For Immediate Release April 29, 2019 Penn State Wilkes-Barre Head Basketball Coach LeShawn Hammett has been named as the HoopDirt.com USCAA Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2018-19 college basketball season. Hammett qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 9
Burt Named Head Basketball Coach at Great Bay CC
Great Bay Community College (NH) will be re-starting their men’s basketball program for the 2019-20 season, and have hired New Hampshire native Alex Burt as their new head coach. Burt, a former standout at Plymouth State University, served as an assistant coach at Southern Vermont last season. Following his playing career, Burt played and coached
Bynum named Interim Head Basketball Coach at Clinton College
Larry Mullins has stepped down as the Athletic Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Clinton College (SC) to pursue a career in Christian Ministry. He has been replaced by Associate Head Coach Anderson Bynum who has been named Interim Head Coach for remainder of the 2018-19 basketball season. Coach Bynum has been Clinton staff
DAILY DIRT: Small College Men’s Basketball Staff Updates…
Catching-up on some small college men’s basketball staff moves… There has been a lot of attention given to the University of Maine for hiring Edniesha Curry as a men’s assistant coach this season. While she may be the only female DI assistant on the men’s side, others are following in her footsteps at the small
Daily Dirt – 10/9/18
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Earlier today, I posted a Delaware State men’s basketball staff update. In the story, new DSU head coach Eric Skeeters mentioned that a third assistant will be named shortly. I can confirm that choice will be Stephen Stewart. A former player and assistant at MEAC rival Coppin State,
D’Antonio Tabbed as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at ESF
John D’Antonio has been named as the second head coach in the history of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry men’s basketball program. For the last five years, D’Antonio coached varsity basketball at Groton High School. While at Groton, he helped build the program making it as high as number nine in Class C
Penn State Shenango Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Two area veteran basketball standouts and well-respected coaches have joined the Penn State Shenango Men’s Basketball coaching staff. Geoffrey Evans, former assistant coach for the Hickory Hornets, and David Jackson, former Penn State Nittany Lion basketball player, will unite with Penn State Shenango Head Basketball Coach Andre Smith to share his vision for the campus’s
Justin Dunbar-Stevens Tabbed Penn State Brandywine Men’s Basketball Coach
Penn State Brandywine Director of Athletics Sarah Kurpel announced a new leader of the Lions’ men’s basketball program on Monday as Justin Dunbar-Stevens was introduced as the team’s head coach. “We’re excited to have Coach Dunbar-Stevens join our department to lead the Brandywine men’s basketball team. We know that with his commitment to recruiting future
JWU Charlotte hires new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Johnson & Wales Charlotte has announced the hiring of Dan Larkin as the new Head Coach for Men’s Basketball. Larkin comes to JWU after spending the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Queens under Bart Lundy. The Royals enjoyed tremendous success during that period, winning 25 or more games three times. They were
Daily Dirt – 4/30/18
A few things to start the week… Portland State assistant coach Kahil Fennell has joined Chris Mack’s new staff at Louisville as the Director of Basketball Operations. Fennell was the associate head coach at Texas-Permian Basin for two years before joining the Portland State staff prior to last season. An official announcement is expected shortly.
Southern Maine CC Names Richard DiFusco Assistant Basketball Coach
The Southern Maine Community College Athletics Department has announced the hiring of Richard DiFusco as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. DiFusco coached Maine high school basketball for more than 20 years; 15 years as the Varsity Girls Coach at Cape Elizabeth High School, five as the Varsity Boys Assistant at North Yarmouth Academy, and two returning
Central Penn College Basketball Staff Update
The Central Penn College Men’s Basketball program has announced the hiring of Tramayne Hawthorne, Kenny Stone, and Wes Kirkland as assistant basketball coaches for the 2017-18 season. Hawthorne (Drexel 2009) was 2000-point scorer, and State Champion at Steel-High before heading to Drexel University to extend his playing career. Hawthorne played for defensive guru Bruiser Flint.