2016 coaching carousel
November 16, 2016
Rider calls it a career
A couple days before Cal Lutheran started the new season, long-time head coach Rich Rider announced he's retiring immediately. Assistant Geoff Dains will take over on an interim basis.
October 14, 2016
Better late than never
Less than 24 hours before Division III teams were allowed to begin practice for the new season, Olivet named its new women's basketball coach. Zach Ingles replaces Nicole Burford who took an assistant coach position at Division I Oakland.
September 21, 2016
Campbell retires from Western Connecticut
When Western Connecticut starts the 2016-17 men's basketball season, it'll do so with a different head coach for the first time in more than three decades. The University announced that long-time head coach Bob Campbell is retiring and will be replaced on an interim basis by Jason Harlow.
September 8, 2016
Bulldogs trying Trine assistant
Adrian officially welcomed Trine assistant Kyle Lindsay as its new men's basketball head coach. Lindsay played football and basketball at Adrian and also coached at Illinois College.
August 26, 2016
Red Dragons pull Plattsburgh assistant
SUNY Oneonta lost its head men's basketball coach when Vince Medici took a high school athletic director position. The Red Dragons replaced him this morning by hiring Cameron Conover who had been an assistant at SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh.
August 25, 2016
Hanging up the white shoes
After 603 victories and two trips to the national semifinals, Gerry Matthews decided to hang up his trademark white coaching shoes and retire from Stockton. Matthews joins the list of D3 coaching veterans who've walked away this offseason while long-time assistant Scott Bittner takes over the Ospreys' program.
August 18, 2016
Mighty Macs back Hyman
Immaculata has only had men's basketball for 11 seasons, but that's long enough to choose an alum as its next head coach. Jayson Hyman takes over the Mighty Macs program, replacing Terrence Stewart who moved on to Division II.
August 17, 2016
Have Nelson: MSOE turns to Johns Hopkins assistant
Katie Nelson, who was an assistant at Johns Hopkins the past six seasons, was named the next head coach for Milwaukee School of Engineering. She replaces Jessica Ott who became the head coach and Athletic Director at conference rival Alverno.
August 12, 2016
Drew names former D1 coach to interim spot
Drew picked John Olenowski to fill its women's vacancy on an interim basis. Olenowksi, who coached Division I Manhattan for seven seasons, replaces Brittany Gaetano who moved on to Colby.
August 9, 2016
LeBlanc moves back to Millsaps
The chain of coaching moves that started with John Ross' leaving Calvin has now reached Shreveport, Louisiana. Justin LeBlanc is headed to Millsaps to replace Chuck Winkelman who headed to Calvin.
August 8, 2016
One for a Thousand: Huff hired as new coach at Edgewood
Edgewood lost its coach, Casey Thousand, when she accepted an assistant position at Northern Michigan. So the Eagles hired a new one, Chaia Huff, who comes to Madison, Wisconsin from Grace University in Omaha.
August 3, 2016
Keystone fills vacancy again
For the second time this off season, Keystone has filled its women's basketball head coaching vacancy. After Keystone's first hire left for another job, the Giants named Shenandoah assistant Meghan Sullivan to the post.
August 2, 2016
Centenary (N.J.) selects former D2 coach to lead program
Centenary (N.J.) named former East Stroudsburg (Pa.) head coach Rose Haller as its new head women's basketball coach. She replaces Andrea Kendall who left Centenary in May to become Randolph College's new head coach.
July 30, 2016
Redding stays near Reading for Penn State-Berks job
Tim Redding, who went to college in Reading, Pennsylvania and coached the high school there, is staying in Berks County to take the job at Penn State-Berks.
July 29, 2016
White resigns as Adrian's head coach
Mark White resigned his position with the Bulldogs to take the head coaching job and an administrative position at River Rouge High School near Detroit. Adrian is the third MIAA men's team to change coaches this off season.
July 26, 2016
Colby names Gaetano head coach of women's basketball
Brittany Gaetano, head coach at Drew since 2010 and a former assistant at Amherst College, is the new head coach of the Colby College women's basketball program. She replaces Julie Veilleux who stepped down to take a job outside of coaching.
July 25, 2016
Arte Culver named head men's basketball coach at Covenant
Covenant became the fourth conference champion to change coaches during the off season. Wheaton (Ill.) assistant Arte Culver will take over for Kyle Taylor who left his head coach and Athletic Director post to take a job at Division I Utah State.
July 20, 2016
Olivet names Ernst interim coach
Olivet's last men's basketball head coach was hired despite not being listed as a finalist for the position during the hiring process. Stephen Ernst will be their next coach on an interim basis despite only joining the staff three months earlier.
