Joe Wallace has been hired as Director of Basketball Operations and completes CofC Men’s Basketball Head Coach Doug Wojcik’s staff on Thursday. Wallace previously spent the last six years at the University of Tulsa under Wojcik, the last three seasons as Director of Basketball Operations for the Golden Hurricane coordinating all video operations, scouting and
UWM adds assistant
Sharif Chambliss has been named an assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s basketball team. Chambliss comes back to Milwaukee after spending the last two seasons as the video coordinator at Wisconsin. He previously worked at UWM from 2006-2008 as the men’s basketball team’s academic mentor. Chambliss has also served assistant coaching stints at
OFFICIAL: Lickliter to Marian
Former Butler University and University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Todd Lickliter has been named head men’s basketball coach at Marian University, the Department of Athletics announced in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. He is the seventh head men’s basketball coach in MU history. Lickliter, who has amassed a 169-119 career record as
Liberty Hires Assistant
Liberty Head Men’s Basketball Coach Dale Layer has announced the addition of Vince Walden to his staff as an assistant coach. Walden comes to Liberty from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he served as head coach and recruiting coordinator of the IMG national team. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news
Shyatt Signs One-Year Extension
Wyoming has extended the contract of men’s basketball coach Larry Shyatt by one year. Shyatt’s contract now runs through the 2016-17 season. Shyatt signed his original contract with the Cowboys on March 31, 2011. His initial contract was for five years with a base salary of $190,000 per year and included incentives for up to
Navy names Saunders AC
Navy men’s basketball head coach Ed DeChellis has announced that Kendrick Saunders will join the Navy coaching staff, replacing Jason Crafton, who took the head coaching job at Division II Nyack College last month. Saunders comes to Navy after spending the last two years on the staff at Princeton. Saunders was the director of basketball
Flora named assistant @ U-Mary
Logan Flora, who owns collegiate head coaching experience and has strong ties to the Northern Sun, has joined the University of Mary men’s basketball coaching staff. Marauders Head Coach Jevin Budde today announced the addition of Flora as the U-Mary assistant coach. With experience at every level of NCAA basketball, Flora was an assistant coach
Madsen returns to Stanford as AC
Johnny Dawkins, Stanford’s Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men’s Basketball, has announced the appointment of Mark Madsen as an assistant coach. One of the most iconic and inspirational players in school history, Madsen replaces Dick Davey, who announced his retirement in March after serving the past four years as the program’s associate head coach.
Fresno State assistant resigns
Fresno State head men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry announced Friday that associate head coach Jerry Wainwright has decided to leave the program for personal reasons. Wainwright came to Fresno State as part of Terry’s staff when he was hired to take over the program in April of 2011. Wainwright was the head coach at DePaul
Miller joins UC Riverside staff
UC Riverside Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Wooldridge announced today the hiring of former Eastern Illinois Head Coach Mike Miller as the team’s new assistant coach. This is Miller’s third stint alongside Wooldridge as the pair previously coached together at Kansas State and Texas State. Miller joined Wooldridge’s staff at TSU in 1992, taking over
Former Tar Heel Lynch headed to SMU
George Lynch has been named assistant strength and conditioning coach at SMU, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Larry Brown announced today. Lynch, a 12-year NBA veteran and NCAA Champion, played for the Philadelphia 76ers under Brown and helped them to the 2001 NBA Finals. Lynch spent the past two years (2010-12) at UC-Irvine as a strength
Duncan named video coordinator at SMU
Jay Duncan has been named video coordinator for SMU men’s basketball, Head Coach Larry Brown announced today. Duncan spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant coach on Jay Wright’s staff at Villanova. Prior to Villanova, Duncan spent two seasons (2008-10) as a starter and team captain for Northwood University in West Palm Beach,