Following up on HoopDirt.com’s report from Tuesday (D3 DIRT). Bob Sheldon’s retirement at Tufts has been made official. Here is the release from Tufts: Bob Sheldon, head coach of the Tufts University men’s basketball team since 1988, announced he will retire effective December 31 following 33 years leading the Jumbos. Coach Sheldon goes out on
D3 DIRT: Sheldon set to retire at Tufts
I have heard from multiple sources that Tufts head men’s basketball coach Bob Sheldon has retired. It sounds like he will be replaced on an interim basis by associate head coach Matt Malone. Sheldon had spent the past 32 seasons as the Jumbos head coach, where he is the all-time leader in wins, and has
Spanellis joins Wesleyan University Men’s Basketball Staff
Derek Spanellis joins the men’s basketball program at Wesleyan for his first season as assistant coach in 2020-21. Spanellis comes to Middletown, Conn. after spending two years with the men’s basketball program at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. At Pratt, Spanellis served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under former Cardinals’ assistant Max Sass. Spanellis’
OFFICIAL: Sears named Head Basketball Coach at Amherst
Marlon Sears has officially been named as the Head Basketball Coach at D3 Amherst College. HoopDirt.com first mentioned this move yesterday in the DAILY DIRT. Here is the official press release from Amherst: Marlon Sears has been named the head coach of the Amherst College men’s basketball program, it was announced today by Director of
Amherst College Men’s Basketball Coach David Hixon Retires
Legendary Amherst College head men’s basketball coach David Hixon ’75, who holds the record for number of wins in a single sport while coaching at Amherst, has decided to retire, Director of Athletics Donald Faulstick announced today. During his storied 42-season career at his alma mater, Hixon was the third coach in men’s basketball history
OFFICIAL: Sweeney named Head Basketball Coach at Connecticut College
Katherine Wenk Christoffers ’45 Director of Athletics Fran Shields has announced Tim Sweeney as the new head men’s basketball coach at Connecticut College. He was most recently the head coach at Hobart College. Sweeney piloted the Statesmen to an 84-48 overall ledger in five seasons at the helm and led the team to the championship
OFFICIAL: Satran Resigns at Connecticut College
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported on 11/24 (DIII DIRT: Satran out at Conn College)… Connecticut College Director of Athletics Fran Shields has announced the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Tom Satran and a change in leadership. A 1994 graduate of the institution, Satran was beginning his 17th season as the
Felix Abongo Named Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Bowdoin
The Bowdoin College Athletic Department has announced the hiring of Felix Abongo as assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. Abongo assumes the position formerly held by Scott Faucher, who was named head coach at Nichols College earlier this month. Most recently Abongo was the assistant coach at his alma mater, Clarkson University. A 2016
Connecticut College Basketball Staff Update
Garvin McAlister and Sam Moser have been named assistant men’s basketball coaches at Connecticut College. They replace Dan Kane who was recently named head men’s basketball coach and Athletic Director at the University of Maine Presque Isle, and Shawn Hallahan who, after four years at Conn, left the college ranks to work in the private
Dobbs Added to Hamilton College Basketball Staff
Sherry Dobbs, who was an assistant coach with the St. Lawrence University men’s basketball program during the 2016-17 season, has joined the Hamilton College men’s basketball coaching staff in the same capacity. Dobbs helped guide the Saints to a 20-7 record, including 13-3 in the Liberty League, and an NCAA Division III championship appearance in
Connecticut College Names Dan Kane Assistant Basketball Coach
Dan Kane has been named the lead assistant men’s basketball coach at Connecticut College. Kane has a proven track record on the hardwood as a student-athlete, coach and leader. Kane played his first year collegiately at Husson University in Bangor, Maine, contributing to an Eagle squad that won the North Atlantic Conference Championship. He then
Bob Sheldon Notches 400th Career Victory at Tufts
The Tufts University Men’s Basketball team gave head coach Bob Sheldon the 400th victory of his Jumbo coaching career on Thursday night with a 99-78 win at Newbury College in non-league action. Sheldon becomes the 41st active coach in the NCAA Division III to reach 400 victories. In his 28th season with the team (1988-2016), he