Following a four-year run as an assistant coach with the Mustang men’s basketball team, it was jointly announced on Wednesday afternoon by the Cal Poly and Peninsula (Wash.) College Athletics Departments that Mitch Freeman has departed the central coast and accepted the head coaching position with the Pirates. Peninsula College is a two-year institution located
Howard Returns to USF as Director of Operations
University of South Florida Men’s Basketball Coach Stan Heath finalized his coaching staff, naming former USF standout Chris Howard the Director of Basketball Operations. Howard’s familiarity with USF will be a valuable asset in his new role, where he will oversee day-to-day operations of the basketball program. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball
Furman Hires Assistant
Jay McAuley, who spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University, has joined the Furman men’s basketball staff, it was announced on Thursday by Paladin head coach Niko Medved. McAuley helped guide the Runnin’ Bulldogs to a 21-13 overall record, 11-5 Big South Conference mark and a berth in the College
Wittenburg joins NC State staff
NC State head men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried has announced that Dereck Whittenburg, a 26-year veteran of the coaching ranks and one of the most well-known athletes in school history, has joined his staff as the Senior Assistant to the Head Coach/Director of Player Development. In that role, he will serve as a mentor for
OFFICIAL: Shay named assistant at North Dakota
Reported this as a rumor a while back – it’s now official… University of North Dakota men’s basketball head coach Brian Jones announced the addition of Jason Shay to round out his coaching staff for the 2013-14 season. Shay replaces Brent Wilson, who was recently named head coach at Sullivan County (N.Y.) Community College. “We
UALR Hires DBO
UALR head men’s basketball coach Steve Shields has announced the hiring of Ted Crass as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. Crass joins the staff after spending the previous five years as a student manager and player for the Trojans. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
University of Detroit Mercy Hires Coach
The University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball coaching staff is now complete as head coach Ray McCallum announced the hiring of Steve Payne as an assistant coach on Tuesday (July 30). Payne spent the last three seasons at Utah Valley University as an assistant coach, where he helped guide the Wolverines to back-to-back Great West
Sam Houston Hires Assistant
Matt Braeuer joins the Sam Houston men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, Bearkat head coach Jason Hooten announced Tuesday. Braeuer has worked the past two seasons as the video coordinator for men’s basketball at the University of Maryland. He also coached at Midland College and was a graduate assistant and three-year starter at Wichita
Verdell named head coach at Johnson State
Johnson State College has appointed Tommy Verdell of the Bates College coaching staff as JSC’s new assistant athletics director and head men’s basketball coach. "We are excited to welcome Tommy Verdell to Johnson State," said JSC Director of Athletics Jamey Ventura. "His experiences at the NCAA Division III and DI levels as well as at
HOT: Extension for Moser at Loyola (IL)
Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball coach Porter Moser has received a contract extension that will keep him on the Ramblers’ bench through the 2017-18 season it was announced today. The Naperville, Ill., native, who is entering his third season at Loyola, guided a team that was ranked as the sixth-youngest in NCAA Division I last
St. Mike’s hires assistant
Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball head coach Josh Meyer announced the hire of Scott Faucher as a part-time second assistant coach on Monday. A former men’s basketball captain at Wheaton (Mass.) College, Faucher provides a tremendous amount of leadership experience to the Purple Knights and will begin his duties with the program in August. "I
Upper Iowa names head coach
The Upper Iowa Athletics Department will hold a press conference on Tuesday, July 30, to introduce Brooks McKowen as Upper Iowa’s eighteenth head men’s basketball coach in the program’s 98-year history. McKowen, a Fairbank, Iowa native and graduate of Wapsie Valley Community Schools and the University of Northern Iowa, comes to Upper Iowa after spending