Balentine hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Eastern Illinois

Eastern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Marty Simmons has announced the addition of Desmond Balentine as an assistant coach on the Panthers men’s basketball staff. Balentine comes to EIU following two seasons as the head coach at NCAA Division II Tiffin University in Ohio with four total seasons on the Tiffin staff.   He helped the program post

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Slick added to Lamar Basketball Staff

Tyler Slick has been named to the Lamar University men’s basketball coaching staff announced head coach Jordan Fee Tuesday morning. Slick becomes the fourth addition to Fee’s first staff. “We are excited to welcome Tyler Slick to our staff,” said Fee. “He brings a unique perspective having coached at every level of basketball. Tyler is widely

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Freesman named Assistant Basketball Coach at North Florida

North Florida Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bobby Kennen announced the addition of Assistant Coach Zack Freesman on Tuesday.  “We’re extremely excited to welcome Zack, Jill and Amelia home,” Kennen said. “I first met Zack as a high school senior. Immediately, he articulated his dream of becoming a Division I coach, in addition to his plans for doing

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Northern Iowa Basketball Staff Update

I think we’ve mentioned all of these additions at some point over the past few weeks. Here’s the official announcement from Northern Iowa announcing new head coach Kyle Green’s staff: UNI head men’s basketball coach Kyle Green on Monday announced the members of his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Green retains three members of

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San Diego Basketball Support Staff Update

San Diego men’s basketball head coach JR Blount announced Monday the addition of four members to his support staff: Josh Calbert as recruiting coordinator, Jawaun Newton as director of player development, Patrick Gallagher as video coordinator and Jackson Carter as director of operations. Josh Calbert, Recruiting CoordinatorCalbert joins the Toreros after two seasons on Pepperdine’s men’s basketball staff  (2024-26), where he served as

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