Justin Simon, the only person to win an Ivy League men’s basketball championship at Yale as both a player and a coach, has been promoted to associate head coach. Simon, a four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs in the early 2000s, joined James Jones‘ coaching staff as an assistant in 2011. Simon has been on staff during the most
Yale’s Jones earns 200th Ivy League victory
Yale Head Men’s Basketball Coach James Jones earned the 200th Ivy League victory of his career with a 76-58 victory over Cornell on Senior Night. Jones, who becomes just the second coach to record 200 Ivy League regular season wins, joins Princeton’s Pete Carril, who led the Tigers to 310 league victories. The Bulldogs veteran
D3 DIRT: NYU Search Update
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from a bunch of people on this one. It sounds like the final group at for the open head coach position at D3 NYU is: Donny Guerinoni – Assistant Coach Harvard David Klatsky – Assistant Coach Colgate Justin Simon – Assistant Coach Yale According to people close to this
Daily Dirt – 3/15/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) On the move today. Here are a few quick hitters… Some search firm updates: Fogler has Missouri, DHR has Tulsa, and Parker has George Washington. Early at George Washington, but some names to keep an eye on are Miami associate head coach Chris Caputo and Yale head coach James Jones. Obviously
Daily Dirt – 5/27/21
Daily Dirt compiled by: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick hitters from the D1 level… I have heard that Boston University Director of Basketball Operations Al Paul will be hired as an assistant at Yale. Paul has been at BU for the past three seasons, where he began as the video coordinator before being elevated
Daily News & Notes – 2/1/21
Today’s News & Notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Mixed messages from Kansas State AD Gene Taylor this weekend on the future of head coach Bruce Weber. Taylor told The Mercury on Saturday that “our intention” is for Weber to return next season. However, when speaking with Wichita Eagle on Sunday, Taylor said.
Yale Men’s Basketball Staff to Host Virtual Coaching Clinic on Dec. 12
Free clinic will Feature Guest Speaker Seth Greenberg of ESPN Three-time Ivy League Coach of the Year James Jones and his staff will host a virtual Coaching Clinic on Saturday, Dec. 12 beginning at 9 a.m. The clinic will feature an X’s and O’s session with the Yale coaches and special guest speakers, including ESPN
OFFICIAL: Elkin joins Yale Basketball Staff
Following up on something that HoopDirt.com mentioned back on 8/23 (DAILY DIRT). Yale has made the hiring of Matt Elkin as their new DBO official. Here’s the official release: Matt Elkin has joined the Yale men’s basketball staff as Director of Operations. Elkin comes to New Haven after serving as an assistant coach at the
DAILY DIRT: Sunday Edition – 8/23/20
Finally back from a long trip up north to Maine. Catching up on a bunch of things that I’ve heard… I have heard that the leader for the vacant Director of Basketball Operations spot at Yale is Windward School (CA) assistant Matt Elkin. Before heading out west, Elkin served as an assistant at prep powerhouse
Carberry named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Columbia
Tobe Carberry has joined the Columbia Men’s Basketball coaching staff after a successful three-year stint at Yale, where the Bulldogs posted a 30-12 Ivy League record and earned a pair of NCAA Tournament berths. In 2019-20, Yale captured its second straight Ivy title and won 23 games overall, tying the 2015-16 team for the most in the
Daily Dirt – 7/1/20
Two quick things from the D1 level to kick off July… I have heard that assistant Tobe Carberry and DBO Rey Crossman have both departed the basketball staff at Yale. Carberry had been on James Jones staff since 2017, and had also worked at LIU Brooklyn, Central Connecticut, and the University of New Haven. Crossman
Jones inks Extension at Yale
James Jones, the winningest men’s basketball coach in Yale history, has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the helm of the program through 2026, Director of Athletics Vicky Chun announced. “I am thrilled that James will remain a Yale Bulldog! James and his family have not only been model citizens at Yale