July 18, 2016
Falcons' assistant lands atop Del Val's perch
Messiah assistant Mark Seidenburg is returning to the Philadephia region to take over Delaware Valley's program. He replaces Casey Stitzel who left the Aggies to become the new head coach at Division II Millersville (Pa.).
July 18, 2016
Assistant returns to lead King's after leaving for Keystone
Three months ago Caitlin Hadzimichalis left her position as assistant coach at King’s to become the new head coach at Keystone. But after King’s head coach Brian Donoghue moved on to Division I, Hadzimichalis decided to return to King's to fill its vacancy instead.
July 18, 2016
Jason Rhine named women's coach at Misericordia
Jason Rhine has been named head women?s basketball coach at Misericordia University, Chuck Edkins, director of athletics has announced. The Cougars return all five starters from last year's team.
July 16, 2016
McGuinness returns to CWRU as head coach
Todd McGuinness, a former Case Western Reserve assistant coach and current Hartwick head men's basketball coach, will take over the Spartans program.
July 11, 2016
Lancaster retires at Aurora
After 30 seasons at Aurora, including 22 as the Spartans' head men's basketball coach, James Lancaster has decided to retire from coaching. He is the latest in a line of long-time men's coaches to retire this offseason. Aurora named assistant Lance Robinson as his replacement.
July 11, 2016
Barons name Joe Wallace head coach
Franciscan (Ohio) changed its men's basketball head coach for the third time in three seasons. Joe Wallace, who spent time on the coaching staff at three Division I schools, takes over a program that has won 13 games total over the last five seasons.
July 7, 2016
McCormick goes from Bucs to Blues
Jennifer McCormick left her position as head coach at Beloit College to take over the program at Illinois College. The Lady Blues finished in fifth place in the MWC last season, a few slots ahead of McCormick's team.
July 7, 2016
Penn State-Altoona names McGreal head coach
Penn State-Altoona went to LaGrange and plucked assistant coach David McGreal for its next head coach. McGreal, who played four years at Maryville, replaces Doug West who resigned after one season.
July 7, 2016
Alverno College names Jessica Ott Director Of Athletics, Basketball coach
Alverno lost its head coach and athletic director to UW-Stevens Point earlier this offseason. On July 7 the Inferno selected former Pointer All-American and MSOE head coach Jessica Ott to fill those two vacancies.
July 6, 2016
Bantams tap Patriot League Assistant for head post
Trinity (Conn.) named Emily Garner as its next head coach, replacing Wendy Davis. Garner spent the last six seasons as an assistant at Army.
July 1, 2016
Sharks catch a new coach
Simmons hired former FDU-Florham assistant Michael Williams as its new head basketball coach. Williams was part of Marc Mitchell's FDU staff when the Devils won the national championship two seasons ago.
July 1, 2016
SUNY Canton fills men's vacancy
After building a career as an assistant coach at several southern scholarship programs, Ben Thompson is coming north – way north – to fill SUNY Canton’s coaching vacancy. He’ll be the Roos' new men’s basketball head coach.
June 30, 2016
Newbury changes women's coach
After changing its men's coach earlier in the offseason, the Nighthawks made a move atop their women's program, too. Springfield assistant Marc Taney takes over for Nate Stailey effective immediately.
June 30, 2016
Wacker backer: TLU chooses coach with family ties to University
Mike Wacker watched his father win two national championships in football at Texas Lutheran and now he’ll try to repeat the feat with the Bulldogs’ men’s basketball program. The University named him as the new head coach a week after Jimmy Smith moved to D1.
June 30, 2016
After the Light, it's a new Day for John Jay
John Jay College named SUNY-Old Westbury's lead assistant Lynda Day as its new head women's basketball coach. She replaces MollyAnne Light who went 14-37 in two seasons with the Bloodhounds.
June 28, 2016
Shell returns to MASCAC via MCLA
Derek Shell's last win as a head coach was against MCLA in the 2013 MASCAC title game. His next win will be on the Trailblazers' sideline as MCLA's new head coach.
June 27, 2016
Pioneers select Schultz to lead the way into CCIW
Carroll will head into its new conference with a new women's basketball coach. Lindsay Schultz, who has eight years of experience as a Division I assistant coach, replaces Kris Jacobsen who stepped down in April.
June 24, 2016
Texas two-step takes Smith to D1
Texas Lutheran head coach Jimmy Smith has stepped down from his position with the Bulldogs after two seasons to become an assistant at Division I Sam Houston State. Smith’s two-year tenure at TLU followed a two-year stint as head coach at Schreiner.
June 21, 2016
La Crosse chooses Middleton to lead program
UW-La Crosse went outside Wisconsin and Division III to select former Division I player and coach Karen Middleton as its next head women’s basketball coach. She replaces Lois Heeren who stepped down in March after 17 seasons at the helm of the Eagles' program.
