Following up on some “dirt” from back on August 10th (NJIT DIRT)…. It’s now been made official that Stephen Sauers, a veteran coach with 25 years of coaching experience at the Division I level, has joined the NJIT men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach head coach Brian Kennedy announced. Prior to his arrival at
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I have heard from a great source that NJIT head coach Brian Kennedy will add Stephen Sauers to his staff as an assistant coach. Sauers would replace Kevin Driscoll who became an assistant coach at Loyola University Maryland back on June 26th. Sauers was a longtime assistant at Marist (1990-2004), and also spent time as
OFFICIAL: Kevin Driscoll Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at NJIT
HoopDirt.com first mentioned this move back on April 15th (Daily Dirt – 4/15/16). It’s now been made official that Kevin Driscoll, who completed a successful run on the men’s basketball coaching staff at Holy Cross, has joined NJIT as an assistant coach. A 2004 graduate of Misericordia University in Dallas, PA, near Wilkes-Barre and Scranton,
OFFICIAL: Jeff Rafferty Named Assistant Coach at NJIT
Back on 5/16, HoopDirt.com mentioned that former Delaware assistant Jeff Rafferty would be hired as an assistant at NJIT. It has now been made official… Veteran men’s basketball assistant coach Jeff Rafferty is changing locations from Newark, Delaware, to Newark, NJ, as he joins the NJIT men’s basketball coaching staff after serving nine years at
Daily Dirt – 5/16/16
Some things that I’ve heard… It sounds like Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm will elevate Neill Berry to assistant coach as a replacement for T.J. Otzelberger (became the head coach at South Dakota State). Last season was Berry’s first at Iowa State in the role of Special Assistant to the Head Coach. He previously
Daily Dirt – 4/13/16
Today’s dirt… Yesterday, we posted an assistant job that was open at Sam Houston State. I have now learned it’s open because Omar Lowery will be departing to join the staff at Milwaukee. He is a Wisconsin native who graduated from Concordia (WI). Lowery has also been a DI assistant at San Jose State, Cal Poly, and
BREAKING: Brian Kennedy Named Head Basketball Coach at NJIT
Brian Kennedy, who has been an assistant men’s basketball coach at NJIT since August 2012, will be introduced as the 11th head men’s basketball coach in program history in a Friday, August 15 news conference on campus. Coach Kennedy, whose involvement with the sport of basketball literally covers his entire life, is the son of
Daily Dirt – 4/12/16
Here are some things that I’ve heard… The search at NJIT is moving a bit slowly. I have heard that current NJIT assistant Brian Kennedy is the leader to replace Jim Engles, but the administration is kicking the tires on a few other candidates. Most expect Kennedy to get the job, but I’ve seen stranger
OFFICIAL: Jim Engles Named Head Basketball Coach at Columbia
Columbia University has hired 2015 Metropolitan and Mid-Major Coach of the Year Jim Engles to be the 23rd head coach in the 116-year history of its men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics and Intercollegiate Athletics Peter Pilling announced. “Today is an exciting day for Columbia Athletics and our men’s basketball program,” said Pilling. “Jim Engles
CONFIRMED: NJIT’s Jim Engles to Columbia
After hearing the rumors swirl over the past 48-hours, HoopDirt.com can now confirm that NJIT’s Jim Engles will become the next basketball coach at Columbia. He will replace Kyle Smith who became the head coach at San Francisco earlier this week. Engles took over as the head coach at NJIT in 2009-09 – the program’s
NJIT Staff Update…
Kim Waiters, who will be in his first full time college coaching position, has joined the NJIT men’s basketball staff as an assistant, Highlanders head coach Jim Engles announced. Engles also announced the appointment of Andrew McGlynn as Director of Basketball Operations. Waiters got involved with coaching when he was an undergraduate at Robert Morris
Rider Staff Update
HoopDirt.com talked about both of these moves last month. They have now both been made official. Rider University head coach Kevin Baggett has officially added Dino Presley and Marlon Guild to his staff for the 2015-16 season. They replace Donyell Marshall, who has taken a similar position at the University at Buffalo, and John Griffin,