University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced Tuesday he is extending the contract of head men’s basketball coach Larry Shyatt through April of 2019. Shyatt recently completed his third season at Wyoming since returning to UW in the spring of 2011 and his fourth overall season at Wyoming, having also served as head coach
OFFICIAL: Williamson to Pitt
University of Pittsburgh head basketball coach Jamie Dixon announced the appointment of Marlon Williamson as the program’s Assistant Coach on Tuesday. Williamson joins fellow assistant coaches Brandin Knight, Bill Barton, assistant athletic director/men’s basketball operations Brian Regan and video coordinator/director of analytics Jason Richards as full-time members of Dixon’s staff. "We are excited about Marlon
LSU adds Musselman to staff
LSU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Johnny Jones announced on Tuesday that former NBA head coach and recent college assistant Eric Musselman will join the Tigers coaching staff as associate coach. The hiring is subject to the standard background check by the athletics department and approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. Musselman, 49, has spent
Schuberth named assistant at So. Miss
Southern Miss men’s basketball coach Doc Sadler announced the hiring of Tom Schuberth as an assistant coach. Schuberth brings 30 years of coaching experience to the Golden Eagles, while helping teams appear in 11 NCAA Tournaments. He joins Southern Miss after spending the last four seasons at Jacksonville State under former Southern Miss head coach
BREAKING: Maker to Marist
We tabbed Williams head coach Mike Maker as the leader for Marist yesterday – it’s now official… Marist College has hired Mike Maker as its head men’s basketball coach, it was announced Tuesday by Director of Athletics Tim Murray. A press conference to introduce Maker as the 11th head coach in program history will take
Pittsburgh Dirt…
I have heard that UMass assistant Marlon "Smoke" Williamson will be hired as an assistant at Pitt. He would replace Barry "Slice" Rohrssen who departed Jamie Dixon’s staff back in May to become an assistant at Kentucky. Smoke has been at UMass for the past two seasons. Before joining the Minuteman staff, he spent nine
BGSU names DBO
Bowling Green State University men’s basketball head coach Chris Jans has named Ohio native Jeff Clapacs as the Director of Basketball Operations. Clapacs comes to BGSU after serving six seasons as an assistant coach with the Arkansas State basketball program, the last two alongside current Falcons’ assistant coach Corey Barker. "We are pleased to announce
Rhode Island College Dirt…
I have now confirmed from two separate sources close to the situation that Rhode Island College will name Robert Morris assistant Mike Byrnes as their next head coach. He will replace Bob Walsh who departed earlier this spring to become the head coach at Maine. A Wednesday press conference has been scheduled. Before joining the
Marist Update…
A quick update on what I’ve heard at Marist… It sounds like Williams College head coach Mike Maker is the leader right now at Marist. Maker is 147-32 (.821) record in six seasons at Williams, including three NCAA DIII Final Four appearances. I have heard from two separate sources that he is in the final
Montana and Oregon State Dirt…
Busy weekend…Here are a few things that I have heard around Montana and Oregon State… • Travis DeCuire is beginning to assemble his staff at Montana. I can confirm that current assistant Jonathan Metzger-Jones has been retained. He just wrapped up his third season at Montana. I have also heard from a great source that
HOT: Northern Arizona extends Murphy
Northern Arizona head men’s basketball coach Jack Murphy has received a contract extension that will run through 2019; the Arizona Board of Regents approved this week. Murphy completes his second season at NAU after leading the Lumberjacks to a second place finish in the Big Sky. "We are very pleased to have Jack Murphy continue
Montana Tech Adds Assistant
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Patrick O’Herron announced a new assistant coach today. Chris Cline joins the Oredigger staff after spending two seasons at Simon Fraser University. "Chris brings great experience and energy to the Orediggers," said Head Coach O’Herron. "I have known Chris for three years and I am very impressed with his knowledge of