Jimmy Langhurst has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Merrimack College as announced on Monday afternoon. Langhurst has spent the last two seasons of this coaching career at Stonehill College. “I am thrilled to welcome Jimmy to our coaching staff”, said head coach Joe Gallo. “We always talk about how hard it is to
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Klingsick promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Morehead State
A familiar face will be on the sidelines again for Morehead State Men’s Basketball. In his fourth season, Ky Klingsick is now a full time assistant coach. Head coach Jonathan Mattox retained Klingsick after working alongside him during Klingsick’s first year in 2021-22. “Ky is someone I targeted very early on in the hiring process. I wanted
Betts departs Winthrop Basketball Staff; Named Head Coach at Combine Academy
Top 25 Nationally Ranked Combine Academy, International Boarding High School and Sports Performance Center located just outside of Charlotte, NC in Lincolnton, has announced the hiring of National High School Basketball Head Coach, Ben Betts, from Winthrop University. With over 30 years of college coaching experience, Ben Betts, a Madison Heights, VA, native, was the
Romano named Head Basketball Coach at CCRI
The Community College of Rhode Island has announced the hiring of Mike Romano as its new head men’s basketball coach, only the fifth in the program’s 58-year history dating back to 1965. Romano has spent the past two and a half years at CCRI as the Athletics, Recreation and Wellness Departments Compliance Coordinator and brings
Johnson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Charlotte
Charlotte Head Men’s Basketball Coach Aaron Fearne has officially announced the hiring of assistant coach Ben Johnson Thursday afternoon. Johnson brings nearly 30 years of coaching experience in both the collegiate ranks and in Australia to the 49ers. “We are very thrilled to add Ben Johnson to this coaching staff,” said Coach Fearne. “I have had the pleasure of
USC Basketball Staff Update
The USC men’s basketball program has added assistant coaches Will Conroy, Todd Lee, Michael Musselman, Quincy Pondexter and Anthony Ruta, as well as director of sports performance Andre Carrera and director of operations Caleb Cline to its staff, it was announced by head coach Eric Musselman. Musselman was named USC’s head men’s basketball coach on
Sanders named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Winthrop
Winthrop head men’s basketball coach Mark Prosser announced the hiring of Monty Sanders to the coaching staff as Associate Head Coach. Sanders returns to the Eagles after a two-year stint as an assistant coach with Campbell men’s basketball where he helped the team reach the Big South Conference Championship game in his first season. The
NC State adds Brett Nelson to Men’s Basketball Staff
Brett Nelson has been named an assistant coach for the NC State men’s basketball team, head coach Kevin Keatts announced. “I’m excited to add Brett to our staff,” Keatts said. “Brett was a talented player that played at a high level and then since deciding to join the coaching ranks has worked under some excellent coaches. He brings
Jimmy Allen named Head Basketball Coach at Emory & Henry
The Emory & Henry College Department of Athletics and incoming Director of Athletics Kyle Sensabaugh are pleased to announce that Jimmy Allen ’93 has been selected as the next Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Allen returns to his alma mater with 31 years of coaching experience and a career head coaching record of 195-182 in 13 seasons. “I am incredibly excited and
Matthews elevated to Assistant Director of Recruiting and Player Development
University of Miami men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga announced the elevation of graduate assistant Peter Matthews to Assistant Director of Recruiting and Player Development. Matthews, who will complete his Master of Science in education and sports administration at Miami over the summer, spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant with the men’s
Monaghan named Assistant Basketball Coach at Wyoming
Cowboy basketball head coach Sundance Wicks announced the addition of Pat Monaghan to the Cowboy coaching staff on Friday. He brings 18 years of coaching experience to the Cowboys as he helped Wicks turnaround Green Bay a season ago. “I’m very excited to join coach Wicks in Wyoming and continue our vison that we started
D2 DIRT: Newberry opens; Taylor to become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Jason Taylor is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Newberry College, and will be named as an assistant at Morehead State. Taylor had been the head coach at Newberry since 2019, where he has compiled a 65-61 (.561) record. He also worked as the