A few things that I’ve heard today… New UTRGV head coach Lew Hill will add Kenya Crandell (Montana State) and Caleb Villarreal (Southern Mississippi) to his staff. Crandell had been at MSU since 2014 – he was an ops guy at Oregon before that. Crandell has also been an assistant at Southern Utah, Sacramento State, Nebraska-Omaha, and
DI Assistants on the Move: Second Edition
Last week, I published a list of DI assistants on the move. This past weekend has been busy, so here’s the second edition: Boise State: Lost Danny Henderson to Oklahoma State last week. Head coach Leon Rice will replace him with Nebraska assistant Phil Beckner. Last season was Beckner’s first as a Cornhusker, he has also
UTRGV Names Luke Mackay Assistant Basketball Coach
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that Luke Mackay, who spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma, is now an assistant coach with the UTRGV men’s basketball program. While at Oklahoma, Mackay worked with recently hired UTRGV Men’s Basketball Head Coach Lew Hill and
BREAKING: Oklahoma Assistant Lew Hill to be Named Next Head Coach at UTRGV
Multiple sources have confirmed to HoopDirt.com that Oklahoma assistant Lew Hill will be named as the next head coach at Texas-Rio Grand Valley. HoopDirt.com mentioned Hill as a candidate here back on March 22nd (UTRGV Search Update.) Hill has spent the past five seasons on Lon Krueger’s staff at Oklahoma. He also spent seven years
Saturday Dirt – 3/26/16
A few things that I’ve heard so far this weekend… I mentioned the search at UTRGV back on 3/22 (UTRGV Search Update). I have now heard that the final group is 8 and includes two current head coaches – including one from the OVC. It sounds like this group will be pared down over the
OFFICIAL: Hipsher Reassigned at UTRGV
Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one earlier this morning (DI DIRT: Hipsher Out at Texas Rio Grande Valley). It’s now been made official… University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Director of Athletics Chris King announced on Tuesday that men’s basketball head coach Dan Hipsher has been reassigned within the department. Hipsher
DI DIRT: Hipsher Out as Head Coach at Texas Rio Grande Valley
Sources have confirmed to HoopDirt.com that Dan Hipsher is out as the head coach at Texas Rio Grande Valley. The official announcement is expected shortly. Hipsher came to UTRGV (formerly Texas Pan American) back in 2013 after a stint as the associate head coach at Alabama. In his three seasons at UTRGV, he compiled a 27-66