UNCW assistant men’s basketball coach Brooks Lee has resigned to pursue other interests, Head Coach Buzz Peterson announced on Friday. Lee, 31, joined the UNCW program five years ago and served in three different capacities with the Seahawks. He was an assistant coach during the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 campaigns before moving over to the
Tilmon named assistant at Missouri St.
Missouri State men’s basketball head coach Paul Lusk officially completed his coaching staff Friday (July 13) with the addition of Derrick Tilmon as an assistant coach. Tilmon has spent the last three years as an assistant for coach Rodney Watson at the University of Southern Indiana. The Screaming Eagles won the 2012 GLVC Tournament title
Bethany (KS) adds assistant
Bethany College has hired Denver Cobb as the assistant men’s basketball coach. He will begin as the assistant men’s basketball coach this fall. He will also serve as an adjunct faculty member. Cobb replaces Randy Clark, who retired this past season. Cobb comes to Bethany from the University of South Florida, where he served as
NW Miss. CC names AC
After a one-year hiatus, Shane Oakley is returning to the Northwest Mississippi CC basketball program. Oakley will rejoin his familiar counterpart in head coach Bubba Skelton and will be the Rangers’ new assistant men’s basketball coach. Unlike his previous stint, Oakley will only work with the men’s team instead of his old duties of serving
Binghamton adds assistant
Binghamton men’s basketball coach Tommy Dempsey has added former College of Charleston assistant Andrew Wilson to his staff, the University announced on Tuesday. Wilson joins assistants Ben Luber and Lazarus Sims on Dempsey’s coaching staff for the 2012-13 season. Wilson, who played collegiately at Florida State, spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach
QU extends Moore
Quinnipiac University Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald has announced that Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tom Moore has signed a contract extension through the 2016-17 season. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. The two-time Northeast Conference Coach of the Year kept the momentum going in his fifth season at the helm of the
Rising Coaches Elite Conference
I just wanted to pass along the information for the upcoming Rising Coaches Elite Conference. The event will take place July 24-26 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Some of the speakers scheduled include: Dave Rice (head coach UNLV), Bill Coen (head coach Northeastern), Rob Senderoff (head coach Kent State), Kareem Richardson (assistant
OFFICIAL: Stewart named HC at Immaculata
Terrence Stewart has been tabbed the head coach of the Immaculata Mighty Macs’ men’s basketball program. We first had this as a rumor on 7/2 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/dd5030f4/daily-dirt-7-2-12/…). Just wanted to pass along the release now that the hiring of the former LaSalle DBO has been made official: http://www.gomightymacs.com/news/2012/7/10/MBB_0710124518.as… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball
Extension for Brown @ Holy Cross
Holy Cross has extended the contract of head men’s basketball coach Milan Brown for one additional year, it was announced by athletic director Richard M. Regan, Jr. Brown is now under contract to serve as the head coach of the Crusader men’s basketball program through the 2015-2016 season. Brown is entering his third season at
OFFICIAL: Nichols to Niagara
We’ve been talking about this one for a while…Shane Nichols has officially been named as an assistant at Niagara. Here’s the official release: http://www.purpleeagles.com/news/2012/7/10/MBB_0710122604.as… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
7-year deal for Iowa’s McCaffery
University of Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has signed a new contract to continue as the Hawkeye head basketball coach for the foreseeable future. The seven-year agreement guarantees McCaffery a minimum average of $1.66 million annually over the length of the contract, beginning with a base salary of $1.3 million in 2012-13. The base
HOT: Bemidji names Boschee head coach
Mike Boschee has been named the 16th head coach of the Bemidji State University men’s basketball program. Director of Athletics Dr. Rick Goeb today announced the hiring of Boschee, a 22-year veteran in the coaching profession, most recently as the head coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa. Boschee completed his ninth season as head