Richard Thornton has resigned as the head women’s basketball coach at NJCAA D3 Bunker Hill Community College, and has accepted a position as the assistant director of athletics at nearby Arlington High School. Thornton was hired as the Bulldogs head coach back in 2018, after serving as the head girls coach at Buckingham Browne &
REPORT: Lake Region State Head WBB Coach placed on leave
According to a report from the Grand Forks Herald, Lake Region State Head Women’s Basketball Coach and AD Danny Mertens has been placed on leave. The Herald reports that “the school released a statement saying Mertens was placed on leave with pay by school President Doug Darling. The statement, dated Oct. 31, says Mertens was
WhoopDirt.com and Capital Elite Agency announce partnership to present 2021-22 Coach of the Week Awards
BOSTON, MA- WhoopDirt.com and Capital Elite Agency are excited to partner together for the 2021-22 Women’s Basketball Coach of the Week and National Coach of the Year program. Coach of the Week winners will be announced each Tuesday throughout the college basketball season. Each level of college basketball (NCAA, D1, D2, D3, NAIA, & JUCO) will
D3 DIRT: SUNY Old Westbury opens
I can confirm that Michael Krasnoff is no longer the head women’s basketball coach at D3 SUNY Old Westbury. Word on the street is that he has landed at D2 school as the associate head coach. Krasnoff had been the head coach at Old Westbury for the past 19-seasons, where he compiled a 279-191 (.594)
SEC DIRT: Mississippi State set to hire D3 Head Coach as new Associate Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I mentioned on Twitter this weekend that Doug Novak had resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Bethel College (MN) in order to accept a high major assistant job with a D1 women’s program. I can now confirm that he will be hired as the associate women’s basketball coach
D3 DIRT: Curry College Opens
Fran Elms is no longer the women’s basketball head coach at D3 Curry College. Elms had spent the past 17-seasons as the Colonels head coach, amassing a 177-248 (.416) record during his tenure. His best season came in 2014-15, when his squad went 17-12, and appeared in the ECAC Tournament. Before being named as the
D3 DIRT: Nichols College opens
I have heard from multiple sources that MaryLynn Skarzenski is no longer the head women’s basketball coach at D3 Nichols College. Skarzenski, a 2007 Nichols grad had been the head coach at her alma mater for the past four seasons, where she went 18-67 (.212). Before returning to Nichols, she worked as the head coach
D3 DIRT: Dean College opens
I have heard D3 Dean College (MA) head basketball coach Alycia Gervais is on the move, and will be named as an assistant coach at D1 Wagner University. Gervais had been at Dean since 2018, where she compiled a 18-34 (.346) record. She also spent three seasons as the head coach at D3 Pine Manor College,
Small College Dirt…
A couple of things from the small college level… I can confirm that Jim Brunelli is no longer the head women’s basketball coach at D2 Converse College (SC). He had been the head coach there since 2019, and compiled a 10-41 (.196) record. Prior to his time at Converse, he spent six seasons as the
MEAC DIRT: Delaware State WBB job opens
Following up on my TWEET from earlier today… I have heard from multiple sources that David Caputo is out as the head women’s basketball coach at Delaware State. Caputo went 22-51 (.301) during his three seasons as the Lady Hornets head coach. Before taking over back in 2018, he had spent four seasons as the