University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced today the hiring of Chuck Martin as an assistant coach for the Gamecock program. Martin brings over 15 years of coaching experience at the Division I level to the staff, including serving as an assistant coach at Indiana the past three seasons, and as
Allen Corbin Named Head Basketball Coach at Webber International University
Webber International University athletics has announced that Allen Corbin has been named the head coach of men’s basketball. Coach Corbin academically finished his Undergraduate and Graduate degrees at West Virginia University. He was a Walk-on at WVU during the Elite 8 and Sweet 16 runs under Coach and mentor John Beilein. Coach Corbin stated, “I
Wofford Basketball Staff Update
The Wofford men’s basketball program has added Jay McAuley and Will Murphy to the staff, as announced by head coach Mike Young. McAuley will serve as Associate Head Coach and Murphy will be the Director of Basketball Operations. McAuley, who coached two seasons at Wofford from 2008-10, returns to the staff after most recently spending
Pitt Announces Basketball Staff Changes
University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball head coach Kevin Stallings announced the retirement of long-time assistant Tom Richardson, as well as the promotions of director of basketball operations Dan Cage and video coordinator / director of analytics Jason Richards, Friday morning. Chris Jones, a 2016 Pitt graduate, will also join the coaching staff as a graduate
Wofford Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has heard from a great source that Furman assistant Jay McAuley is headed to Wofford where he will replace Dustin Kerns who became the head coach at Presbyterian earlier this month. McAuley joined the Furman staff back in 2013 after working for Chris Holtmann at Gardner-Webb for three seasons. McAuley is no stranger to
Ohio State Basketball Staff Update
Chris Holtmann, Ohio State head men’s basketball coach, completed his coaching staff Thursday with the additions of assistant coaches Ryan Pedon, Mike Schrage and Terry Johnson. All three were on Holtmann’s staff at Butler. “I am excited about the addition of Ryan, Mike and Terry to our coaching staff,” Holtmann said. “They are outstanding
Grambling State Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Elywn McRoy will become the Associate Head Coach at Grambling State University. McRoy will join new head GSU head coach Donte Jackson after most recently serving as the Associate Head Coach at Coppin State. The veteran assistant has also worked at Iowa State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Southern University and Texas-Pan
Daily Dirt – 6/16/17
A few things that I’ve heard… Middle Tennessee State Director of Basketball Operations Jarrod Lazarus has joined the staff at South Florida in the same role. The Florida native had spent the past four seasons at MTSU. I have heard that Florida International Director of Basketball Operations Jarrett Lockhart will be elevated to assistant coach,
Northern Kentucky announces new contract for Head Basketball Coach John Brannen
Northern Kentucky University Director of Athletics Ken Bothof announces that an agreement has been reached to provide head men’s basketball coach John Brannen with a new four-year contract that will keep the Alexandria, Kentucky, native at the helm of the program through the 2020-21 season. “John and I began discussions prior to the conclusion of
Loeffler Announces Johns Hopkins Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Johns Hopkins men’s basketball coach Josh Loeffler announced his coaching staff this week. Joining the Blue Jays for the 2017-18 season are John Andrzejek, Maurice Williams and Kevin Quinlan. Hopkins will open the season on November 15 at home versus Marymount. Andrzejek comes to Johns Hopkins after serving as the director of basketball operations at
NCAA suspends Pitino for first five ACC games of 2017-18 season; Louisville basketball program placed on 4-year probation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The University of Louisville will receive four years probation and Coach Rick Pitino faces a suspension regarding a sex scandal that engulfed the men’s basketball program. The NCAA ruled a former Louisville director of basketball operations acted unethically when he committed serious violations by arranging striptease dances and sex acts for
Jimmy Wooten Named Eastern Michigan Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach
Jimmy Wooten, a standout prep coach for more than 12 years, has been named an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team at Eastern Michigan University, Head Coach Rob Murphy announced today, June 14. “Jimmy has a great ability to identify and recruit high level talent,” said Murphy. “He has shown the ability to connect