Wednesday afternoon, Nicholls State University Director of Athletics Jonathan Terrell officially inked men’s basketball head coach Austin Claunch to a four-year contract extension, locking down the Houston native through the 2023-24 season. “Austin has consistently managed to put this program in a position to succeed, and we’re thrilled to re-sign him to an additional four
Anthony Grant, Shaka Smart Named to NABC Board of Directors
Anthony Grant of the University of Dayton and Shaka Smart of the University of Texas have accepted invitations to join the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Board of Directors. The appointments are effective immediately. “Anthony Grant and Shaka Smart are two of college basketball’s most respected voices,” said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. “In
Nesbitt added to Bradley Men’s Basketball Staff
Mike Nesbitt has been hired as the Coordinator of Player Development and Video Operations at Bradley. Nesbitt joined the Braves after stints at New Mexico Junior College, Panola College, Southern Utah and the University of New Mexico, Most recently, he spent the 2019-20 campaign at New Mexico Junior College, helping the Thunderbirds to a 23-9 record
Keller extended through 2025-26 at Stephen F. Austin
SFA Director of Athletics Ryan Ivey announced a contract extension between SFA and men’s basketball head coach Kyle Keller on Tuesday. The joint agreement extends Keller’s contract through the 2025-26 season, and comes on the heels of a 28-3 season in 2019-20 which saw the Lumberjacks capture the Southland Conference regular season title amidst the
Casey named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Manor College
Manor College Director of Athletics John Dempster has announced that Richard Casey has been named Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Casey was also the Blue Jays Men’s Basketball Head Coach from 1994-1997 and 2009-2010. In his first season (10-11 overall, 8-8 EPCC), he coached Blue Jays to Quarterfinal Postseason Tournament Appearance. Casey won first collegiate game,
Daily Dirt – 11/3/20
Big day today…VOTE! Catching up on a few things…. The University of Central Missouri has added Adam Short as an assistant coach. Short had spent the past five seasons an assistant at State Fair CC, and was an assistant at Cowley College before that. AJ Holland has been named as an assistant at Angelo State.
Butler Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Butler men’s basketball assistant coach Jeff Meyer has recently announced his retirement, due to family considerations and COVID-19 concerns. The program’s basketball analyst Will Vergollo will move into an assistant coach position for the upcoming 2020-21 season in an interim capacity. “Jeff has been a tremendous mentor for several generations of student-athletes and coaches alike,” said head
Billy Tubbs passes away
Former Oklahoma, TCU, and Lamar head basketball coach Billy Tubbs has passed away today, he was 85. Coach Tubbs’ family released the following statement: More on Tubbs career from a release by the University of Oklahoma can be found HERE.
Dakich joins Elon Men’s Basketball staff
Andrew Dakich has joined the Elon University Men’s Basketball staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. He had spent the past three seasons as a part of the Ohio State men’s basketball family where Elon Head Coach Mike Schrage served as an assistant coach. Dakich finished his collegiate career with Ohio State in 2017-2018 where
Kentucky Basketball Staff Update: Barbee, Lucas switch roles
Kentucky head coach John Calipari has shaken up his staff, promoting Jai Lucas to assistant coach, while Tony Barbee will now assume the title of Associate to the Head Coach (a non-coaching role). Lucas was hired this past summer in an administrative position after spending the past seven seasons at Texas. Barbee served the previous
Jacksonville State Basketball Staff Update
Head men’s basketball coach Ray Harper announced two changes to his staff Thursday afternoon. Tysor Anderson has been elevated to assistant coach and Dennan Morrow is the Gamecocks’ new coordinator of basketball operations. Anderson joins veteran coaches Tommy Wade and Jake Morton as the team’s third assistant after spending the 2019-20 season as the coordinator of
Davis named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Central State
The Central State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has selected Antonio O. Davis to serve as CSU’s next head men’s basketball coach. Davis takes over a CSU program that was 17-13 last season with a 11-8 ledger in SIAC play. “We welcome Antonio Davis to Central State University. Coach Davis comes to CSU with