Navy men’s basketball assistant coach Ernie Nestor is retiring after coaching college basketball for 40 seasons. Nestor served as a head coach at both George Mason and Elon, and has spent the last five seasons as an assistant at Navy on head coach Ed DeChellis’s staff. “This is a great opportunity to express my appreciation
Holy Cross Head Coach Bill Carmody Wins #300
Holy Cross head coach Bill Carmody won the 300th game of his career last night, as his Crusaders defeated Harvard 63-52. Carmody, who is in his nineteenth season as a DI head coach, now holds a 300-258 career record. Last season was his first Holy Cross, and despite 15-20 record, he led his squad on
Holy Cross Names Dave Metzendorf Director of Men’s Basketball Operations
The College of the Holy Cross has named Dave Metzendorf its new director of men’s basketball operations, as announced by head coach Bill Carmody. Metzendorf’s primary responsibilities will include serving as the team’s travel and video coordinator, in addition to assisting with recruiting efforts, summer camps and day-to-day office duties. Metzendorf comes to Holy Cross
Lehigh Staff Update
Lehigh head men’s basketball coach Brett Reed announced the additions of Noel Hightower and Michael McCready to the Mountain Hawks’ staff. A recent graduate from Chestnut Hill University, Hightower takes over as the team’s director of basketball operations while McCready, a Kutztown graduate, will serve as the video coordinator. Last week, Reed also announced the
BREAKING: Jimmy Allen Named Head Coach at Army
Jimmy Allen, who spent the previous six seasons on Zach Spiker’s coaching staff, has been named as Army West Point’s new head men’s basketball coach, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Boo Corrigan announced today. Allen becomes the 31st head coach in the program’s 114-year history. “As we studied our diverse and talented pool of coaching candidates from across
Lehigh Names Harry Morra Assistant Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Lehigh head men’s basketball coach Brett Reed announced on Monday the addition of Harry Morra as assistant coach. A former video coordinator during the Mountain Hawks’ historic 2011-12 season, Morra has spent the last three years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at nearby DeSales University. Morra replaces Ryan
Daily Dirt – 9/28/15
Some things to kick off the week… I have heard that Boston University head coach Joe Jones has promoted Jimmie Oakman to Director of Basketball Operations. Oakman served last season as a special assistant / video coordinator for the Terriers. He also spent three seasons as an assistant at DIII Daniel Webster College (NH) I
Lehigh Dirt…
I have heard that Lehigh assistant coach Ryan Krueger has departed for a position with the Grand Rapids Drive (Detroit Pistons D-League affiliate). Krueger is a Lehigh alum who has been on the Mountain Hawks staff for the last four seasons. He does have previous NBA experience – he served as a video coordinator and then
Lehigh Staff Update
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Lehigh head men’s basketball coach Brett Reed has announced the addition of Jabari Trotter and Cooper Handelsman to his staff in the roles of Director of Basketball Operations and Video Coordinator. Trotter comes to Lehigh after extensive basketball experience, most recently at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. Handelsman
American Staff Update
American University men’s basketball head coach Mike Brennan announced two additions to his staff for the 2015-16 season. After two years away from the program, Eddie Jackson returns as an assistant coach, while Tommy Strine has been tabbed as the director of basketball operations. Jackson and Strine round out Brennan’s bench for this coming season, joining top assistant coaches Scott Greenman and Matt Wolff.
OFFICIAL: Yetter Joins Navy Staff
HoopDirt.com was the first to report that Jeromy Yetter was hired as an assistant at Navy last week. The official announcement was made today. Yetter replaces former assistant coach Aaron Goodman, who was recently named head coach at Division III Washington College (Md.). “We are extremely fortunate to have Jeromy join our basketball staff,” said
Navy Dirt…
I have now heard multiple times that the leader for the vacant assistant position at Navy is Naval Academy Prep head coach Jeromy Yetter. He would fill the spot that opened when Aaron Goodman became the head coach at Washington College earlier this spring. Yetter has been the head coach at NAPS since 2012, and