Furman men’s basketball coach Jeff Jackson announced the addition of former University of North Carolina standout and NBA player Shammond Williams to the Paladin staff as an assistant coach. Williams, a native of Greenville, S.C., joins the Paladins after concluding a 13-year career in professional basketball that included time in the NBA and in Europe.
Handy named head coach at Anderson
Anderson University has announced the hiring of Owen Handy as the 17th men’s basketball coach in school history. Handy replaces Tom Slyder, who guided the Ravens from 2005-12. Handy comes to Anderson University from Wheaton College, where he served as an assistant coach for the Thunder for nine seasons. The 2003 Wheaton College graduate was
Minnesota-Duluth hires assistant
Kevin Williamson spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach under Matt Bowen at Bemidji State University and now will work in that same capacity with his old boss at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The 27-year old Williamson served as an assistant coach in 2009-10 at Glendale Community College (Phoenix, Ariz.) prior to
Gipson named AC @ APSU
Corey Gipson, who helped lead Austin Peay to consecutive Ohio Valley Conference championships in 2002-03 and 2003-04, is returning to his alma mater as assistant basketball coach. Gipson, who spent the last two seasons as associate head coach at North Carolina Greensboro, will replace Scott Combs, who left earlier this spring to become head coach
Iuzzolino named DBO @ Canisius
Canisius College men’s basketball coach Jim Baron announced today that Mike Iuzzolino has been named the program’s director of basketball operations. A former professional basketball player who brings more than a decade of playing experience from the NBA and overseas, Iuzzolino joins the Golden Griffins’ staff after serving as the associate head men’s basketball coach
Daily Dirt – 6/22/12
Some “dirt” as we head in to the first weekend of the summer… • It sounds like Idaho DBO Chris Helbling has been promoted to assistant coach. Helbling has been on Don Verlin’s staff at Idaho since 2008. Prior to working for Verlin, Helbling was a student assistant at Gonzaga University under Mark Few. Helbling
Jay John elevated at Cal
Jay John, who recently completed his fourth season as an assistant coach on the California men’s basketball staff, will move into a new role as Assistant Athletic Director for Basketball Development, Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour announced on Friday. John, who has served as a coach for the past 29 years, will transition into this
Lancaster Bible names head coach
The Lancaster Bible College Athletic Department has announced the hiring of Marshall Tague as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Tague has been an assistant coach at Arizona Christian University (previously Southwestern College) for the past eight years and was a member of the Firestorm for three years prior to his coaching tenure. In his three seasons,
LIU staff update
LIU Brooklyn head coach Jack Perri has announced the additions of assistant coaches Mark Calzonetti and Chuck Bridge to the men’s basketball coaching staff. The pair joins assistant coach Jason Harris, who will return for his fifth season on the Blackbirds’ bench. Calzonetti comes to LIU after spending two seasons as assistant coach at Iona,
Brescia names head coach
Brescia University announces the hiring of Josh Gibson as the new Head Coach for Men’s Basketball. Josh comes to Brescia with eight years of coaching experience. He most recently hails from Murray State University, where he was the Operations/Video Coordinator. Prior to this position he was the Head Assistant Coach at Sewanee, the University of
Daily Dirt – 6/21/12
Day 2 of being at home with the four Little DirtBags…My experience can best be described by the Lonestar song “Mr. Mom”…. "Pampers melt in a Maytag dryer, Crayons go up one drawer higher, Rewind Barney for the fifteenth time, Breakfast six naps at nine, There’s bubble gum in the baby’s hair, Sweet potatoes in
Columbia College adds assistant
Matt Brock has been hired on as the new assistant men’s basketball coach for the Columbia College Cougars. Matt brings over 10 years of collegiate basketball coaching and playing experience to Columbia. A Camdenton, Mo. native, Brock was a four year starter at Camdenton High School. He scored 1,469 points and made 295 three-pointers in