Chris Holtmann, head coach of the Buckeyes, announced Monday the hiring of Jake Diebler, who most recently was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt, to the Ohio State staff as an assistant coach. Diebler replaces Mike Schrage, who recently was named head coach at Elon University. “We are excited about the addition of Jake Diebler to
Big Ten Dirt…
A few things out of the Big Ten… Maryland Director of Basketball Operations Nima Omidvar will depart Mark Turgeon’s staff to become an assistant coach at South Alabama. This move was first reported by InsideMDSports.com. Omidvar had been on the Terps staff since 2014, and was the video coordinator at NC State before that. Current
Daily Dirt: WEEKEND EDITION -3/25/18
Busy weekend…here are some things that I’ve heard… I keep hearing UCLA assistant coach David Grace’s name mentioned at Fresno State. He has been on Steve Alford’s staff since 2013, and has also been an assistant at Oregon, San Francisco, and Sacramento State. Grace spent 20 years in the Air Force before beginning his collegiate
HoopDirt.com Daily News – 1/18/18
HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… Former Baruch College head coach Machli Joseph admitted Wednesday to siphoning $700,000 meant for the school’s athletic department, authorities said. Joseph, 43, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and misapplication. The onetime basketball coach, who worked in the college’s athletic department from 2002 to 2016, repeatedly rented gym
REPORT: Ohio State to Add East Carolina Assistant to Basketball Staff
HoopDirt.com can confirm multiple reports that East Carolina assistant coach Mike Netti has accepted a position on Chris Holtmann’s new staff at Ohio State. Pirateradio1250 was the first to report this move. Netti and Holtmann served as assistants together at Gardner-Webb (2004-07), and Netti returned to GWU when Holtmann became the head coach there in
Former Buckeye Scoonie Penn Named Director of Player Development at Ohio State
James (Scoonie) Penn has been named Ohio State’s director of player development, Chris Holtmann, Ohio State first-year head coach, announced Tuesday. Penn was a letterwinner for the Buckeyes from 1999-2000 and garnered second team All-America honors in 2000. “We are really excited about Scoonie being a part of our staff,” Holtmann said. “All of Buckeye
Former Ohio State Assistant Chris Jent Joins Atlanta Hawks Staff
The Atlanta Hawks Basketball have added Chris Jent as an assistant coach, it was announced by Head Coach Mike Budenholzer. Jent, who spent last season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Ohio State, is a veteran NBA coach, having been on staff with the Philadelphia 76ers (2003-04), Orlando Magic (2004-05, including a stint
WATCH LIVE: Chris Holtmann Introductory Press Conference at Ohio State
Chris Holtmann will officially be introduced as the head basketball coach at an 11:00am press conference today. Click HERE to watch live.
Chris Holtmann Named Head Basketball Coach at Ohio State
Gene Smith, Ohio State senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation endowed athletics director, announced the hiring of Butler’s Chris Holtmann as the next head men’s basketball coach of the Buckeyes. Holtmann, who completed his third year with the Bulldogs in 2016-17, has agreed to an eight-year contract with Ohio State worth about $3 million annually,
BREAKING: Thad Matta out as Head Basketball Coach at Ohio State
Gene Smith, Ohio State senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation endowed athletics director, announced Monday Thad Matta will no longer be the head men’s basketball coach. Matta, whose tenure spanned 13 seasons (2005-2017) is the all-time leader in wins (337) and games coached (460) in Ohio State history. His teams won at least 20 games
Ohio State AD Gene Smith releases statement of support for Head Basketball Coach Thad Matta
Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith released the following statement today regarding the future of Buckeyes Head Basketball Coach Thad Matta: “Recently, Thad and I had a great discussion regarding the future of our Men’s Basketball Program,” Smith said. “Thad’s record at Ohio State is an outstanding 337-122; a winning percentage of .734. He is
Matta Adds Alan Major to Ohio State Basketball Support Staff
Alan Major begins his second stint on the Ohio State men’s basketball staff this week after most recently spending five years as the head coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. When Thad Matta took over the Ohio State program in 2004-05, Major joined the Buckeyes after coaching with Matta at Xavier the