Montana Western Men’s Basketball has hired Tim Nolan as an assistant coach, Head Coach Patrick Jensen announced Tuesday. “We are really excited to add Tim Nolan to our staff for the upcoming season,” Jensen said. “He comes highly recommended by several very successful coaches and brings valuable experience from his time at Wyoming, Idaho State, and the Greensboro Swarm. Tim’s strong
Mason transitions from sidelines to full-time athletic leadership at Louisiana Christian; Barnes Named Interim Head Basketball Coach
Louisiana Christian announced that Reni Mason will step down from his role as head coach of the Wildcat men’s basketball team, effective immediately. Mason will continue his full-time role as the school’s vice president of intercollegiate athletics. Assistant coach Zach Barnes will take over as interim head coach of the men’s basketball team. Mason has
Beavers named Assistant Basketball Coach at NAIA Shawnee State
The men’s basketball program at Shawnee State has added a highly-qualified Ohio native to round out the coaching staff within the program at SSU, as Bryce Beavers, a Columbus metro area native who played at Harvest Preparatory Academy in Canal Winchester, played college basketball for Asbury (Ky.) and served on the highly-successful coaching staffs at fellow NAIA
JUCO DIRT: Scipio steps down as Head Coach at Denmark Tech, will become NAIA assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Patrick Scipio has stepped down as the head basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Denmark Tech (SC). Scipio became the head coach at Denmark Tech in 2023 after serving as an assistant in the program. He also has also worked as a GA at SIUE. Scipio posted about his departure on social
Wellington named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Rust College
Barry Wellington has been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at NAIA Rust College. No official announcement yet from Rust, but Wellington posted the following on social media earlier today: Wellington was an assistant at Arizona Christian for the 2024–25 season after a year as an assistant at Menlo College. His coaching résumé
Waldorf Basketball Staff Update
Waldorf University has announced the promotion of Nick Ackerman to Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach and the hiring of Jackson Lee as Head JV Men’s Basketball Coach. Nick Ackerman Coach Ackerman enters his fifth year on the staff. He spent the last season as the Head JV Coach for the program. Before graduating from Waldorf University
NAIA DIRT: Kohnke departs Central Baptist for Oklahoma City U; CBC acts quickly to find replacement
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Back on July 18th, I posted on X that the Oklahoma City State University job was done and that they were hiring a current NAIA head coach. I then went away on vacation and forgot to follow-up on this one. Anyway, 10 days later, in what is now the worst kept
Mendezona named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Corban University
Story Courtesy: Clayton Messerle, Assistant Athletic Director Corban University Following an extensive search by the Warrior Search Committee, Corban University Director of Athletics Bill Pilgeram has announced Pacific Northwest and international beloved Wayne Mendezona as the eleventh head coach in Warrior men’s basketball program history. Mendezona brings decades of both collegiate and professional head coaching
Morris College (SC) MBB job opens; Brown becomes AD at USC Salkehatchie
The University of South Carolina Salkehatchie has announced the appointment of Christopher Brown as its new athletic director. Brown brings over 24 years of experience in athletic administration and coaching to the role, having previously served as athletic director and head men’s basketball coach at Morris College in Sumter, S.C. A graduate of Troy University
Williams takes over as Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Judson
Judson University has announced a transition in leadership for its men’s basketball program. After eight years of dedicated service, Head Coach Bruce Fields is stepping down. Judson’s current Athletic Director, Rick Williams, will assume the role of Head Coach effective immediately. Fields recently joined the basketball staff at IU Indianapolis as the Director of Operations.
Shaw named Associate Head Basketball Coach at NAIA St. Thomas
St. Thomas University’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach Zach Moss announced the hire of Jacob Shaw as the program’s Associate Head Coach. He joins the Bobcats with unrivaled knowledge of South Florida hoops, founding MiamiDadeBBHoops.com which covers high school basketball across Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida on top of nearly 20 seasons coaching locally at the collegiate
D2 DIRT: UC Merced opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Kevin Pham is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at rising NCAA D2 UC Merced. Pham, the 2024-25 California Pacific Conference Coach of the Year, had been at the helm of the Bobcats for the past ten seasons. Last season, Pham led the Bobcats to a 20-7