June 21, 2016
Jay Smith accepts men's basketball coaching position at Kalamazoo College
Jay Smith has been a head coach at the Division I and Division II levels in Michigan and now he'll be a head coach at the Division III level in that same state.
June 16, 2016
Pace goes coast-to-coast for new position
After playing and coaching in New England, Jill Pace is headed to Southern California where she’ll be the next head coach at Pomona-Pitzer. She replaces Kathy Connell who retired in March after 20 seasons with the Sagehens.
June 9, 2016
Gordon fills women's vacancy
After Corey Laster left Gordon College for a Division II head coaching job in the west, the Scots picked another Division II coach from the west to take his place. Carter Shaw comes to Gordon after to two seasons at Cal State Los Angeles.
June 3, 2016
Brown steps down at Wittenberg
After 23 seasons at Wittenberg, Bill Brown decided to step down as the Tigers’ head coach. Brown won 543 games in 29 seasons, including 483 in his time in Springfield, Ohio.
June 2, 2016
Eastern Nazarene turns to NAIA veteran
Eastern Nazarene hired Scott Polsgrove, who has 20 years of college coaching experience in Division II and NAIA, to fill its men's basketball vacancy. He replaces James Aller who resigned a couple weeks earlier.
June 1, 2016
Pine Manor hires new women's coach
Pine Manor selected two-time D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region honoree Alycia Gervais as its next head coach. Gervais had been an assistant at two Division II programs after graduating from Daniel Webster.
June 1, 2016
CWRU Head Men’s Basketball Coach Sean McDonnell Announces Resignation
Sean McDonnell, the head coach of the Case Western Reserve University men’s basketball program since 2003, has announced his resignation.
May 24, 2016
Colorado College calls upon Colgate assistant
After coaching as an assistant for two seasons at Division I Colgate, Katherine Menendez is returning to Division III as Colorado College's next coach. She was previously an assistant at Emory and Illinois Wesleyan and played four years for North Central (Ill.)
May 19, 2016
Randolph turns to former player as next men's coach
Randolph hasn't had a men's basketball program for very long, but long enough to hire a former player as its next head coach. Pete Hamilton will lead the WildCats after his former coach Clay Nunley left for Roanoke.
May 19, 2016
Chuck Winkelman named Calvin women's basketball coach
Calvin selected Millsaps head coach Chuck Winkelman to fill the head coaching vacancy created when John Ross stepped down. Winkelman has a .698 winning percentage after 15 seasons at Hendrix and Millsaps.
May 18, 2016
From DVU to Div 2
After winning three conference titles in six years, Casey Stitzel is leaving Delaware Valley University to become the head coach at Division II Millersville (Pa.). Stitzel won 116 games in his six seasons with the Aggies.
May 18, 2016
West heads back to high school alma mater
After just one season as the head coach at Penn State-Altoona, former NBA player Doug West is leaving the University to take over Altoona (Pa.) Area High School's program.
May 10, 2016
Houghton hires McMullen
After becoming a full member of Division III last season, Houghton has named Corky McMullen as its next head men's basketball coach. McMullen graduated from Houghton in 2007 and worked as an assistant at Rochester Tech.
May 9, 2016
Rowan reorganizes coaching staff
Rowan's men's basketball coaches will have new roles next season. Joe Crispin has been promoted from assistant to head coach while Joe Cassidy moved from head coach to associate.
May 9, 2016
Wooster removes Panepento's interim tag
Lisa Panepento took over a team that came into the season with a 22-game losing streak, and four wins to start the season put an end to that skid.
May 5, 2016
Kendall moves south to Randolph
After losing its men's basketball coach to another Division III school, Randolph College found its next women's basketball coach at a Division III school in New Jersey. Andrea Kendall will move from Centenary (N.J.) to Virginia.
May 3, 2016
Interim tag lifted for Ryan Cain as men's basketball coach
Ryan Cain has been named as the next head coach of the Keene State College men's basketball team, it was announced today by Vice President for Student Affairs and Interim Director of Athletics Kemal Atkins.
April 29, 2016
Bears snare a pair
SUNY Potsdam announced new coaches for both basketball programs. James Bechtel moves over from nearby SUNY-Canton for the men's post and former Cortland stand out Brittany Cohen will coach the women.
April 28, 2016
Utica welcomes Coffey as head men's basketball coach
Utica athletic director David Fontaine formally announced the hiring of Sean Coffey as men's basketball head coach. Coffey, who is the seventh coach in program history (NCAA era), most recently spent five seasons on the sidelines as a full-time assistant coach at St. John Fisher.
April 27, 2016
Dougal out at Kalamazoo
After four seasons at the helm of the Hornets, including a 3-22 season that just concluded, Kalamazoo announced Eric Dougal's resignation.
