Winona State Director of Athletics Eric Schoh announced today that Todd Eisner has been named the next head men’s basketball coach at WSU. Eisner, a Chilton, Wis. native with 17 years of college head coaching experience, will be formally introduced as the 20th head coach in program history next Monday, August 17, at an introductory
Smith hired as assistant coach at California University of Pennsylvania
After spending last season with Akron, Marcus Smith was announced as an assistant coach for the California University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball program on Thursday morning. Smith served last year as a graduate assistant with the Zips after previously spending one season as an assistant coach at both Seton Hill and Thomas More (Ky.), a
Dixon Dubbed As New Head Coach at Louisburg College
Neil Dixon has been named the new Head Coach for the Hurricanes Men’s Basketball team. Dixon has spent the last two seasons as the assistant under Mark Vanderslice who just recently accepted the Head Coach position at USC Aiken. While serving as assistant coach, Dixon was also the head coach of the junior varsity team
EMCC Names Assistant Coach
With vast experience at the collegiate, high school and AAU levels, Pete Story has been hired as an assistant men’s basketball coach at East Mississippi Community College. First-year EMCC head men’s basketball coach Billy Begley made the announcement this week. Most recently, Story worked with Memphis-based Team Penny, a successful AAU organization headed by former
Falcons Name Hoy Graduate Assistant
After completing an impressive four-year stint as the Falcons’ point guard less than a year ago, Zac Hoy will return to Messiah for the 2015-16 season in a different role. This season Hoy will join head coach Rick Van Pelt and assistant coach Mark Seidenburg on the bench as a graduate assistant coach. Hoy was
John Jay College Hires Assistant
Sean Clores joins the John Jay staff after working at Chaminade High School in Mineola, NY as an English teacher and guidance counselor from 2012-2015. He was also responsible for overseeing the school-wide intramural sports program. Prior to his time at Chaminade, Clores worked for Passionist Volunteers International, where he served as the varsity basketball coach
Yeatts Rounds Out Staff at McMurry University
McMurry University’s first-year men’s head basketball coach Zach Pickelman has announced the hiring of Rob Yeatts as his assistant coach. The hiring of Yeatts is a reunion of sorts, as he and Pickelman were college teammates. Yeatts was a four-year player at Hardin-Simmons University, helping the Cowboys to the ASC tournament twice (including the school’s
Basketball HQ Monday: Between the Legs Competition Dribbling Drill
A great way to supercharge a drill or workout is to add a competition aspect. It creates a competitive environment for the players, and ultimately allows for increased player improvement. This ball handling drill is instructed by Russ Willemsen from the University of South Alabama and it is going to work on handling the basketball
Weekly Roundup: Jobs
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ACU Adds Former McMurry Head Coach
A familiar face to Abilene sports fans is making his return to the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Abilene Christian University. ACU men’s basketball head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday that he has hired former McMurry men’s head coach Ron Holmes as an assistant coach to fill out his team’s staff. Holmes replaces
University of Rochester Hires Assistants
The University of Rochester men’s basketball team announced on Tuesday the appointment of two new assistant coaches in advance of the 2015-16 season. Griffin LaDew and Tim McLaughlin have been named the new assistants replacing Jeff Juron and Dan Bozzelli on the Rochester sidelines. Juron recently was named the new head coach at Suffolk University
Kuntz Named To Mountaineer Staff
Jay Kuntz, who has spent the last seven years with the Mountaineer basketball program, has been named Coordinator of Player Development, coach Bob Huggins announced today. “We are delighted to have Jay stay on as a member of the Mountaineer basketball staff,” said Huggins. “Jay’s energy and enthusiasm for Mountaineer basketball has been at a