The IUPUI Athletics Department and Head Basketball Coach Todd Howard announced that Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Basil Mawbey has joined the staff as Senior Advisor. Mawbey, who won two IHSAA State Championships as a coach, will begin duties immediately. Mawbey amassed a 675-259 record in a 39-year high school career that spanned seven stops.
Ball State hires video coordinator
Ball State men’s basketball head coach Billy Taylor announced the addition of former Cardinal Michael Bennett to the staff as video coordinator Thursday morning. Bennett is the second former player on the Ball State staff joining Mickey Hosier (1997-2000) who was promoted to director of basketball operations this summer. Bennett was a four-year letterwinner from
Roese resigns – official statement
I blogged about this earlier today (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/73d818e1/daily-dirt-8-31-11/…), and it is now official. University of Hawai’i head basketball coach Gib Arnold announced the resignation of associate coach Walter Roese from the Rainbow Warrior coaching staff. Roese leaves to take on a larger role in his family business based in his native Brazil, while also pursuing coaching
Former NBA star takes HS job
Former NBA star Kenny Anderson has taken a job as the head coach at the Posnack Jewish Day School in Davie, FL. Anderson had been trying to break into the college scene for the past few years with no success. Many thought he would join the new staff at Miami, but that didn’t work out.
Calhoun staying at UConn
According to the Hartford Courant, UConn head coach Jim Calhoun has informed university President Susan Herbst that he will return for his 26th year at the helm of the Huskies. There had been some speculation that he may resign, but this puts and end to those rumors. Here’s a link to the article: http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-men/hc-jim-calhoun-will-… Stay
SIU-Edwardsville hires assistant
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville men’s basketball Head Coach Lennox Forrester has announced that Deryl Cunningham has been added to his staff as an assistant coach. Cunningham replaces Mark Allaria who left the program during the summer. Cunningham comes to SIUE after most recently serving as an assistant with the Missouri Valley Conference Champion Indiana State. Cunningham worked
Quarles added to Augusta State staff
I blogged about this one during the first week of August. Just wanted to pass along the info now that Jamie Quarles has officially been hired as an assistant at Augusta State: http://www.jaguarsroar.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/2011… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Sorrentine promoted at Brown
Brown men’s basketball assistant coach TJ Sorrentine has been promoted to Associate Head Coach. He has been an assistant coach for the Bears for the last three years. Before Brown, Sorrentine played professionally from 2005-2008, playing with Kk Krka in Slovenia, FC Porto in Portugal, Branca Nouvo Trappani in Italy, and the Florida Flame of
Walton to Memphis – official statement
Just wanted to pass along the official statement from Memphis head coach Josh Pastner on his hiring of Lakers forward Luke Walton as an assistant during the NBA lockout: http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/082211aaa… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Pearl to private sector
Former Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl has accepted a job vice president of marketing with H.T. Hackney Co – a Knoxville-based wholesale grocery company. He will begin working at H.T. Hackney on September 1st. The company is led by Chairman and CEO Bill Sansom, a former University of Tennessee trustee. Stay with HoopDirt for the
Former Knicks assistant joins Wake staff
Former New York Knicks assistant coach Greg Brittenham has joined the Wake Forest athletic department as the Director of Athletic Performance for Men’s and Women’s Basketball. Brittenham, who spent the past 20 seasons with the Knicks as an assistant coach for player development and team conditioning, will work directly with the Demon Deacon men’s and
Fisher gets 4-year contract extension
San Diego State basketball coach Steve Fisher has been given a four-year contract extension and long-time assistant Brian Dutcher has been designated as his eventual replacement. The addendum keeps Fisher at SDSU through the 2014-15 campaign and comes two years after the University exercised its two-year option on Fisher’s original five-year deal, which was signed