Charlotte 49ers head men’s basketball coach Aaron Fearne has announced the hiring of Conner Henry as an assistant coach. Henry, a former NBA player originally drafted by the Houston Rockets, has coached professionally in the NBA, Australia’s NBL, and the NBA D-League (now G-League), where he was named the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year in 2013-14.
Harden named Assistant Basketball Coach at Washington State
Jeremy Harden joined the Washington State men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, WSU Head Coach Kyle Smith announced Thursday. Harden joins the Washington State following one season at Idaho and five seasons as the head coach at Wenatchee Valley College (WVC). “I want to thank Coach Smith for the opportunity to be a part of
JUCO DIRT: D1 Independence CC (KS) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Justin Mann has stepped down as the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Independence CC (KS), and will become an assistant coach at NCAA D2 West Florida. Mann had been the head coach at Indy since 2021, and had served as the associate head coach at
JUCO NEWS: Former UConn Star Khalid El-Amin named Head Basketball Coach at Anoka-Ramsey
Anoka-Ramsey Community College has announced the hiring of Khalid El-Amin as the next head men’s basketball coach of the Golden Rams. “I’m excited to have Khalid join us at Anoka-Ramsey,” said Director of Athletics Jessica Pelzel. “His extensive playing career, his knowledge of the game as both a player and coach, and his background growing
Gist named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Hunter
Jamel Gist has been named the 15th Head Men’s Basketball Coach in school history by Director of Athletics Terry Wansart. Coach Gist was selected from a talented pool of candidates, and Wansart stated “His enthusiasm, player first style, leadership and administrative skills truly helped him stand out through this process” Coach Gist said ” I am
JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Kilgore (TX) to hire Coastal Bend’s Byrd as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Kilgore College (TX) will hire Coastal Bend College (TX) head coach Robert Byrd to take over their men’s basketball program. Byrd will replace Brian Hoberecht who resigned in mid-July after 15-seasons on the job. Byrd was hired at Coastal Bend last May, following a
Auburn Basketball Staff Update
Long-time Auburn men’s basketball staff members Chad Prewett (assistant coach), Mike Burgomaster (assistant coach/offensive coordinator), Ian Borders (director of scouting and recruiting) and Maddux Jeffreys (director of operations) have been elevated to new roles within the program. In January, the NCAA Division I Council modernized its rules for coaching limits. The Council supported an increase of two coaches in men’s and women’s basketball. These
JUCO DIRT: Florida State College at Jacksonville set to hire former D1 assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Florida State College at Jacksonville will hire former UT Arlington assistant coach John Putyrski as their new head men’s basketball coach. Putyrski began last season at UTA as the Director of Scouting & Video, and was elevated to assistant coach after Greg Young was released
Oklahoma State Basketball Staff Update
Head men’s basketball coach Mike Boynton has reshaped his staff for the 2023-24 season with a series of moves designed to take Oklahoma State’s player development program to the next level. Terrence Rencher will assume the new title of Associate Head Coach, Scott Sutton and James Barrett have both been elevated from support staff to Assistant Coach, and Nelson Hernandez is the
Former LSU head coach John Brady joins Baton Rouge CC Basketball Staff as Special Assistant
Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Coach John Brady as a Special Assistant to the Head Coach for the college’s basketball program. Coach Brady, well-known for his tenure at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he coached the Tigers for 11 seasons and led them to the NCAA Final Four
Doc Sadler joins Kansas Basketball Staff
Doc Sadler has returned to the Kansas men’s basketball program as an analyst, KU head coach Bill Self announced today. Sadler comes to Kansas after being on the staff at Oklahoma for the 2022-23 season where he was a special advisor to the head coach. Sadler served as director of basketball operations at Kansas for
USC Basketball Staff Update
The USC men’s basketball program has elevated Desmon Farmer and Kurt Karis to assistant coaches, it was announced by head coach Andy Enfield. In January this year, the Division I Council moved forward to modernize rules for coaching limits across several sports. In men’s and women’s basketball, the Council supported an increase of two coaches, effective July 1. Per the