Vermillion Community College has announced that Coach Dan Tharp has been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Coach Tharp has a Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of South Dakota with emphasis in Sport Management and Secondary Education. His most recent coaching experience was at Dyersburg State Community College where the team
Hunter departs Lakeland CC; Named Head Coach at NAIA SMWC
Mike Hunter will become the new men’s head basketball coach for the Pomeroys. Coach Hunter comes to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College from Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio, where he has been the head coach since 2019. In his three years at Lakeland, he led the team to the OCCAC Conference championship, was the Regional XII
Dixie State assistant May named Head Coach at Snow College
In the 5/3 edition of the Daily Dirt, I mentioned Dixie State assistant Andrew May as a finalist at NJCAA D1 Snow College. He has now officially been hired – here’s the release from Snow: Snow College announced today the hiring of Andrew May as their new Men’s basketball coach. Andrew May, born in Mt.
OFFICIAL: Bradley’s Nesbitt named Head Coach at Panola JC
I mentioned this one in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT – it’s now been made official. Bradley Director of Basketball Operations Mike Nesbitt has been named as the new head basketball coach at Panola College (TX). The Panola basketball Twitter account tweeted the following: Nesbitt was an assistant at Panola in 2018-19 and has also spent time
JUCO DIRT: Coaching change made at NJCAA D1 Eastern Oklahoma State
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Scott Edgar is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Eastern Oklahoma State College. He has been replaced by long-time Southwestern College (KS) associate head coach Tim Miser. Edgar had been at Eastern Oklahoma since 2010. He arrived after spending most of his career at the D1 level
OFFICIAL: Lawson tabbed head coach at USC Salkehatchie
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: