Following up on something that I first mentioned in the Daily Dirt on 3/28. NAIA Rocky Mountain College has officially named Danny Neville as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Here is the statement from the school on the hiring: Rocky Mountain College Athletics is excited to announce the hiring of Danny Neville as the
NAIA NEWS: Korver steps down at Northwestern College; Kooima promoted to Head Basketball Coach
Northwestern College has announced that men’s basketball head coach Kris Korver ’92 will be passing leadership of the program to Colton Kooima ’18 and Ben Miller ’13. Kooima will serve as the school’s ninth head coach, while Miller will be elevated to associate head coach. “It is a tremendous honor to announce the transition of leadership within our historic
NAIA DIRT: Reyes resigns as Head Coach at Loyola (NO), will become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Donald Reyes has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Loyola University (NO). Word on the street is that Reyes will join Quannas White’s new staff at Louisiana as an assistant. Reyes took over at Loyola in 2022 following the departure of Stacy Hollowell. Over
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Batish named Head Basketball Coach at Ottawa University (KS)
Ottawa University Director of Athletics, Janet Eaton-Smith has announced that Jamie Batish has been selected to lead the Braves as the new head men’s basketball coach. Batish is in his sixth year with the program and served as interim head coach for the last 10 games of the 2024-25 season. “It is with extreme excitement that I announce the removal
NAIA Life Pacific hires Jenkins as Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Life Pacific University Athletics is excited to announce Evan Jenkins as the next Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Evan brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success in collegiate basketball. Over the past few years, he has helped lead multiple programs to significant improvements, most recently at Biola University, where he played
NAIA NEWS: Rocky Mountain makes Men’s Basketball Coaching Change
After 25 seasons at the helm, Rocky Men’s Basketball will have a new head coach on the sidelines as head coach Bill Dreikosen departs the program. Coach Dreikosen has been the head coach of the men’s program since 2000 and exits as the program’s all-time leader in wins, finishing the 2024-25 season with an overall record of
NAIA NEWS: Wirth named Head Basketball Coach at Waldorf University
Waldorf University has announced the hiring of Michael Wirth as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Originally from Thompson, Iowa and a graduate of North Iowa High School in Buffalo Center, Iowa, Wirth returns to North Iowa from Arizona where he spent the last 23 years teaching and coaching basketball at various levels. Wirth helped form the
Laatsch named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Bryan University
Bryan College has announced the hiring of Jason Laatsch as the new Men’s Basketball Coach. Laatsch succeeds the previous head coach and brings extensive coaching experience and a commitment to developing student-athletes both on and off the court. Laatsch joins Bryan College after spending the past three years at Lee University, where he helped lead
Murdock named Head Basketball Coach at Kansas Wesleyan
A rising star in the regional coaching ranks, Jordan Murdock has accepted Kansas Wesleyan’s men’s basketball coaching position. The decision was announced Saturday afternoon by the university. Murdock will be the 30th Head Coach for a program whose history dates back to 1901-02. “I want to thank President Thompson, Ken Oliver, and Miguel Paredes for the
NAIA DIRT: Capps no longer Head Basketball Coach at Goshen College
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Kyle Capps is no longer the head basketball coach at NAIA Goshen College (IN). Capps, a 2014 Goshen alum, was named head coach back in 2022 after serving as the associate head coach at the school. This past season, Goshen went 5-23 (0-18 Crossroads League). More on
Watkins steps down as Head Basketball Coach at Coastal Georgia
After 10 seasons at the helm of the College of Coastal Georgia men’s basketball program, head coach Jesse Watkins has decided to step away from the program and will not return as the head coach next season. “Coastal Georgia deeply appreciates Coach Watkins’ dedication, leadership, and passion for student athlete success and fulfilling Coastal’s mission of transforming
Rekoske retires as Head Basketball Coach at Bryan College
With the season coming to an end for the Bryan College men’s basketball team, Head Coach Don Rekoske has officially concluded his tenure with the Lions. Under his tenure, Bryan has remained a strong competitor in the AAC, developing players both on and off the court. The college issued the following statement on Rekoske’s retirement at the