UC Irvine Head Coach Russell Turner has announced the addition of Julius Smith to the men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. “I am excited to add Julius Smith, a proven winner in college basketball, to our coaching staff,” remarked Turner. “Julius is young and hungry and brings contagious energy to our staff that will impact our developing
Western Michigan Men’s Basketball Promotes Chris Fowler to Associate Head Coach
Western Michigan University and head men’s basketball coach Dwayne Stephens have announced the promotion of Chris Fowler from assistant coach to associate head coach for the program. “Chris is an unbelievable asset to our program,” Coach Stephens said. “Over the last two years, he has played an integral role in laying the foundation of what I want our program
Batiste joins Louisiana Tech Basketball Staff
Louisiana Tech Men’s Basketball head coach Talvin Hester announced that Tyson Batiste will be joining the Bulldog staff as an assistant coach. Batiste has spent the last two seasons at Sacramento State, first serving as director of basketball operations before being promoted to assistant coach. “We are so excited to have Tyson join our program,” said Hester. “I had the pleasure
OFFICIAL: Francis named Head Basketball Coach at Chadron State
Following-up on something that I first mentioned over the weekend (D2 DIRT). Chris Francis has officially been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Chadron State. Here’s the release from CSC: Following a national search with nearly 100 applicants, Chris Francis has been named the head coach of Chadron State College’s men’s basketball program.
Milwaukee’s Lundy announces basketball staff promotions
Head coach Bart Lundy has announced the following promotions for members of the Milwaukee men’s basketball staff. Jake Williams has been elevated to a role as Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator; Ben Walker to Associate Head Coach; Jose Winston has been elevated to Associate Coach; Mike Winans new title will be Assistant Coach/General Manager; and Michael Cooper will now be serving as Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development.
Matt McCall steps away from Assistant job at College of Charleston
College of Charleston men’s basketball assistant coach Matt McCall has decided to step away from the program, citing personal reasons. “First of all I want to thank Chris Mack, Matt Roberts and the college of Charleston for an unbelievable opportunity. Taking this job has given me a ton of perspective. After a lot of reflecting
OFFICIAL: Thompson named Head Basketball Coach at Winston-Salem State
The Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Hall of Famer, Corey Thompson as the head men’s basketball coach. “I consider it a privilege to hire the first WSSU Men’s Basketball Alum to lead our Rams Men’s Basketball team,” said Director of Athletics, Etienne Thomas. “Corey Thompson brings a complete body
Pacific mourns sudden loss of Assistant Basketball Coach Myke Scholl
University of the Pacific is saddened to announce the passing of Myke Scholl, who was entering his first season as an assistant coach with the men’s basketball program. Scholl was hired in April after spending the last 10 seasons at Long Beach State, including the last six as an associate head coach. He helped the program
Veteran Coach Tim Walsh joins Jones College Basketball Staff
A veteran coach has joined the Jones College men’s basketball staff. Tim Walsh is in his 42nd year as a basketball coach and comes to Jones from Quincy University in Illinois where he served as an assistant coach last year. He had previous stops at Quincy in 1986-87 and 1994-98. Walsh will concentrate on the defensive
Gordon State College hires Schiefen as new Head Basketball Coach
Gordon State College has named Greg Schiefen as the new head basketball coach. With 11 years of collegiate experience, Schiefen boasted a career total that includes over 20 wins spread across 8 seasons. He joined Highlander Nation from Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, where he served as an assistant coach for one season. During his
D2 DIRT: Thompson named Head Basketball Coach at Winston-Salem State
Winston-Salem State has named Corey Thompson as their new head men’s basketball coach. The WSSU alum (’02) has most recently been the head coach at St. Pauls High School (NC). He also spent time as an assistant at CIAA foe Fayetteville State. According to our sources, the other finalists for the position were; WSSU interim head
Teichmann departs Florida College; Named Head Basketball Coach at Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Gwinnett College’s Office of Athletics has reached another historical milestone with the appointment of Chase Teichmann as the first men’s basketball head coach. The men’s basketball program is scheduled to begin NAIA competition in the 2025-26 athletic season, playing home games in the college’s new Convocation Center that’s set to open this fall. Men’s basketball adds