purs Sports & Entertainment today announced that they have named Ken McDonald as head coach of the Austin Toros. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not announced. McDonald served as an assistant last season for the Toros under head coach Taylor Jenkins, where he helped lead the team to a 27-23 overall record
Figger promoted to Associate Head Coach @ South Carolina
University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced on Wednesday, that longtime assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Matt Figger has been promoted to associate head coach for the Gamecocks’ program. Figger, who has over 20 years of coaching experience in various levels of the college ranks, will remain the recruiting coordinator as
Daily Dirt – 9/23/13
Today’s "dirt"… • I mentioned last week that I had heard that Villanova assistant Billy Lange was headed to the Philadelphia 76ers. It now sounds like a done deal. The “hot” name to replace him on Jay Wright’s staff is Hofstra assistant Kyle Neptune. I’ve heard from three different coaches that Neptune could be the
McHugh added to Emory staff
Emory University head men’s basketball coach Jason Zimmerman has announced the appointment of Chris McHugh as assistant coach. McHugh takes over for Chris Murphy who recently accepted the head coaching position at Union College (NY). McHugh joins the Emory program after serving as an assistant coach at Connecticut College College during the 2012-13 season. While
VGCC names head coach
Vance-Granville Community College has named Michael Woody as the new head coach of the Vanguards men’s basketball team. Woody (pictured above) most recently served as assistant men’s basketball coach for Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory. He will lead VGCC’s program into its sixth season of play in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
Former Oregon coach Kent named to NABC staff
Former University of Oregon head men’s basketball coach Ernie Kent has joined the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) as associate executive director. Kent was president of the NABC in 2011-12. An outstanding player as one of coach Dick Harter’s “Kamikaze Kids” at Oregon, Kent began his coaching career in Saudi Arabia from 1980-87 before
Williams named assistant at Nyack
The Nyack Warriors have hired Pershin Williams as an assistant coach. Williams had most recently served as an assistant coach for four seasons at Georgia Southern University. Prior to Georgia Southern he also served in a similar capacity at Lafayette College and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. While an assistant at Georgia Southern, Pershin
Dambrot Receives One-Year Contract Extension
Following a 26-win season, the program’s fourth NCAA Tournament berth and cracking the Top-25 for the first time in school history, University of Akron head men’s basketball coach Keith Dambrot has received a one-year contract extension, President Dr. Luis M. Proenza and Director of Athletics Tom Wistrcill announced Monday. The extension is finalized and pending
WSU Makes Salary Amendments to Marshall Contract
Wichita State University head men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall’s salary will increase to $1.6 million beginning Nov. 9, and to $1,750,000 beginning in April, 2014, under a revised contract agreement between the school and Marshall, Director of Athletics Eric Sexton announced today. “We believe this commitment to Coach Marshall through this salary increase for his
Mercyhurst adds two assistants
The Mercyhurst men’s basketball team has announced the hiring of two assistant coaches for the 2013-14 season. A.J. Bender and Dwan McMillan will be on Coach Gary Manchel’s staff this year. Bender played basketball at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pennsylvania. He graduated in 2007 with a degree in business administration. Bender earned his Master’s
Gallagher Signs Extension
After piloting the Hawks to their first-ever Division I postseason appearance, the University of Hartford has signed head men’s basketball coach John Gallagher to a new contract that will keep him as the head men’s basketball coach through the 2017-18 season, President Walter Harrison and Director of Athletics Pat Meiser announced on Wednesday afternoon. Gallagher
Canisius Hires Ops
Canisius head men’s basketball coach Jim Baron announced today that former Golden Griffin Chuck Harris has been named the program’s director of men’s basketball operations. Harris played 115 career games in a Canisius uniform from 2003-07, where he scored 1,090 points to go with 555 rebounds and 312 assists. Harris comes to Canisius after spending