Florida Southern Men’s Basketball head coach Linc Darner has announced changes to his coaching staff for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Among the changes was the promotion of Ben Swank to the program’s top assistant coach after serving as the No. 2 assistant during the 2013-14 season and the addition of former Moccasin two-time All-Sunshine State
Virginia Union hires assistants
Virginia Union University head men’s basketball coach Tony Sheals has rounded out his coaching staff for the upcoming season. Derek Thompson and Hannibal Tuck will be on the bench as assistant coaches when the Panthers’ tip off their 2014-15 season. Thompson was an assistant head men’s basketball coach at Miles from 2010 until last season.
Williams College staff update
New Williams College head coach Kevin App has added two assistants to his staff. David Metzendorf David Metzendorf joins head coach Kevin App’s staff for the 2014-15 academic year as an assistant coach and head junior varsity coach after serving the previous season as a special assistant to the head coach at Cornell University. Last
Plank named assistant at Portland State
Portland State Basketball Head Coach Tyler Geving has announced the hiring of Michael Plank as a new assistant coach. Plank comes to PSU after spending last season as an assistant coach at Casper College in Wyoming. He also worked one year as a graduate assistant at University of San Francisco (2012-13), and three years as
HOT: Hurley receives extension at Buffalo
University at Buffalo Athletic Director Danny White announced a contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley on Tuesday morning. The extension keeps Hurley on the sidelines for the Bulls through the 2018-2019 season. "Our men’s basketball program made tremendous progress in just one season under Coach Hurley and his staff," said White. "Our
Elon staff update
Elon University head men’s basketball coach Matt Matheny announced three staff promotions today, Sept. 1. Jack Wooten and Monty Sanders have been elevated to Elon’s top two assistant coaches, respectively. Former director of operations Chris Long has been promoted to assistant coach, as well. All three assistant coaches will have increased responsibilities in recruiting, scouting
NYC JC Dirt…
Some things that I’ve heard from two NYC JC’s… • Word on the street is that the two finalists at Hostos CC are Hunter College assistant Eddie Lau and Hostos assistant Darryl Jones. They are in the hunt to replace Dr. Jody King who became the head coach at Mercy College earlier this summer. Sounds
Beilein Receives Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award
University of Michigan men’s basketball head coach John Beilein was named as the recipient of the NCAA’s Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award for the 2013-14 season. The Frederick Award, first presented in 2009 to honor the late Kansas and Illinois State athletics director, is awarded annually to an NCAA member institution coach or administrator who exhibits
Former Villanova and URI head coach Kraft passes away
Former Rhode Island men’s basketball coach Jack Kraft died at the age of 93 Thursday. The coaching legend – who won 361 games in 20 seasons with Villanova and Rhode Island – passed away in New Jersey. "The entire Rhode Island community mourns the passing of Mr. Kraft," said Rhode Island Director of Athletics Thorr
Hightower named head coach at Southwestern
Janson Hightower has been named by Director of Athletics Dr. Glada Munt as the head men’s basketball coach at Southwestern University effective immediately. Hightower takes over after 15-year veteran Bill Raleigh stepped down to assume the role of Assistant Athletic Director and Exercise and Sports Studies Department Chair full-time. "I want to thank Dr. Munt,
HOT: Woodley resigns at Truman State
Truman State University head men’s basketball coach Matt Woodley has announced his resignation, as the third-year head coach accepted an assistant coaching position with the Iowa Energy, an NBA Development League program owned and operated by the Memphis Grizzlies NBA franchise. In three seasons at the helm of the Bulldog program, the Iowa-native posted a
Mountain State Dirt…
A couple of things from the Mountain State… • West Virginia Tech Head Coach Bob Williams has hired Nic Kjaerholt as a full-time assistant. Kjaerholt, a native of Denmark, replaces David Rawlinson who was interim assistant in 2013-14. Kjaerholt spent the past two years as the Graduate Assistant at Rio Grande University. He served as