After seven years of overseeing the Blue Mountain College Men’s Basketball team, J.D. Parker has stepped down from his position. Parker will return to his native Arkansas where he will take over as the head basketball coach at Wynne High School. Parker leaves as the winningest coach in BMC basketball history, chalking up 65 total
According to a report by Michigan Insider Josh Henschke, John Beilein will hire DeAndre Haynes to fill one of the two vacant assistant spots on his staff. This is the second move by Haynes this off-season. Back in May, he departed the Toledo staff to become an assistant at Illinois State. Haynes a former Mid-American
In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Ben Miller, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at UNC Pembroke, discusses his rebounding philosophy, Coach Roy Williams’ effect on his team’s success, and how his program is annually among the best at crashing the glass in all of NCAA Division II. View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight:
HoopDirt.com can confirm multiple reports that East Carolina assistant coach Mike Netti has accepted a position on Chris Holtmann’s new staff at Ohio State. Pirateradio1250 was the first to report this move. Netti and Holtmann served as assistants together at Gardner-Webb (2004-07), and Netti returned to GWU when Holtmann became the head coach there in
University of Nevada men’s basketball assistant coach Ronald Dupree has accepted a position in the National Basketball Association. The team Dupree will be working for and his position within that organization will be announced at a later date. After an outstanding career at LSU, Dupree played six seasons in the NBA for Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota,
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Bryen Spriggs has been named as the new head basketball coach at Community College of Beaver County (PA). Spriggs was most recently an assistant coach at Mineral Area CC (MO), and has also worked at Lincoln Trail CC (IL), Marshalltown CC (IA), and Slippery Rock University (PA). The Philadelphia native, who
Will Vergollo, who served as an assistant coach under LaVall Jordan last season at Milwaukee, has joined Jordan’s coaching staff at Butler in the position of Basketball Analyst. In this role for Butler, Vergollo will oversee video operations and analytics, while assisting with preparation of scouting reports. Jordan announced Vergollo’s hiring on Wednesday, July 26.
The Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball has announced the addition of Jason Mays to the coaching staff as the Associate Head Coach. “I am tremendously excited to have Jason join our staff. Working with him in the past, I know that no one will work harder,” commented Head Coach Happy Osborne. “The job that he
SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Jon Harris announced the addition of Casey Wyllie to his staff as the director of basketball operations. A native of Dwight, Illinois, Wyllie joins the SIUE staff after serving as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech. “We are thrilled to have Casey join our staff,” said Harris. “He has been
Southern Miss men’s basketball head coach Doc Sadler has announced the addition of Steve Shields to his staff as an assistant coach. Shields will replace Dr. Chris Croft who will become an assistant Professor in Sport Management in the College of Business on campus. “We’re excited to add someone with the experience that Steve has,”
University of Central Arkansas Head Coach Russ Pennell, announced that Tyler Miller has been promoted to assistant coach after spending previous two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations and spent the 2014-15 season as a graduate assistant. “Tyler has done a phenomenal job in his time here at Central Arkansas and has earned this opportunity,”
The Thomas College athletic department has announced the hiring of Jared Browne as an assistant men’s basketball coach for the 2017-18 season. Browne will join head coach Geoff Hensley for his fourth season at the helm of the Terriers. Browne previously led the Winslow High School boy’s program to an 85-34 record from 2011-2017. During
