UNC Asheville Director of Athletics Janet R. Cone announced that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Morrell has agreed to a contract extension through the 2027-28 season. Morrell, the 2022-23 Big South Coach of the Year, guided the Bulldogs to the best season in program history in 2022-23. Asheville not only posted a school record 27 wins this season but
UNC Asheville adds Ruffolo as Director of Basketball Operations
UNC Asheville Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Morrell announced Friday that Robby Ruffolo has been named the program’s new Director of Basketball Operations. “I am really excited to have Robby serving in the Director of Operations role,” said Morrell. “He is an extremely bright and talented young coach. He is a guy that will be able to
Levine named Assistant Basketball Coach at UNC Asheville
UNC Asheville Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Morrell announced the hiring of Justin Levine as assistant coach on Tuesday. Levine joins the Bulldog staff after spending the previous two years as an assistant with the Columbia University Men’s Basketball team. “We are really excited to have Justin on our staff,” Morrell said. “He comes
Daily Dirt – 5/17/19
Some quick hitters to wrap-up the week… I have heard that Tanner Smith will become an assistant at Kennesaw State. He has spent the past three seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations at Mississippi State. He played collegiately at Clemson, and later overseas. Smith also spent time on the staff at Charlotte. I have
Daily Dirt – 4/11/18
Here is some mid-week “Dirt”… Some names that I’ve heard at UNC Asheville are Indiana State assistant Bret Carey (former associate head coach at UNCA, also played there), UNC Greensboro associate head coach Mike Roberts, and USC Aiken head coach Mark Vanderslice (a UNCA alum and former staffer). At least two high major guys being
Sean Dixon Promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at UNC Asheville
UNC Asheville men’s basketball head coach Nick McDevitt has announced the promotion of Sean Dixon to Associate Head Coach. “Sean has been very involved with every aspect of our program since his arrival in Asheville four years ago and he has played a big role in our successes,” McDevitt said. “He’s a tireless recruiter and very gifted at on-court
McDevitt Adds Long to UNC Asheville Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
UNC Asheville men’s basketball head coach Nick McDevitt recently announced the hiring of Wes Long as an assistant coach. Long comes to UNC Asheville after spending the past couple of seasons at VCU. He also spent two seasons working at Chattanooga before joining the staff at VCU. “I am very excited to have Wes Long