Missouri State men’s basketball coach Paul Lusk put the final piece for his coaching staff in place with the announced hire of assistant coach Corey Gipson, a native of Sikeston, Mo. Gipson has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at his alma mater, Austin Peay State University in Clarksville,
Hurley Adds Burno to Arizona State Staff
Rashon Burno, assistant coach at the University of Florida the past three seasons, has joined the Arizona State University men’s basketball coaching staff, Coach Bobby Hurley has announced. Burno, who held collegiate coaching positions at Towson State, Manhattan College and the University of Nebraska – the latter post he accepted in May after Florida head
OFFICIAL: Cotton Named Associate Head Coach at Kennesaw State
A former Division I basketball standout at Oklahoma and Boston College, Michael Cotton joins his former head coach Al Skinner at Kennesaw State. “I feel very fortunate to be able to name Mike as my Associate Head Coach,” Al Skinner said. “He brings tons of experience and recruiting ties in this area. He is totally
North Carolina Central Dirt…
On Monday, it was announced that Paris JC (TX) head coach Chuck Taylor had resigned to become an assistant at a DI school in North Carolina (Taylor Resigns at Paris JC). I have now heard that his landing spot will be North Carolina Central where he will replace Michael Cotton who recently became the associate
Akbar Waheed Named Assistant at Hofstra
Hofstra University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich announced today that Akbar Waheed has joined the Pride coaching staff as an assistant coach. Waheed replaces Shane Nichols, who departed for a similar position at Murray State. “Akbar will be a tremendous addition to an already strong staff here at Hofstra,” commented Mihalich. “Akbar was on
Charleston Southern Dirt II…
I can confirm that Joey Murdock has been hired as an assistant coach at Charleston Southern. Murdock has been an assistant at Pensacola State College (FL) for the past five seasons. Before that, he was a GA under Jeff Lebo at Auburn and also spent time as a high school coach in Florida. He was one of
Virginia Staff Update
Virginia men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett has promoted assistant coach Ron Sanchez to associate head coach. Bennett also promoted Vic Sfera to director of scouting/recruiting and recently added Orlando Vandross as the director of recruiting/player development. Sanchez has served as an assistant coach at Virginia for the last six seasons after holding the same
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Southwestern (TX) Names Zac Graham Assistant
Southwestern University Director of Athletics Dr. Glada Munt and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Janson Hightower announced that Zac Graham will be the assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. Graham comes to Southwestern after serving two seasons as the graduate assistant at St. Edward’s University. Graham was a part of the coaching staff that guided
Adam Williams Named Assistant at Longwood
Adam Williams, former guard at the University of Kentucky and Marshall University, joined the Longwood men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, Longwood head coach Jayson Gee announced. The son of collegiate hall of fame player and coach Tex Williams, Adam Williams comes to Longwood after a three-year stint as assistant director of basketball operations
OFFICIAL: Lafayette Staff Finalized
HoopDirt.com has mentioned these moves over the past month. They have now been finalized by Lafayette head coach Fran O’Hanlon. O’Hanlon announced the return of Matt Blue and the addition of Jimmy Fenerty, as well as the promotion of Pat Doherty as he finalized the program’s staff on Monday. Doherty, entering his seventh season on
Taylor Resigns at Paris JC (TX)
Paris Junior College will soon be missing a basketball coach, but not for long, according to Paris Junior College president Dr. Pam Anglin. “Coach Chuck Taylor is leaving us for a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I team in North Carolina,” said Dr. Anglin. “We will miss him but we’re thankful for the time he’s