The 2008 Paul Hewitt Georgia Tech Basketball Coaches Clinic will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2008. The one day clinic for basketball coaches of all levels will include presentations by Coach Hewitt and the Georgia Tech coaching staff as well as a Georgia Tech practice.
Dixon to Receive Contract Extension
Pittsburgh Athletic Director Steve Pederson has scheduled an 11:00 news conference for tomorrow. Speculation is that he will announce a multi-year contract extension for Jamie Dixon. Dixon, who is currently under contract until 2012-2013, is 132-40 in five seasons at Pitt.
Assistant Hired at High Point
Damon Stephenson has been hired as an assistant at High Point University. Stephenson comes to High Point after serving as the Director of US Operations for Basketball NSW/Horizons Sporting Events, he was also the Director of Australian Marketing and was also the head coach of the North Sydney U-18 D1 men’s team. Prior to this,
DIII CalTech Names Head Coach
After and exhaustive national search with over 120 applicants, Caltech got their man in MIT’s associate head coach, Oliver Eslinger who has spent that past six years as the top assistant men’s basketball coach at MIT. He takes over at a school that has more Nobel Prize winners than men’s basketball victories: the Beavers were
Boston University Staff Changes
Boston University has promoted Will Seward from Director of Basketball Operations to Assistant Coach. He replaces Lamar Reddick who became the Director of Athletics and Boy’s Basketball Coach at Milton (MA) Academy. Thomas Joyce was hired to replace Seward as the DOB. Joyce was most recently as assistant at DII St. Anselm College (NH).
New DOB at Quinnipiac
John Iati has been hired as the Director of basketball Operations at Quinnipiac.
DIII Washington & Jefferson adds Assistant
Washington & Jefferson College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Glenn Gutierrez recently announced the hiring of Tim Fusina as the Presidents’ new assistant coach.
Towson University Promotes within
Jon Korellis, who began his association with Towson men’s basketball last year as administrative assistant and video coordinator, has been named the program’s Coordinator of Operations, head coach Pat Kennedy announced. Steve Lappas, former head coach at Manhattan, Villanova and Massachusetts who is now a college basketball analyst for College Sports Television Network (CSTV) is
Assistant Coach Opening
Deadline to apply 9/22
Duke/ UNC Coaching Clinic
The rivalry countinues, both clinics will be held on November 1st. Duke http://www.goduke.com//pdf7/139360.pdf… UNC http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081808a…
Campbell University adds Assistant
Michael Slonaker has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at Campbell University, head coach Robbie Laing announced. The son of former Mercer University head coach Mark Slonaker, he replaces Lorenzo Watkins, who accepted a position at South Carolina State University. A 2007 Mercer graduate, Slonaker served as assistant coach in 2007-08 at Shorter College, which
DII Washburn assistant coach steps down
Washburn assistant coach and two-time All-American Ewan Auguste is stepping down from his post to take a job outside of coaching, head coach Bob Chipman announced Friday. Auguste coached under Chipman for five years after playing for four years with the Ichabods.