After serving three years as the Razorback men’s basketball director of operations, Anthony Ruta has been promoted to assistant coach, Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman announced today. “We are excited and fortunate to have Anthony make this progression on our staff,” Musselman said. “His tireless work ethic and overall basketball knowledge led us to hire
Arkansas assistant Moser resigns
Arkansas assistant men’s basketball coach Clay Moser has announced his resignation. Moser had been on the Razorback’s staff for the past three seasons, and was a long-time NBA assistant before that. Here is the message that he posted on Twitter earlier this morning:
Hartman named Associate Head Coach at Florida
Carlin Hartman has been named associate head coach for Florida men’s basketball, head coach Todd Golden announced on Friday. Hartman brings 22 years of experience at the collegiate level, including five seasons at Oklahoma under Lon Kruger before coaching at UNLV in the 2021-22 season. The Buffalo, N.Y., native was associate head coach at Columbia during Golden’s
Safir Hired as Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics at Florida
Jonathan Safir has been named director of basketball strategy and analytics for the Florida men’s basketball program, head coach Todd Golden announced on Thursday. “Jonathan is a rising star in this business,” Golden said. “He was instrumental in the success of our historic season last year at San Francisco. He is well-respected within the profession as an incredibly
Mississippi State Basketball Staff Update
Chris Jans unveiled two valuable pieces to his Mississippi State coaching staff announced Wednesday. David Anwar will reunite with Jans and James Miller, while 12-year MSU assistant coach George Brooks will be retained on-staff. “Coach Anwar is a tireless worker armed with a resume of production,” Jans said. “He is an expectational relationship builder with student-athletes and anyone
SEC vet McCray named Associate Head Coach at Florida
Korey McCray has been named Florida men’s basketball associate head coach, Gators head coach Todd Golden announced on Wednesday. McCray is a veteran of the Southeastern Conference coaching ranks, spending time on staff at Mississippi State and LSU and totaling 12 years of experience on staff at power-conference programs. “Korey is one of the most respected coaches across
OFFICIAL: Miller joins Mississippi State Basketball Staff
I mentioned this one yesterday – it’s now been made official. Here is the release from Mississippi State on the hiring of James Miller: The first piece of Chris Jans‘ Mississippi State coaching staff has been revealed announced. With nearly two decades of coaching experience, James Miller has worked his way into being heralded as one of the
OFFICIAL: Hovde named Assistant Basketball Coach at Florida
Following-up on something that I mentioned in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT II. Richmond assistant Kevin Hovde has now officially been named as an assistant at Florida. Here’s the full release: Florida has hired Kevin Hovde as an assistant coach in men’s basketball, head coach Todd Golden announced on Tuesday. Hovde comes to Florida after most recently helping Richmond
Pastrana joins Georgia Basketball staff
Erik Pastrana has been named an assistant coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, head coach Mike White announced on Monday. “Erik is exceptional with his inter-relational skills and his ability to connect young men,” White said. “Like Akeem (Miskdeen), he’s got a great work ethic with regards to recruiting and skill development.” Pastrana spent last season as a
OFFICIAL: Miskdeen named assistant basketball coach at Georgia
I mentioned this one in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT. It’s now official. Akeem Miskdeen has joined the Georgia basketball staff as an assistant. Here’s the official release from UGA: Akeem Miskdeen has been named as assistant basketball coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, head coach Mike White announced on Friday. Miskdeen, whose coaching career has been defined by postseason
REPORT: Martin, UMass finalizing deal
According to a report from Jon Rothstein, UMass is finalizing a deal with Frank Martin and is expected to name him as their new head basketball coach today. Martin had spent the past ten seasons as the head coach at South Carolina (171–147 – .538) before being released earlier this spring. He led the Gamecocks
OFFICIAL: Paris named Head Basketball Coach at South Carolina
Lamont Paris, who has been a part of nine NCAA Division I Tournaments and 17 twenty-win seasons as a college head and assistant coach, has been named the University of South Carolina’s 33rd head coach, Director of Athletics Ray Tanner announced Thursday. Paris, 47, becomes the first African-American head coach in the history of the