Following one of the most memorable seasons in program history, Wright State University has secured the future of its men’s basketball program, announcing that Horizon League Coach of the Year Clint Sargent has agreed to a contract extension through 2031. Sargent guided the Raiders to a historic 2025-26 season that included the program’s first Horizon League regular-season
D3 NEWS: Guilford adds Butler as Assistant Basketball Coach
Story Courtesy: Bryce Johnson, Director of Athletic Communications The Guilford College men’s basketball team is proud to welcome Bryce Butler as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach entering the 2026-27 season, the program announced on Wednesday. “We are excited to welcome Coach Butler to the program,” Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Jesse DeLoof said. “He is one of the most decorated players
Casey Hill joins Cal Basketball Staff
Story Courtesy: Cal Athletics Cal men’s basketball head coach Mark Madsen has added Casey Hill as an assistant to the Golden Bears coaching staff for the coming 2026-27 season. Hill joins the program after serving five years as an NBA assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. Prior to that, he served as head coach of the Santa
D3 NEWS: Trombley named Assistant Basketball Coach at Norwich
Norwich University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Paul Booth has announced the addition of Dylan Trombley to the Cadets’ coaching staff as an assistant coach. Trombley joins the Norwich program after serving as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Plattsburgh State University since 2024. During his time with the Cardinals, Trombley has assisted with player development, opponent scouting, recruiting and
Mississippi State Basketball Staff Update
Story Courtesy: Matt Dunaway, Director/Communications Mississippi State Mississippi State men’s basketball coach Chris Jans finalized his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season as announced on Wednesday. Dylan Sortillo has been hired as director of operations, while Jonathan Comer, Damien Davis, Jalen Gibbs, Zahree Harrison, Noah King and Tonny Trocha-Morelos have been added as graduate assistant fellows. Sortillo served as a director of operations at Illinois-Chicago and
USC Upstate adds Mandell as Assistant Basketball Coach
USC Upstate head men’s basketball coach has announced the addition of Thomas Mandell to the Spartan coaching staff as an assistant coach with a focus on operations ahead of the 2026-27 season. Mandell arrives in Spartanburg after most recently serving as an assistant coach at Mercy University, where he gained experience in several areas of the program,
Murken promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at South Dakota
Story Courtesy: Ethan Erdman, Assistant Director of Communications, South Dakota South Dakota men’s basketball coach Eric Peterson has announced the promotion of Matt Murken to associate head coach ahead of the 2026-27 season. Murken enters his second season with the Coyotes after joining South Dakota in May of 2025 and has over 20 years of collegiate coaching experience.
O’Herron, Ashley added to Truett McConnell Basketball Staff
Truett McConnell head men’s basketball coach Jon Yeh has added Kaylee O’Herron and Samuel Ashley to his staff: Kaylee O’Herron 2026-27 marks the first year on staff for Kaylee O’Herron. “Coach O” recently served as an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in 2025-26 and Scottsdale Community College in 2023-25, both in Arizona.
Calixte named Assistant Basketball Coach at Fisher College
Fisher College has hired Aaron Calixte as an assistant basketball coach. Aaron is entering his first-year on staff but is well known to the New England basketball landscape. Calixte starred at Stoughton High and Lee Academy before becoming the starting point guard at the University of Maine, he finished his college career playing for the
Mattson hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan University men’s basketball head coach Keil Ganz has announced the addition of Luke Mattson to the Wildcats’ coaching staff as an assistant coach. Mattson returns to NMU after previously serving as an assistant coach during the 2023-24 season. Mattson rejoins the Green and Gold after a stint at Southeastern Oklahoma State. He brings previous collegiate
Milwaukee Basketball Staff Update
Story Courtesy: Chris Zills, Milwaukee Athletics Milwaukee men’s basketball head coach Bart Lundy has announced the promotions of two members of his support staff, elevating Will Glisky to Director of Scouting and Analytics and Cooper Janicki to Director of Basketball Operations ahead of the 2026-27 season. Both Glisky and Janicki have played integral roles behind the scenes since their arrivals and
Lorensen named Men’s Basketball General Manager at Queens University of Charlotte
Queens University of Charlotte head men’s basketball coach Grant Leonard announced the addition of Nick Lorensen as General Manager of the Royals’ men’s basketball program. Lorensen returns to Queens after previously serving as a men’s basketball coaching intern with the Royals during the 2023-24 season. He joins Queens after spending the previous two seasons as a graduate