April 27, 2016
Seewald lands at Marian
With her alma mater looking for a new head coach, former Carroll All-American Lyndsey Seewald landed at Marian University. She'll be the Sabres new head coach next season.
April 25, 2016
Sul Ross hires assistant from D2 champs
Sul Ross State named Caleb Henson as its next head coach. He was an assistant for Lubbock Christian which won the 2016 Division II championship with a 35-0 record.
April 22, 2016
Sansom to ride herd over Bison
Bethany chose former Montclair State assistant coach Brian Sansom as its next women's basketball head coach. Sansom also coached at Pitt-Bradford and Division I FDU-Teaneck.
April 21, 2016
Tufts assistant takes over Cedar Crest
Former Tufts assistant coach Kristin Karat moved from one side of the winning spectrum to the other as she was named the next head coach at Cedar Crest. The Falcons have had two winning seasons since 1993 and no wins last season.
April 21, 2016
Roanoke nabs Nunley
Roanoke named Randolph College coach Clay Nunley as its new head coach, replacing Page Moir who retired after 27 seasons. Nunley had led the WildCats' program from its inception in 2007.
April 20, 2016
Keystone changes coaches again
Caitlin Hadzimichalis will try to provide stability to the Keystone women's basketball program. The Giants have changed coaches five times since Caitlin Ryan left the program after 2008.
April 15, 2016
Former Celtic takes over at Newbury
Former Boston Celtic and Boston College standout Dana Barros has found a new challenge near his hometown -- rebuilding Newbury's men's basketball program. The College announced him as its new head coach.
April 14, 2016
Fitchburg selects Nagle for rebuild
Fitchburg State was one of six teams without a win in women's basketball last season. Daniel Nagle, who was an assistant at Mass-Boston and a head coach at Worcester (Mass.) Academy, will try to turn the Falcons' program around.
April 14, 2016
Loras selects Martin to lead program
Chris Martin, who was a standout player at Elmhurst and an assistant coach on its NCAA tournament team this past season, will move one state to the west to become the next head coach at Loras.
April 8, 2016
Smith leaves Sewanee; assistant takes over
After Sewanee men's basketball had its most successful season in almost two decades, the Tigers will have a new coach next season. Bubba Smith moved on to Division II Lee and will be replaced by assistant Bradley Pierson.
April 6, 2016
Holzhueter heads home
Bethany Lutheran dropped Greg Holzhueter as its head men's basketball coach after three years, but he didn't stay unemployed long. He's headed to his alma mater Martin Luther where he was a four-sport star to become its new head coach.
March 22, 2016
Moir steps down after 27 seasons at Roanoke
Roanoke coach Page Moir, who led his team to a 19-win season and earned D3hoops.com South Region Coach of the Year honors, is stepping down as men's basketball coach.
March 14, 2016
ETBU chooses Curran as next coach
Brandon Curran has been a coach at the NJCAA, Division I and Division II levels of college basketball and now he's a head coach in Division III. East Texas Baptist named him to replace long-time head coach Bert West.
March 8, 2016
Ross steps down as Calvin women's basketball coach
After 13 years at the helm of the Calvin women's basketball program, John Ross is stepping down as head coach.
March 2, 2016
Dobbs done after 1-24 season at Potsdam
Sherry Dobbs is out after 13 seasons as the men's basketball head coach at SUNY Potsdam following his team's 1-24 result this season.
March 1, 2016
Gorton out at Loras
Loras relieved head men's basketball coach Greg Gorton of his duties after five years as head coach, 13 years on staff.
February 24, 2016
ONU quickly changes men's coach
The end of Ohio Northern's season was also the end of Kevin Byrne’s tenure as head coach. Byrne resigned and was replaced by assistant Rich Bensman the day after the Polar Bears were eliminated from the OAC tournament.
February 24, 2016
Principia coach announces retirement
Mike Bushong, the all-time assists leader and No. 2 scorer in Principia men's basketball history, has retired after his second stint as head coach of the program.
February 23, 2016
Pomona-Pitzer women's coach announces retirement
Pomona-Pitzer women’s basketball coach Kathy Connell will retire after an extensive 38-year coaching career. Connell, who has coached for 20 years at Pomona-Pitzer, mentored teams at four institutions during her coaching tenure.
February 22, 2016
Newbury coach out after 2-23 season
Jelani Townswell, whose career at Newbury started with 26 wins over two seasons, finished his time with the Nighthawks with nine wins in three years.
November 6, 2015
St. Elizabeth hires first men's basketball coach
Kean assistant Tom Wagenblast has the task of building the first men's basketball team at St. Elizabeth, which admits men this fall for the first time.
April 1, 2015
2015 coaching carousel
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April 1, 2014
2014 coaching carousel
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November 1, 2013
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November 1, 2012
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