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Alabama Hires Assistant

Clarisse Garcia has been named assistant women’s basketball coach at The University of Alabama, which was announced by head coach Wendell Hudson on Monday. Garcia replaces Leah Drury, who accepted the head coaching position at Pensacola State College last month. For the past two seasons, Garcia has served as the head coach at Palm Beach

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OFFICIAL: Brown elevated at Georgetown

No secret here – we’ve been talking about this for a week. Here’s the official release from Georgetown announcing George Brown as the Hoyas new WBB coach. Georgetown University Director of Athletics Lee Reed named Keith Brown as the new head coach of the women’s basketball program on Monday. Brown becomes just the seventh women’s

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North Dakota adds assistant

Incoming University of North Dakota head women’s basketball coach Travis Brewster announced today that Tom Dryburgh has been named assistant coach. Dryburgh’s main responsibilities will be scouting opponents, film exchange, game day video, individual workouts, and hiring student managers and practice players. He will also assist with recruiting, alumni outreach and summer camps. No stranger

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St. John’s Hires Assistant

St. John’s head women’s basketball coach Joe Tartamella announced Thursday that Angel Elderkin has joined his Red Storm staff as an assistant coach. Elderkin has been part of the women’s basketball staffs at LSU, Virginia, Tennessee, Siena and East Tennessee State in her 13 years of coaching experience. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college

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UAPB Hires Coach

Nate Kilbert has been chosen as the new head coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Kilbert, has more than 25 years of coaching experience, including an 11-year stint as Mississippi Valley State’s head coach, his first stint as a head coach. He also excelled as the assistant women’s coach at Alcorn State

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UND Hires Coach

Incoming University of North Dakota head women’s basketball coach Travis Brewster announced today that Tom Dryburgh has been named assistant coach. Dryburgh spent the last five seasons with the Fighting Sioux men’s basketball team, working the first four years as a graduate student manager and the 2011-12 season as the director of operations. Stay with

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OFFICIAL: UNCW tabs Harris

Former Wake Forest standout and current Tusculum College head coach Adell Harris has been named the 10th coach in UNCW’s women’s basketball history. Harris, 31, takes over the Seahawk program after a successful three-year stint as head coach of the Pioneers, guiding the NCAA Division II school to a 61-30 overall record, back-to-back Food Lion

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OFFICIAL: Lewis-Jay to FAU

Florida Atlantic University has named Kellie Lewis-Jay as its women’s basketball head coach, announced Melissa Dawson, FAU’s interim director of athletics. Lewis-Jay, who has signed a five-year contract, is the fourth head coach in the young program’s 28-year existence. Here’s the link to the official release: http://www.fausports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/050312aab.… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball

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Lodge hired at Franklin

ennifer Lodge has been appointed head women’s basketball coach at Franklin College, Director of Athletics Kerry Prather announced. Lodge, who has most recently served as assistant women’s basketball coach at Mars Hill College in North Carolina, succeeds Kim Eiler, who resigned as head coach in March. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching

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Ursuline names Sword head coach

The Ursuline College Athletic Department is excited to announce the hiring of Shannon Sword as the new Head Coach of the Ursuline Arrows basketball program. Sword comes to Ursuline following a very successful stint as the assistant basketball coach at Ashland University, who made a run to the NCAA Division II National Championship game this

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