Story Courtesy: Connor Smith, Arizona State Athletics Head Coach Bobby Hurley and the Sun Devil Men’s Basketball program has finalized the staff for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Arizona State welcomes Ty Amundsen to the Sun Devil Family. Former Graduate Assistant Eli Gross received a promotion and Bobby Hurley Jr. makes a transition from player to staff. ASU now boasts an experienced and diverse
Bender, Gehrke join Linfield Basketball Staff
Linfield men’s basketball and first-year head coach Elijah Gurash welcome two assistant coaches to the team for the program’s first season under new leadership. Gurash announced the hiring of the team’s two assistants who recently began their new roles with the team this Fall. Coaches Jesse Bender and Matt Gehrke bring over two decades of
Klee named Director of Basketball Operations at UTSA
As UTSA men’s basketball begins early workouts for the 2025-26 season, second-year head coach Austin Claunch announced another addition to the Roadrunners’ staff, bringing aboard Jacob Klee as the director of operations. “We’re excited to welcome Jacob Klee to our program,” Claunch said. “Jacob has worked for and with some of the best basketball minds in the
Connecticut College MBB Assistant takes over WBB program as Interim Head Coach
The Connecticut College Department of Athletics announced the coaching staff for the women’s basketball program. Brett Zanardi has been named interim head coach and will lead the Camels during the 2025-26 season, and Wade McNamara will serve as assistant coach. Both are products of the Connecticut basketball scene and have strong ties within the state.
Cyprien promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Tarleton State; Jones, Hayslip, and Arnold added as Assistants
Tarleton State Men’s Basketball head coach Billy Gillispie announced the promotion of Glynn Cyprien to associate head coach as well as the announcement of his full staff ahead of his sixth season at the helm of the Texan program. Gillispie announced the promotion of former assistant coach Glynn Cyprien to associate head coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. He also announced
Brown Basketball Staff Update
Brown Men’s Basketball Head Coaching Chair Mike Martin ’04 has announced the addition of Omar Lowery and Ta-Rel Franklin to the program’s coaching staff, in addition to the promotions of Tyson Wheeler to Associate Head Coach and DeVon Price to Assistant Coach. Lowery joins the program as an Assistant Coach, and Franklin joins the program as the Operations Coordinator. “We are very fortunate to be
Tennessee State Men’s Basketball names Bilal “Bizzy” Joseph Executive Director of Basketball Strategy & Innovation
Story Courtesy: Nick Guerriero, Assistant AD – Communications & Broadcasting Tennessee State University men’s basketball head coach Nolan Smith announced Thursday the addition of Bilal “Bizzy” Joseph as the program’s executive director of basketball strategy and innovation, a newly created role designed to strengthen the Tigers’ competitive edge through innovation, corporate collaboration and championship-level infrastructure. Joseph, a
Avant named Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development at Florida Tech
Head Coach Will Murphy and Florida Tech Men’s Basketball have announced the hiring of Cecil Avant as an Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development. Coach Avant is joining the Florida Tech Panther Basketball staff ahead of the 2025-26 season. Avant brings over 15 years of coaching experience, including high school, travel, college, and player development roles. “We are thrilled
Wofford issues official statement on Men’s Basketball coaching change
Following up on multiple earlier reports today here on HoopDirt. Wofford has finally released a statement on the change in leadership in their men’s basketball program: Wofford College today announced a change in the leadership of its men’s basketball program. Head coach Dwight Perry and associate head coach Tysor Anderson will no longer lead the
Rockhurst adds Dixon as Assistant Basketball Coach
D2 Rockhurst University has added Jarred Dixon as an assistant men’s basketball coach. No press release yet, but the RU MBB account published the following on social media:
OFFICIAL: Holmes named Head Basketball Coach at D3 John Jay
Following-up on something that HoopDirt first reported on back on September 6th (D3 DIRT). James Holmes has officially been named as the head basketball coach at John Jay College. Here’s the release from the school: James Holmes has been named the new head coach of the John Jay College Men’s Basketball Team, John Jay Interim Director
Wofford Update…
Following up on today’s earlier reports that Dwight Perry has been let go at Wofford… Still no official word from the school, but looking at their athletics department staff directory, it looks like both Perry and associate head coach Tysor Anderson are no longer with the program: Anderson had been on the staff since 2022,