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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Elon hires DBO
Elon University head women’s basketball coach Charlotte Smith announced the hiring of Kate Dempsey as the director of basketball operations on Thursday, May 3. Dempsey replaces Emily Roberts, who was promoted to assistant coach this spring.A native of Burlington, N.C., Dempsey spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Presbyterian College. Under her
Dominican’s Lane heads to Bucknell
The Dominican University Department of Athletics has announced that Mike Lane, the Stars’ head women’s basketball coach since 2007, has resigned from his position at the university as the athletics facilities manager and head women’s basketball coach. Lane guided the Stars to back-to-back Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) South Division titles in 2011 and 2012 and
Bucknell Staff Update
Bucknell women’s basketball announced Christian Stefanopoulos and Mike Lane as the latest additions to its coaching staff on Thursday. Stefanopoulos and Lane join first-year head coach Aaron Roussell and returning assistant Katie Adams on the sidelines for the Bison ahead of the 2012-13 season. Stefanopoulos comes to Bucknell following a two-year stint as an assistant