University of Hawai’i men’s basketball head coach Gib Arnold announced a pair of changes to his 2011-12 coaching staff. Benjy Taylor has been elevated to associate coach and Scott Fisher has been hired as an assistant coach. Taylor served as an assistant coach last year, while Fisher was previously the team’s director of operations. The
UNO staff update
University of New Orleans men’s basketball coach Mark Slessinger formally announced the additions of Kris Arkenberg and Kerwin Forges to his coaching staff. Arkenberg was an assistant at Panola JC last season. He began his collegiate coaching career as a student assistant at Division I IUPUI and also worked as an assistant at Lincoln Trail
New Mexico State adds assistant
New Mexico State has hired Keith Brown as an assistant basketball coach. Brown joined the Aggies after 14 seasons (1997-2011) at Cal State Bakersfield including six years as the head coach (2005-11). He helped the Roadrunners make the transition to NCAA Division I. Brown was promoted to head coach after serving as the head assistant
Williams Signs Contract Extension
UNC has extended Roy Williams contract through 2018. Williams is in his ninth season as head coach of the Tar Heels. His base salary will be $325,000, he will receive an expense allowance of $30,000 in 2011-12 and $40,000 in each of the next six years and he will receive supplemental income paid by the
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Hires Assistant
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point announced the hiring of Kent Dernbach as its new assistant coach today. We posted this yesterday and now its official, click below for the press release. (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/b7927a28/columbus-day-dirt/…) Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
DeMong named assistant at Lewis
Lewis University has named Adam DeMong as an assistant basketball coach. DeMong had spent the last two seasons on former Lewis head coach Jim Whitesell’s staff at Division I Loyola (IL). He also spent time as an assistant at Ohio. DeMong replaces Condric Sanders who resigned in August to accept a position at Division I
St. Mike’s adds assistant
Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball head coach Michael Harding has announced the hiring of Jon Rock as the Purple Knights’ second assistant coach. A native of South Burlington, Rock was an assistant coach for the past four seasons at Norwich University (VT). Rock served as a varsity boys’ assistant coach at Rice Memorial High School,
St. Louis assistant to D-League
The Cleveland Cavaliers today announced that Alex Jensen has been named the first-ever head coach of their new NBA Development League franchise in Canton. Canton General Manager Wes Wilcox made the announcement. Per team and league policy, terms of the contract were not released. Most recently, Jensen served as an assistant coach at Saint Louis
UMass-Lowell staff update
Mike Papale and Souleymane Wane, a former standout player at the University of Connecticut, were named assistant coaches on the UMass Lowell men’s basketball team, head coach Greg Herenda announced Friday. Papale was a student manager last season at Quinnipiac. Over the last four years, Papale coached at several levels in the AAU circuit with
Ex-NC State Coach lands with Jazz
The Utah Jazz announced today that Sidney Lowe has been hired as an assistant coach, and will join Scott Layden and Jeff Hornacek to complete head coach Tyrone Corbin’s coaching staff. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Lowe and Corbin reunite after first working together as players in 1989-90 with the
University at Buffalo Coach Signs Extension
University at Buffalo coach Reggie Witherspoon has signed a two-year contract extension — keeping him at UB through the 2015-16 season. Witherspoon enters his 13th season as the head coach at UB and his 164 wins rank third in school history. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Lipscomb to name court after Meyer
The basketball court at Lipscomb’s Allen Arena will be named in honor of former head men’s basketball coach Don Meyer. The dedication will take place in a ceremony on Dec. 3, 2011. Meyer is the all-time winningest men’s collegiate basketball coach with a record of 923-324 in 38 years as a head coach. He coached