Shenandoah University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Doug Zipp and head men’s basketball coach Rob Pryor announced that Allen Corbin has been promoted to full-time assistant men’s basketball coach. Corbin, who joined the SU staff as Pryor’s lead assistant prior to the 2011-12 campaign, becomes the 19th full-time coach in the department and the sixth full-time
Toledo Hires Ops Guy
Toledo head coach Tod Kowalczyk announced the addition of Michael Bennett to the Rockets’ staff as the program’s director of basketball operations. Bennett, who comes to Toledo following one year as the video coordinator for Ball State’s men’s basketball program, replaces Brad Konerman who resigned in late August. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college
Walberg to Nuggets
Former Pepperdine head coach Vance Walberg has been named as an assistant on George Karl’s staff with the Denver Nuggets. He had most recently been an assistant at UMass and is credited with developing the dribble-drive offense. Here’s the story from the Denver Post: Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and
Bensman named AC @ ONU
Rich Bensman has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ohio Northern University. Bensman comes to ONU after a highly successful prep basketball coaching career, where he won 296 games and an Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championship in 18 seasons at the helm at Cincinnati Reading High School. He was named the
Wright State staff update
The Wright State Department of Athletics announced three staff moves Friday as men’s basketball director of operations Brendan Mullins has been promoted to an assistant coach position, and Bill Donlon, Sr. has been named to replace him as the director of operations. Additionally, former Raider great Bill Edwards has been added as assistant strength and
UConn staff restructured
The University of Connecticut men’s basketball coaching staff has been restructured under new head coach Kevin Ollie. Glen Miller, starting the third season of his second stint on the UConn staff, will assume the duties of Associate Head Coach, while Karl Hobbs, last year’s Director of Basketball Administration, will join veteran George Blaney as fulltime
Roy Williams update
– University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach Roy Williams had a biopsy of the tumor on his left kidney Wednesday at UNC Hospitals. The results of the biopsy indicate it is an oncocytoma (pronounced ON-ko-sigh-TOE-muh), a non-cancerous kidney tumor. Williams had surgery to remove a tumor from his right kidney on September19th, which was
Air Force adds assistant
Tyron Wright has been hired as an assistant coach for the Air Force men’s basketball program, according to head coach Dave Pilipovich. Wright, who was an assistant coach for Air Force from 2006-09 and a graduate assistant coach for the Falcons during the 2000-01 campaign, worked in the registrar’s office at the Academy and was
K-State staff update
Kansas State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber finalized his coaching staff on Wednesday with the addition of veteran high school and college coach Wayne McClain as director of student-athlete development. McClain comes to K-State after spending the last 11 years coaching at Illinois, including the last nine under Weber. During his time, the Fighting Illini
OFFICIAL: Doty named HC at Rock Valley
I mentioned this last week as a rumor in a blog – just wanted to pass along the press release now that it is official. Rock Valley College has announced the hiring of Craig Doty as the new head coach for men’s basketball. Here is a link to the story: http://www.rockvalleycollege.edu/News/Article.cfm?customel_d… Stay with HoopDirt for
Bethel (TN) coach arrested
According to WBBJ-TV in Tennessee, Bethel University (TN) head coach Jeff Britt was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of DUI. Britt was released on $1500 bond Sunday morning. Here is the link to the WBBJ story: http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Bethel-Basketball-Coach-Arr… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Waycross College staff update
Cory Baldwin, athletic director and head men’s basketball coach at Waycross College, has named his coaching staff for the 2012-2013 basketball season. Tyler Page, one of Baldwin’s assistants since 2010, has been promoted to head assistant coach. Page received an associate’s degree from Waycross College, a bachelor’s degree from Armstrong Atlantic State University, and a