perkins will make up Stan Waterman’s new staff at Delaware State. Owens was a long-time assistant at La Salle. Dupree had spent the past 11-seasons as an assistant at D2 Wilmington University (DE). Perkins had been on Waterman’s staff at the Sanford
Wilk named Head Basketball Coach at Tompkins Cortland CC
Tom Wilk has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Tompkins Cortland Community College. The Panther alum and former assistant coach at SUNY Cortland and Morrisville State replaces Rich Echevarria, who stepped down earlier this summer after six seasons. Wilk played for the Panthers in 2008-09, averaging 10.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.3
Roane State CC names Holt as new Head Basketball Coach
Officials at Roane State Community College announced the naming of Alan Holt as the next men’s head basketball coach. The long-time assistant succeeds Randy Nesbit who stepped down at the conclusion of the past basketball season. Holt said, “It is really exciting” and that he is grateful to the administration for demonstrating their confidence in
Schmidt elevated to Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at SMCC
Southwest Men’s Basketball Coach Bryan Bender has announced that Corey Schmidt was recently promoted from volunteer assistant to lead assistant coach for the Bears. “The biggest thing for me was just being able to solely focus on basketball,” Schmidt said. “With the volunteer position, I was also the dorm director and night head resident. Being able
Daily Dirt – 8/2/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to kick off August… Dallas Cameron has been hired as an assistant at American University. Cameron, who played at Stephen F. Austin, was most recently a graduate assistant under Mike Boynton at Oklahoma State. He replaces Matt Wolff, who had been at AU for the past 11-seasons. An
Llanas named Head Basketball Coach at Owens CC
The familiar face of Mike Llanas will return to Owens Community College but in a new role. The all-time winningest coach in Owens Express women’s basketball history will take the head coaching position of the tradition-rich men’s basketball program. Llanas left Owens after the 2017-2018 season for NCAA Division II Wheeling University. He resigned his
Clancy named new Head Basketball Coach at Triton College
John Clancy has joined Triton College as head men’s basketball coach. He takes over the program from Steve Christiansen, who ended his 17-year career leading the Trojans in June. Clancy, a native of Buffalo Grove, served as a Triton assistant coach during the 2019-2020 season. Last season, Clancy was on staff at John A. Logan
Southwest Tennessee CC hires Jarrett Stephens as AD & Men’s Basketball Coach
Southwest Tennessee Community College announces the hiring of Jarrett M. Stephens as athletic director and the new head coach of the Saluqi men’s basketball team, effective Aug. 16, 2021. Stephens, a Cleveland, Ohio native with ties to the Memphis community, has more than a decade of intercollegiate basketball coaching experience. “I believe Coach Stephens can advance
Daily Dirt – 7/20/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick hitters… I have heard that Tra Arnold is no longer on the staff at Samford. Last year was his first there after spending two seasons at Iona. Arnold is also the former head coach at Odessa College (TX) where he went 159-32 in his six seasons. It also