Seattle University head men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford has been placed on administrative leave by the school. Director of Athletics Shaney Fink released the following statement over the weekend: “Men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford was placed on administrative leave Friday, November 5. As this is a personnel matter, the Athletics Department will have no further
Katz announces retirement at Sacramento State
Sacramento State head men’s basketball coach Brian Katz announced his retirement Friday morning, citing health reasons. The retirement comes one day after the Hornets’ exhibition victory, and four days before the start of the regular season. Current associate head coach Brandon Laird, in his 11th season with the program, will serve as the interim head
Kluzak added to Northland College (WI) Men’s Basketball Staff
Northland College Men’s Basketball announced the addition of Ben Kluzak as Assistant Coach on Thursday. Kluzak, a native of Rockford, Illinois, joins the LumberJacks after spending last season as the top Assistant Coach at Brescia University, an NAIA program in Kentucky. “Ben’s work ethic makes him an absolute perfect fit to join our LumberJack Basketball Family,”
Curran joins Air Force MBB staff
Zack Curran has joined the Air Force Men’s Basketball staff as the Director of Basketball Operations, announced by head coach Joe Scott. “We are thrilled to have Zack join our staff,” Scott said. “His overall basketball experiences fills a very important need within our program. He is a good compliment to our other staff
Holmes named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at RPI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Associate Vice President & Director of Athletics Dr. Lee McElroy has announced the addition of James Holmes as an assistant men’s basketball coach. He will aide eighth-year head coach Mark Gilbride. A native of Latham, New York, Holmes joins the Engineers following three years as an assistant coach at Oswego State, where he
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Former Penn State head coach Pat Chambers has joined Ashley Howard’s staff at La Salle as the volunteer Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Chambers spent 2011-20 as the Nittany Lions head coach (148-150), and was also the head coach at Boston U from 2009-11 (42-28). More HERE. The NCAA officially rejected Oklahoma State’s appeal
Ole Miss, Kermit Davis Agree to Contract Extension
Heading into his fourth season as the head coach of Ole Miss Men’s Basketball, Kermit Davis has agreed to a new four-year contract that runs through 2025, Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter announced. “Starting with his first season when he was SEC Coach of the Year, Coach Davis has increased the expectations of Ole
Jenkins added to Lehigh Men’s Basketball Staff
Lehigh head men’s basketball coach Brett Reed announced on Tuesday the addition of Willie Jenkins as assistant coach. Jenkins was a former standout at Tennessee Tech, earning Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year his senior season of 2004-05, while leading his team to the regular season title. He replaces Noel Hightower on the staff,
Daily News – 11/1/21
Former UMass assistant Tony Bergeron has been named as the head coach of the national boys team at First Love Christian Academy in Pittsburgh. Bergeron had his contract bought out at UMass this past spring after spending two seasons on Matt McCall’s staff. The former head coach at Woodstock Academy (CT), had seven of his
Cooper named Assistant Basketball Coach at D2 Cedarville University
James Cooper has joined the Cedarville University Yellow Jacket basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach. He possesses a wide range of experience both as a player and an instructor at all levels of the game. Cooper was one of the best to ever play at the College of Wooster while leading the Fighting Scots
VIDEO: Mark Few’s DUI arrest
TMZ has released footage of Gonzaga head coach Mark Few’s DUI arrest from September 6th. In the video, Few refuses orders, and argues with police about taking a field sobriety test. The seven minute video can be seen HERE. Not a great look for Few. Following the arrest, Few pled guilty to misdemeanor driving under
Jaquish named Assistant Basketball Coach at Plattsburgh State
Adam Jaquish, a former four-year Cardinal men’s basketball student-athlete, has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Plattsburgh State, as announced by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation. “I am incredibly excited to add Adam to our coaching staff,” head coach Mike Blaine said. “I enjoyed coaching him as a player, and I have