Brandon Miller has been named special assistant to the head coach at Illinois. I first mentioned this back on 5/17 in the Daily Dirt (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/a8248683/daily-dirt-5-17-12/…). Here’s the press release now that’s official: http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/07021… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
OFFICIAL: Zimmerman named AC @ Barton
I mentioned the hiring of Joel Zimmerman at Barton College in my blog on 6/21 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/8e069684/daily-dirt-6-21-12/…). I just wanted to pass along the press release now that it has become official… The Barton College athletes department has announced on Monday, July 2, the return of Joel Zimmerman as assistant men’s basketball coach and assistant compliance
Daily Dirt – 7/2/12
Some "dirt" as we head in to July… • I have mentioned the Nichols brothers a few times over the past week or so – here’s an update….Shane (assistant at Wofford) is headed to Niagara as an assistant. I’ve heard that it’s a done deal. His brother Darris will remain at Northern Kentucky and will
Iona Staff Update
Iona College men’s basketball head coach Tim Cluess announced the appointment of Bill O’Keefe and Zak Boisvert to his staff for the 2012-13 season. O’Keefe and Boisvert will replace Mark Calzonetti and Bob Paul. O’Keefe comes to New Rochelle after spending last season as an assistant coach at Nassau Community College. In his one season
Drexel Hires Assistant
Drexel Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bruiser Flint has named Bobby Jordan as his newest assistant. Jordan has been on Flint’s staff the last two seasons as the team’s operations assistant. The Philadelphia native was a four-year letterwinner on the hardwood at Drexel. He originally walked-on the team as a freshman and eventually earned a scholarship.
OFFICIAL: Mee to Davidson
Davidson men’s basketball coach Bob McKillop announced today that Ryan Mee is joining his staff as an assistant coach. Mee comes to Davidson from the University of Rochester, where he has spent the last three seasons. The Yellowjackets compiled a record of 53-25 during that time and advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship Sweet
UW-Oshkosh Hires Coach
Pat Juckem has been selected as the new head coach of the UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball team. For the past seven years, Juckem was the head men’s basketball coach at Coe College (Iowa). He led the Kohawks to an overall record of 105-79 (.571 winning percentage). Coe College won the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championship
New Mexico adds staffer
University of New Mexico head men’s basketball coach Steve Alford has announced that Chicago native Brandon Mason has been named Video Administrator for the program, completing his staff for the 2012-13 season. Mason has had a solid career in basketball, starting with his collegiate career at New Mexico State, where he was a 1,000-point scorer
Crawford named AC @ EKU
Eastern Kentucky University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Neubauer announced today that Rodney Crawford has joined the Colonel coaching staff for the upcoming 2012-13 season. Crawford served the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Duquesne where he helped the Dukes equal a program record with 10 conference wins in 2010-11. That Duquesne squad
NC A&T staff update
As he heads into his first season as the North Carolina A&T men’s basketball coach, Cy Alexander will have staff that consists of one associate head coach and two assistant coaches. Jay Joyner will step in as Alexander’s associate head coach. Darren "Mike" Corbett and Odell Witherspoon III will work under Alexander as his assistants.
Blankenship named head coach at LSUS
Kyle Blankenship has been named the Head Coach to lead the LSU Shreveport Pilots men’s basketball team. He returns to LSUS as a coach after a one year stint at Lamar State College and the previous two seasons at Rogers State University. He was the first assistant coach at both schools. Blankenship also played one
UPDATE: Dunne named AC @ Vassar
Following up on a rumor from 6/21 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/8e069684/daily-dirt-6-21-12/…). B.J. Dunne has officially been named as an assistant coach at Vassar College. Brian Dunne, who served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Emerson College last season, has been named as an assistant men’s coach at Vassar College. The announcement came from Del Harris, head men’s