SLU Coach Dan Donigan Leaves For Rutgers

SLU Coach Dan Donigan, patting Devon Newport

The Trenton New Jersey native, pictured here during a game against Missouri State in August 2009 patting Springfield native Devon Newport on the back, heads home: Dan Donigan was named the new Rutgers men’s soccer coach, Scarlet Knights athletics director Tim Pernetti said Friday morning. Pernetti offered the job to the ninth-year Saint Louis coach [...]

Sport Business & Soccer

L-R: McDermott (behind podium, emcee), Donigan, Santel, Hudson, Viverito, Flynn, and Cooper.

By BENJAMIN GOSS, Assistant Professor Sports Management, Missouri State University Before a crowd of over 200 attendees, on last Thursday, the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University hosted a panel called Sport Business & Soccer. The panel helped SLU mark 50 years since the inception of its powerhouse men’s collegiate soccer program, [...]

Ryan Moses Commits to St Louis University Billikens

The Kickapoo Chiefs, coming off of their 3rd place finish at State last year, now have a second member of this years team scheduled to play Division I college soccer next year. Senior Ryan Moses recently accepted an offer from Head Coach Dan Donigan to represent the nationally ranked St Louis University Billikens, where he [...]

Devon Newport And Graham Basecke – Future Billiken And Hoosier

2008 has been an incredibly active year when it comes to college recruiting news. I have not done it justice in terms of recognizing the opportunities the players in this region have created for themselves. The most difficult challenge is pursuing a Division I opportunity. The two most recent decisions in that area come from [...]

Recruiting Wednesday: The Scholarship Divide

This week The New York Times has run a three-part series called “The Scholarship Divide.” The series examines the chase for athletic scholarships from the perspective of athletes and coaches. The focus is on non-revenue producing sports like soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and baseball. The series supports the comments recently made by Dan Donigan at [...]

Dan Donigan, SLU Head Coach, Headlines Springfield SC Banquet

I had a very enjoyable evening last night attending the 4th annual Springfield SC Banquet. With over 450 in attendance, the Oasis Convention Center was overflowing with my kind of crowd – soccer junkies! The featured speaker was NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year Dan Donigan, Head Coach for the St Louis University Billikens (pictured [...]