Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Mike Ruane will depart as the head basketball coach at D2 Franklin Pierce University (NH). It sounds like he will become a high school coach / administrator in Florida. Ruane has been a collegiate head coach since 2000. He spent 22 seasons at D2
D2 DIRT: Hotaling out as Head Basketball Coach at New Haven
Ted Hotaling is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at New Haven. No official announcement yet, but he had been 404’d from the website. Hotaling had spent the last 14 seasons as the Chargers head coach, where he went 218-184 (.542). This past season, New Haven went 12-17 (7-13 NE-10). More on this move
Saint Anselm Men’s Basketball Coach Keith Dickson announces retirement; Chris Santo ‘15 named new Head Coach
After 38 years and 719 victories across 37 seasons, Saint Anselm College head men’s basketball coach Keith Dickson announced his retirement on Wednesday. Former Hawks standout Chris Santo ’15, who served as assistant coach under Dickson from 2016-20, has been named the 11th head coach in program history. Dickson steps away from the program he took over in 1986,
St. Michael’s College Basketball Staff Update
D2 St. Michael’s College has promoted Evan Conti to Associate Head Coach, and added John Salivonchik as an assistant coach. Conti is the former head coach at New York Institute of Technology, and was hired as the Saint Michael’s men’s basketball program’s full-time assistant coach in July 2021. A 2015 graduate of Quinnipiac University with a
D2 DIRT: Franklin Pierce set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) It sounds like David Chadbourne is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Franklin Pierce University (NH). Chadbourne has spent the past 24-seasons at FPU, where he put together a 344-308 (.528) record. He also spent three seasons as the women’s basketball head coach at the school (1996-99), before
Swank named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at LeMoyne
Le Moyne College head men’s basketball coach Nate Champion ’14 announced on Tuesday morning the hiring of Ben Swank as an assistant coach. “I am extremely happy to be adding Ben to our staff,” said Champion, who is entering his third season leading his alma mater. “Ben brings a great background of experience from all
Former NYIT Head Coach Conti named assistant at D2 St. Mike’s
Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball head coach Eric Eaton announced the hire of former New York Institute of Technology head coach Evan Conti as the program’s full-time assistant coach on Wednesday. He joins Eaton and third-year assistant coach Shay Berry in rounding out the staff heading into the 2021-22 school year. Conti, who also played
Eaton named Head Basketball Coach at St. Michael’s College
Saint Michael’s College Director of Athletics Chris Kenny ’86 announced the hiring of Eric Eaton as men’s basketball head coach on Thursday. Eaton has helped four Division I programs win 11 conference regular-season and tournament crowns in two decades as an assistant, making a run to 11 postseason tournaments, including seven NCAA bids. In 2016, he was named
OFFICIAL: Champion tabbed as Head Basketball Coach at LeMoyne
Le Moyne College Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics Matt Bassett announced on Wednesday afternoon the hiring of Nate Champion ’14 as the ninth head men’s basketball coach in program history. Champion replaces Patrick Beilein, who resigned in late March to accept the head coach position at Niagara University. “We had a very deep,
OFFICIAL: Faucher named Head Basketball Coach at Assumption
Following up-on something that HoopDirt.com first posted last week (DII DIRT)… Assumption College President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. and Director of Athletics Jamie Marcoux are pleased to announce the hiring of Scott Faucher as the 17th head coach of the Assumption men’s basketball program. Faucher, a dynamic coach and rising star in the industry, comes
DII DIRT: LeMoyne set to name alum as next Head Basketball Coach
Following up on something that I mentioned in yesterday’s Daily Dirt… Florida Southern assistant coach Nate Champion will be named as the next head basketball coach at his alma mater LeMoyne. He will replace Patrick Beilein who became the head coach at Niagara. Following his graduation from LeMoyne back in 2014, he spent some time
DII DIRT: Assumption set to name Faucher as next Head Basketball Coach
I can confirm through multiple sources that Nichols College head coach Scott Faucher will be named as the new head basketball coach Assumption College. This past season, Faucher led Nichols to a program record 28 win season, and a DIII Elite Eight appearance. Before being hired at Nichols last summer, he spent four seasons as