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
Youngstown State Hires Assistant
Mary Perry Evans, who has nine years of experience in at the Division I level, has been named an assistant women’s basketball coach at Youngstown State University. Evans spent the last five seasons at Georgia Southern University, her alma mater. She also coached in the Big East at Seton Hall for four years in helping
Tennessee Hires Assistant
Tennessee head women’s basketball coach Holly Warlick announced today the hiring of assistant coach Jolette Law to the Lady Vol staff. Law, previously the head coach at the University of Illinois from 2007-12, will join recently hired assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Kyra Elzy and UT veteran assistant Dean Lockwood in filling Warlick’s first coaching staff at
Blue joins staff at Miami
The University of Miami welcomes back one of its own as women’s basketball head coach Katie Meier named Octavia Blue the Hurricanes’ newest assistant coach on Wednesday. Blue, who amassed 1,724 points from 1994-98 as a Cane, returns to The U after coaching stints at St. John’s (2008-09) and Georgia Tech (2009-12), along with a
Sweet resigns at Keuka
Keuka College head coach Dave Sweet has resigned from his position as the head women’s basketball coach at Keuka College. He will remain as the school’s AD. In 12-seasons as the head coach, he compiled a 179-97 record. Assistant Katie Marcella, who was named interim head coach in December (when Sweet underwent hip surgery), has
Saint Augustine’s adds assistant
Jarita Crump has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at St. Augustine’s College. Crump returns to the Lady Falcons basketball staff after spending the 2011-12 season at Leesville Road High School where she was head varsity girls basketball coach. She produced one all-conference player at Leesville Road. Crump started her college coaching career at