The off-season represents a lull in on-the-court action for basketball teams, but that doesn’t mean that opportunities for growth end there. While there are restrictions on off-season practice for most high school and college teams, basketball coaches can still encourage their players to think about the previous season and how they plan to put themselves
Why Global Sports Academy?
Since 1991, Global Sports Academy (GSA) has been arranging tours for college and youth teams from the United States and countries around the world to promote international competition and goodwill. Not only do athletes learn valuable lessons through participating in their respective sports in other countries, but they also enjoy the experiences of a
Dixon Announces Hiring of Patrick
TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon announced the hiring of David Patrick Wednesday afternoon. Patrick comes to Fort Worth following a successful tenure at LSU where he helped the Tigers land the nation’s No. 5 and No. 3 ranked recruiting classes in 2013 and 2015, respectively. LSU’s most recent class in 2015 included national prep
Kirby to Return to LSU as Associate Head Coach
LSU men’s basketball head coach Johnny Jones announced on Wednesday that longtime coach Robert Kirby will return to the staff assuming the associate head coach position. Kirby, who was a member of Coach Jones’ first LSU coaching staff as assistant coach in 2012-13, has served the past three years on the staff as assistant head
UNCW Approves Contract Extension For Keatts
UNCW men’s basketball Coach Kevin Keatts and Director of Athletics Jimmy Bass have received contract extensions, the university announced today after a special called meeting of the UNCW Board of Trustees. The contract for Keatts, the award-winning coach of the 2016 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) regular season and tournament champions in men’s basketball, has been
Barnes Adds Michael Schwartz to Coaching Staff
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Monday that he has hired Michael Schwartz as an assistant coach. Schwartz’s roots in the coaching profession were initially established under Barnes at Texas. Schwartz’s close ties to Barnes and UT associate head coach Rob Lanier–along with his 17 years of coast-to-coast coaching experience in the Division I ranks–made
English Promoted to Tulsa Basketball Assistant Coach
University of Tulsa Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith announced today that Kim English has been promoted to assistant coach. English has served as the program’s Director of Player Development since June. English recently completed his first season at TU, one in which the Golden Hurricane won 20 games and played in the NCAA Tournament. Prior
Weekly Roundup: Jobs
We added 19 new jobs this week, check out the list below… Head Coach: Wright State Lake Campus– PT (USCAA) Merrimack College– FT (NCAA DII) Assistant Coach: Wright State– FT (NCAA DI) University of Arkansas Little Rock– FT (NCAA DI) VCU– FT (NCAA DI) Sam Houston State– FT (NCAA DI) Stony Brook University– FT (NCAA
“The Dish” sponsored by Dr. Dish: NBA Post Up Secrets
We’ve heard it plenty and I’m sure you have too…”In today’s game, the post up game is dead!” Sure, there’s been more of an emphasis on outside shooting as the game has grown to value 3 pointers more than ever. But, can we really say that the post-up game is not important anymore? Personally, I
Cohen Joins Coaching Staff at Stanford
Adam Cohen, recognized as one of the nation’s top rising basketball coaches, has been named an assistant coach at Stanford, Anne & Tony Joseph Director of Men’s Basketball Jerod Haase announced on Wednesday. “Adam has risen quickly in the profession,” Haase said. “He has developed a stellar reputation in the industry as a high-level recruiter
Dunham Named Assistant Coach at Western Washington University
David Dunham has been named the assistant coach for men’s basketball at Western Washington University, announced head coach Tony Dominguez on Monday. Dunham, 45, has spent the last three seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham. He was previously the top assistant at WCC for 10 seasons, including serving
Miller Named Assistant Coach at Arkansas State
James Miller, a former JUCO head coach with a career record of 77-23, has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at Arkansas State, head coach Grant McCasland announced today. “We are thrilled to have James Miller joining the A-State men’s basketball program,” McCasland said. “I’ve known James since he was a junior college head coach