Chris Pompey roots have run deep in the East during a distinguished collegiate coaching that is entering his 14th season. Pompey is now moving West to establish more success as an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge, according to first-year Matador head coach Reggie Theus. Pompey served as an assistant coach when Theus served as
HOT: Extension for Jones at Central Florida
After leading the UCF men’s basketball program to three-consecutive 20-win campaigns, head coach Donnie Jones has signed a contract extension through 2018, Vice President and Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury announced Friday. The agreement adds three years to Jones’ current contract. In three years at UCF, Jones has led the Knights to some of the
Turner named assistant at SMU
K.T. Turner has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at SMU, Head Coach Larry Brown announced today. Turner comes to the Hilltop after a Final Four run at Wichita State as a member of head coach Gregg Marshall’s staff. Turner will assist at SMU as the Mustangs transition into the American Athletic Conference in
TSU’s Davis Receives Contract Extension
The Texas Southern University Board of Regents has approved a two-year contract extension on Friday for TSU head men’s basketball coach Mike Davis. The extension runs through the 2018 season. This past season in his first year at the helm of the program Davis led the Tigers basketball team to a Southwestern Athletic Conference regular
HOT: Wilber named head coach at DWU
Matt Wilber has been hired to take over as the head men’s basketball coach at Dakota Wesleyan University, athletic director Curt Hart announced Thursday afternoon. Wilber – who becomes the 19th head coach in DWU men’s basketball history – takes over for Shane Murphy, who resigned in May after three years with the program to
New York Dirt – 6/20/13
Some “dirt” today from the Empire State… • SUNY Sullivan has named Brent Wilson as their new head coach. He was most recently an assistant at North Dakota and was an assistant at Albany before that. Wilson replaces Kevin DeVantier who became an assistant at Norfolk State earlier this spring. • I have heard that
Pfeiffer University Adds Assistant
Pfeiffer University men’s basketball head coach Jeremy Currier announced Wednesday that Ben McDonald has been named to the Falcons coaching staff. McDonald will serve as assistant basketball coach, head junior varsity coach, and strength and conditioning coach for the athletic department. McDonald comes to Pfeiffer from Cortland, New York, where he ran Status Pro Athletics
HOT: Shippensburg names head coach
Chris Fite, associate men’s basketball coach at IUP, is the new head men’s basketball coach at Shippensburg University, according to Jeff Michaels, director of athletics. Fite, selected after a national search, becomes the 10th head coach in the team’s history and just the third in 43 years. Rodger Goodling (356-443 record) coached the team from
Lipscomb staff update
The decision was an easy one for new Lipscomb men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander when it came to choosing his staff for the Bisons. Roger Idstrom, Dwight Evans and Steve Drabyn, who all served on Alexander’s staff at Stetson, will join the Lipscomb program to serve in the same roles they each had last
OFFICIAL: Levy to CSUN
Reported this as a rumor a few weeks ago – here’s the official release: Jason Levy has been hired as an assistant at Cal State Northridge. Levy graduated from Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo and was hoping to make the Matadors basketball team in 1991-92 under then head coach Pete Cassidy. Levy didn’t make
Stetson staff update
Stetson men’s basketball head coach Corey Williams has completed his inaugural coaching staff. Mike Jaskulski, Nikita Johnson, and Bert Capel will join the Hatter program as assistant coaches for the 2013-14 season, Williams announced on Thursday. “They have a wealth of experience,” Williams said of his completed staff. “When you look at the mesh of
Daily Dirt – 6/20/13
A few things to close out the week… • I have heard that Brett Putz will be hired as an assistant at Upper Iowa. He was an assistant at his alma mater St. Cloud State last season. As a player at SCSU, he scored over 1,300 points for his career (2008-2012). • Mulitple sources have