Columbia College has named Tyler Bredehoeft as the new head coach of the Cougar men’s basketball program, the athletic department announced today. Bredehoeft spent three seasons as head coach of the Avila men’s basketball team, leading the program to its most successful season in a decade. The Eagles finished the 2025-26 campaign with 12 Kansas
NAIA NEWS: Bredehoeft steps down at Avila; Slawson elevated to Head Basketball Coach
Avila men’s basketball assistant coach Alex Slawson has been elevated to Head Coach of the program after Tyler Bredehoeft has stepped down for other coaching opportunities. “I want to thank Tyler for his work the past three years,” said Avila Chief Mission Integration Officer/Vice President of Athletics and Student Affairs Shawn Summe. “I’m excited that
Rowland joins Arizona State Basketball Staff as Assistant Coach
Story Courtesy: Connor Smith, ASU Athletics The addition of another key member of Randy Bennett’s first Sun Devil Men’s Basketball coaching staff was officially announced on Wednesday. EJ Rowland will be joining the program as an Assistant Coach, as Bennett continues to build a staff with some of the sport’s top recruiters and brightest minds. “We
Saint Mary’s hires Rob Jones as Assistant Basketball Coach
While Saint Mary’s head men’s basketball coach Mickey McConnell is hard at work building his 2026-27 roster, he has also been putting together his first coaching staff while at the helm in Moraga. The latest addition to that staff is a familiar face to many Gaels fans as former standout Rob Jones will make his return to
Cason added to Kansas City Basketball Staff
Kansas City Men’s Basketball and Head Coach Mark Turgeon have added another assistant coach to the staff, officially introducing David Cason today. Cason is a former Power conference coach with years of experience across many levels who has recruited and developed multiple NBA draft picks, including former Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson and
Iowa State’s Otzelberger agrees to 10-Year Contract Extension
After guiding the Iowa State men’s basketball team to its third Sweet 16 appearance in five years, head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has agreed to a new contract that will keep him leading the Cyclone program through June 30, 2036 and increase his salary to $6 million annually, Endowed Cyclone Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today. “Coach Otzelberger has elevated our men’s
D3 DIRT: Hopkins out as Head Basketball Coach at Muhlenberg
Kevin Hopkins is no longer the head basketball coach at Muhlenberg. He posted the following to X a short time ago: Hopkins had spent the past eight seasons as MC’s head coach, where he went 100-105 (.488). This past season, his team went 12-13 (5-8 Centennial). No official word yet from the college, but Hopkins
JUCO DIRT: Ranger set to hire former Tarleton assistant Ashton Arnold as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Ranger College will hire Ashton Arnold as their new head men’s basketball coach. Last season was Arnold’s first on the head coach Billy Gillispie’s staff at Tarleton (side note: Gillispie had served as the head coach at Ranger from 2015-20). Prior to his time at
D3 NEWS: Sansone named Head Basketball Coach at Maryville College
Maryville College has named Mark Sansone the next head coach of Scots Men’s Basketball, the College announced Wednesday. Sansone becomes the seventh head coach in program history. “I’m excited to welcome Coach Sansone as just the third head coach of our Men’s Basketball program since 1980,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Andrew Wu. “Mark is an
JUCO DIRT: Eggleston out, Cavaco in at Lorain County CC
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Marty Eggleston is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D3 Lorain County CC (OH). Eggleston had been the head coach at LCCC since 2013. Although this year’s team finished just a 6-24 (4-12), they did capture the Region 12 D3 title. Multiple sources have
REPORT: Tang set to rejoin Baylor staff as Associate Head Basketball Coach
Jerome Tang is expected to rejoin Scott Drew’s staff at Baylor as the associate head basketball coach, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Tang was a central figure in Baylor’s rise over nearly 20 seasons on staff, including its 2021 national title run. He left for the head job at Kansas State in 2022 and quickly made
UTRGV hires Shawn Forrest as Associate Head Basketball Coach
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) head men’s basketball coach Brandon Chambers announced on the hiring of Shawn Forrest, who has over 25 years collegiate coaching experience, including two seasons at McNeese, as associate head coach. Forrest spent the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons at McNeese where he helped the Cowboys to a 58-11 record, the most wins in