A few things to start off the week… Kenny Johnson is out as an assistant at LaSalle. The former Indiana, Louisville, and Towson assistant had been on the Explorers staff since 2018. Johnson helped run Team Takeover (DC) AAU before working at the college level. Jason Shay will add Turner Battle as an assistant and
Mayes promoted to Associate Head Coach at Poiny U (GA)
Point University is proud to announce the promotion of Rodney Mayes to Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach. Head Coach Jake Deer states, “I am excited to announce the promotion of Coach Rodney Mayes from Assistant Coach to our program’s Associate Head Coach. From the time I arrived in West Point, it has been a true
Moore announces retirement as Head Basketball Coach at Westmont
Westmont men’s basketball head coach John Moore, the Warriors’ longest tenured and all-time winningest coach, is ending his coaching career after 27 years at the helm of the storied program. Moore will continue to serve as an associate professor of kinesiology and associate athletic director. “It is hard to imagine 27 years have passed since that
Corbin resigns as Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Webber International U
Webber International University’s Director of Athletics, Darren Richie, announced that Coach Allen Corbin has resigned as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Webber. The resignation is effective May 15, 2020. Corbin has been the head coach of the Warriors for the past three seasons. He finished with an overall record of 39-46 and took the team
Coaching Change made at NAIA Judson U
The Judson University Men’s Basketball Program has a new head coach as Judson University Athletic Director Joel Popenfoose announced the hiring of Bruce Field as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach on Friday. Fields succeeds Brian Thrift, who resigned to become the athletic director and Head Boys Basketball Coach at Brazos Christian High School in Bryan,
Former Mav Josh Howard named head coach at UNT Dallas
Josh Howard, former Dallas Mavericks All-Star forward who played 10 seasons in the NBA, has been named head coach of the University of North Texas at Dallas’ new men’s basketball program. Howard was a Mavericks first-round draft pick in 2003, played seven seasons for the franchise, and spent the last four years as the head
Freeman resigns at NAIA Corban U.
The Corban University athletic department announced on Thursday morning that Mitch Freeman has resigned from his role as head men’s basketball coach. Freeman has accepted a position that will allow him to live closer to his family in Washington. “I want to take this opportunity to thank Mitch for his partnership in fulfilling the mission of
Mendoza named full-time assistant and development team head coach at JWU (FL)
Johnson & Wales Men’s Basketball Coach David Graham announced on Wednesday the hiring of Josh Mendoza as a full-time assistant and development team head coach. “We are excited to have Josh come back to the Wildcat family,” Coach Graham said. “I loved coaching him over his four-year career at JWU. He was a leader and
Daily Dirt – 4/15/20
Some mid-week dirt… I can confirm that Chase Campbell is no longer the head coach at NAIA Wiley College (TX). He was hired there last July after spending time as an assistant at Tuskegee. Wiley went 13-13 (10-8) last season. It sounds like current assistant Ashton DeMurrell could be in a position to take over
Alford named Head Basketball Coach at Huntington
Huntington University is pleased to announce the hiring of Kory Alford as the new Forester men’s basketball coach. Alford currently serves as the director of player development for the Nevada Wolf Pack (University of Nevada, Reno). Prior to that role, he held various roles for the basketball team at his alma mater, the University of
OFFICIAL: Teichmann promoted to Head Coach at Florida College
Following up on something that I mentioned in yesterday’s Daily Dirt, Florida College has made it official and named Chase Teichmann as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Pat Todd who resigned yesterday. Here’s the full release from FC: Chase Teichmann has been named the next head coach of the Florida College men’s
Daily Dirt – 4/7/20
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Yesterday, I mentioned the easy/obvious staff additions at James Madison (Daily Dirt – 4/6). I’ve now heard of two more…It sounds like Mount St. Mary’s (MD) assistant Xavier Joyner and UMES assistant Calvin Baker will both be joining Mark Byington’s staff. Joyner has been at The Mount for