Dayton announces two additions to men's basketball staff
May 14—James Kane will replace Ricardo Greer as associate head coach on Anthony Grant's staff with the Dayton Flyers, the University of Dayton announced on Thursday, May 14. I'm grateful and want to thank Coach Grant for this opportunity," Kane said in a press release. "Dayton and the UD community are a special place, and I'm excited to continue competing for championships with our program.
" Dayton also announced the addition of two assistant coaches: Nick Irvin, a Chicago native who worked on Bobby Hurley's staff at Arizona State the past four seasons; and Jordan Talley, who worked on Dru Joyce III's staff at Duquesne last season after spending three seasons as a player development assistant with the University of Florida. The coaching changes come three weeks after Greer, who had been part of Grant's staff since Grant's first season in 2017-18, left to become the associate head coach on Jeff Capel's staff at Pittsburgh. Kane moves into the associate head coach role after six seasons as an assistant coach.
He was a part of Grant's first staff but left after one season and spent the next three years at Iowa State. Kane returned to Dayton in 2021. "James has been an integral part of my staff throughout every stop of my head coaching journey and has been instrumental to our program's success throughout his tenure at Dayton," Grant said in a press release.
"He is a relentless worker, a passionate teacher of the game, and a great mentor to our student-athletes. His basketball intelligence, recruiting acumen, and dedication to our culture make him the perfect fit for this elevated role. " In the last two seasons, Dayton had one fewer assistant coach than the rules allow.
It did not replace Darren Hertz when he left Grant's staff in 2024 to become the head coach at Wittenberg. Now Grant has Kane plus four assistant coaches: Jermaine Henderson; Sean Damaska; Irvin; and Talley. Irvin was an assistant coach at Western Illinois for two seasons before moving to Arizona State in 2022.
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