43-yr old becomes fastest in NAIA history to 500 wins, also youngest NAIA or NCAA D1 coach to accomplish feat Basketball history was made Saturday afternoon as Indiana Wesleyan Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Greg Tonagel earned his 500th career win. In just the beginning of his 19th season at the helm, Tonagel accomplished the feat needing just 629
Patten joins Carroll College Basketball staff
Carroll Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ryan Lundgren has announced the final addition to his 2023 coaching staff. Connor Patten will join the Saints on the sidelines in 2023 as an assistant on the Men’s Basketball Staff. Connor Patten is a Utah native, who was born in Salt Lake City. He attended American Heritage South Jordan High
NAIA NEWS: McSorley promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Southwestern College
Southwestern College Assistant Coach Jimmy McSorley has been promoted to Associate Head Coach. McSorley is entering his 5th season at Southwestern College The 2023-24 season marks Jimmy McSorley’s 5th season on the Southwestern College men’s basketball coaching staff, and his second as the team’s lead assistant. McSorley’s responsibilities have continued to grow during his time
Fisher College Basketball Staff Update
Fisher College (NAIA) Head Men’s Basketball Coach Anthony Leonelli has announced five new additions to his staff. Sasha Aronson Aronson joins the Falcon staff this year after spending the 2022-2023 season as an Assistant Coach and Director of Operations with the Loughborough Riders of the British Basketball League. He assisted in all facets of the
NAIA NEWS: Gaither hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Shawnee State
Brent Gaither has been hired as an assistant coach for the Men’s Basketball team at Shawnee State. Last year, Gaither served as a graduate assistant at Point University in West Point Georgia. Before that, he competed for Point University for 4 years on the men’s basketball team. Gaither has been a basketball instructor for the
RECAP: 2023 College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) With September 1st right around the corner, it’s just about time to button up the 2023 HoopDirt.com College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker. Here’s a look at all of the changes by the numbers – they are very similar to last year across all levels, and close to 2021 as well (with
NAIA NEWS: Willis named to SXU Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Jeffery Willis has been named the new assistant coach for the Saint Xavier University men’s basketball team for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Willis spent the last four years at the University of Northwestern Ohio. While at UNOH, he helped recruit seven Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) All-Conference players. Willis also earned his master’s degree in business administration
NAIA NEWS: Hobbs named Assistant Basketball Coach at Carroll College
Carroll Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ryan Lundgren has announced the first addition to his coaching staff for the 2023-24 season. Alex Hobbs will join the Fighting Saints on the bench as Assistant Coach. Hobbs will replace Seth Yates, who left Carroll for a role at NCAA Division II Western Colorado earlier this month. A native of Houston,
OFFICIAL: UCSB’s Tucker named Head Coach at NAIA Embry-Riddle (AZ)
Following-up on something that I first mentioned in the Daily Dirt back on 7/27. UCSB assistant Ben Tucker has officially been named as the head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Embry-Riddle (AZ). Here’s the release from the school: After a national search, Embry-Riddle athletics has selected Ben Tucker as the new head Men’s Basketball Coach.
Cooper named Assistant Basketball Coach at Wiley College
Wiley College head men’s basketball coach Joseph Flegler announces the hiring of Malik Cooper as assistant coach. This will be Cooper’s first collegiate coaching position after graduating from Louisiana Christian University in May with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications. He played three seasons with the Wildcats – earning 2021-22 All-Red River Athletic Conference
Lewis steps down as Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Cumberland; Becomes Associate Head Coach at Tennessee State
Head men’s basketball coach Jeremy Lewis steps down to accept Associate Head Coach position at Tennessee State. Lewis has been a member of the Cumberland community for the past 23 years as a student-athlete, a graduate assistant, men’s assistant coach, women’s head coach, and men’s head coach leading Cumberland to success at each level. “I
NAIA NEWS: Repichowski hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Cleary University
Stevie Repichowski was hired as the Assistant Basketball Coach at Cleary University on Monday, July 17, 2023. Repichowski comes to Cleary from his alma mater, Nicholls State University, from 2021-2023 where he was the Director of Basketball Operations. Prior to his time in Thibodaux, he was the special assistant to the head coach at the