Bryant & Stratton College announced today the hiring of Jeff Lorenz as head women’s basketball coach in Wisconsin for the inaugural 2016-17 season. Lorenz will be an integral part in establishing the women’s basketball program, which will be the only Division II junior college basketball program in the state. Lorenz is currently the women’s head
GUEST BLOG: Assistant Coaches’ Role in Preparing Scouting Reports
Assistant Coaches’ Role in Preparing Scouting Reports By: Bert DeSalvo As a former women’s college basketball head coach, I always believed that our scouting reports were a key component to our success on the court. Having the necessary information on each opponent has allowed my programs a great amount of success during my head coaching
BREAKING: Norfolk State Head Coach Debra Clark Reassigned
Norfolk State University Director of Athletics Marty L. Miller announced Wednesday afternoon that Spartan head women’s basketball coach Debra Clark has been reassigned within the department, effective immediately. Larry Vickers, associate head coach of the NSU men’s program, will assume the role of interim head women’s coach for the remainder of the season. “I want
Grand Canyon Head Coach Trent May Achieves 300th Win
He is too humble to talk about his personal accomplishments, but the people that coach alongside him and play for him realize the meaning of 300 wins. Grand Canyon women’s basketball coach Trent May reached a milestone in his coaching career recording his 300th win as a head coach after pulling out a victory on the
PART II – Filtering: A Blueprint for Focused Development of Championship Level Culture
Filtering: A Blueprint for Focused Development of Championship Level Culture By: HoopDirt.com guest contributor Patrick Henry Part II: Objectives and Procedures The previous part of this series, focused on the idea of utilizing a Filtered-Approach in developing a program’s culture, specifically the foundational building blocks of Values and Standards. In the second effort in
Fahey Wins 700th Game at Washington University
Washington University in St. Louis women’s basketball head coach Nancy Fahey became the fourth coach in NCAA Division III history to reach 700 wins as the No. 11-ranked Bears earned a 63-50 win at No. 21 and previously unbeaten Carnegie Mellon University Sunday afternoon. Fahey is the second-fastest coach in NCAA men’s and women’s basketball history to
Hillsdale College Hires Assistant Coach
The newest member of the Hillsdale College women’s basketball coaching staff has some deep and impressive local roots. Head coach Todd Mitmesser announced the hiring of Morgan Warfield as an assistant coach for the Chargers. Warfield’s name is well-known to Hillsdale-area sports fans, who remember her from a dominant career at Camden-Frontier High School, located
Iowa Lakes CC Names New Head Coach
A new Women’s Basketball Coach has been named at Iowa Lakes Community College. Iowa Lakes Director of Athletics Troy Larson announced today that Ashley Martin will become the new Head Women’s Basketball Coach pending board approval. She will also take over the role of sports marketing. Martin is no stranger to Iowa Lakes. She first
Egner Records 500th win at UWSP
The No. 14 UW-Stevens Point women’s basketball team led from start to finish to earn head coach Shirley Egner’s 500th career victory with a 67-48 road win over UW-Platteville on Wednesday evening at Bo Ryan Court. Shirley Egner is in her 27th season as head coach of the UW-Stevens Point women’s basketball team and is
Filtering: A Blueprint for Focused Development of Championship Level Culture
Filtering: A Blueprint for Focused Development of Championship Level Culture By: WHoopDirt.com guest contributor Patrick Henry Basketball has been a blessing for me. In my twenty plus year career in men and women’s basketball, I have been fortunate to have worked for three coaches who were head coaches for professional franchises in either the WNBA or