Stacy Hollowell has coached men’s basketball in close to 30 countries, but the opportunity to return to coach less than 30 miles away from his hometown is the fulfillment of his childhood dreams.  Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Tim Duncan announced Stacy Hollowell as the 13th head coach of the University of New Orleans men’s basketball team on Thursday.   Hollowell, a Mandeville, La., native and current assistant coach at Texas Southern University, guided Loyola University New Orleans to an NAIA National Championship during the 2021-22 season.  “Stacy Hollowell ..read more

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Earlier today, I mentioned that Coe College head coach Bryan Martin had resigned and would take an unnamed D1 assistant job. It now sounds like he will be headed to USC Upstate where he will join new head coach Marty Richter’s staff. Martin, who went 166-134 (.553) during his tenure at Coe, has previously worked on the staffs at North Dakota, South Dakota, Indian Hills CC, and Simpson College. He also spent time as the head coach at North Iowa Area Community College. I can confirm that NAIA Ottawa University Arizona will open (again), as Cale Brubake ..read more

I mentioned Austin Peters as a finalist at NAIA Taylor University back on 4/22 in the DAILY DIRT. His hiring has now been made official. Here’s the release from TU announcing the move: Taylor University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Kyle Gould, announced on Wednesday that Austin Peters had been hired as the new head coach for the TU men’s basketball program. Peters is set to begin his tenure with the Trojans on Monday, April 29. “After a thorough national search, we are so excited to name Austin Peters as our next head men’s basketball coach,” stated Gould. “We wanted a coach who was ..read more

Augustana men’s basketball head coach Cody Schilling has announced the hiring of Colton Kooima and Cade Stackpool as the team’s assistant coaches.    Kooima comes to Augustana from his alma mater of Northwestern College (IA) where he helped lead the Red Raiders to a 66-29 record with three NAIA National Tournament appearances in his three seasons. He helped lead Northwestern to a GPAC Regular Season Championship in 2023-24 the first in 11 seasons.    Prior to Northwestern, Kooima coached for two seasons at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California.  In 20 ..read more

West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has named Trent Michaels, a two-time WVU graduate, as director of men’s basketball operations for the Mountaineers.   It will be Michaels’ second consecutive season in the role, and his third season on the Mountaineer men’s basketball staff. He served as the operations coordinator during the 2022-23 season.   In his current role, Michaels assists with the day-to-day operations of the men’s basketball program. He is responsible for scheduling the Mountaineers’ nonconference games, is the program’s budget manager, director ..read more

Stetson University Director of Athletics Jeff Altier has announced the extension of Men’s Basketball Head Coach Donnie Jones through the 2030 season.    “While my tenure as Athletic Director is coming to an end, I am thrilled to be able to put Stetson Basketball in a great position for the future by extending Donnie Jones‘s contract to the end of the decade. Donnie is an outstanding coach and better person. We have not only had unprecedented athletic success but have developed a program with young men that achieve in the classroom and in the community. This comes as a ..read more

Desmond Balentine has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Tiffin University. Balentine recently completed his second season with the Tiffin program in 2023-24 as the Associate Head Coach. Balentine started his coaching career at his alma mater Incarnate Word as a Graduate Assistant. In addition to his assistant coaching responsibilities, Balentine would take on duties of player development, scouting breakdown, and video breakdown. Balentine played two seasons at the University of Incarnate Word under Dr. Carson Cunningham, where he was voted team captain two years in a row, hel ..read more

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Bryan Martin has resigned after 12-seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Coe College, and will become an assistant at an unnamed D1 school (working on that one now). No official announcement from Coe yet, but Martin posted the following: Martin, who went 166-134 (.553) during his tenure at Coe, has previously worked on the staffs at North Dakota, South Dakota,  Indian Hills CC, and Simpson College. He also spent time as the head coach at North Iowa Area Community College. The post D3 DIRT: Martin resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Coe, will b ..read more

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletic Department has announced the hire of Jarod Wichser as the next head coach of the Warhawk men’s basketball team. Wichser served as the interim coach last season.    A press conference is scheduled for Monday, April 29 in Williams Center Room 183BC beginning at 3:45 p.m.    “I would like to thank Chancellor King, Athletic Director Ryan Callahan, and the search committee for trusting me to lead the men’s basketball program,” said Coach Wichser. “It is a privilege to be a part of the Warhawk family, and I will work hard ..read more

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have now heard from multiple sources that D2 Northwood University (MI) intends to hire D2 Tiffin University head coach Tom Church to take over their men’s basketball program. Church officially resigned from Tiffin earlier today. Church has spent the past six seasons at Tiffin, and has also served as the head coach at IU Kokomo and St. Joseph’s (IN). This past season, he led the Dragons to an 18-12 (11-9 GMAC) record. Church would replace Lonnie Griffin, who resigned back in early April after four seasons on the job. More on this move once it’s made official ..read more