Cal State San Marcos head men’s basketball coach Nick Booker has resigned. It sounds like he will most likely end up on the staff at Cal Irvine (he was formerly an assistant there). Here is the announcement on Booker’s departure from CSUSM: Nick Booker has resigned as head coach of the Cal State San Marcos men’s
Milstead elevated to Director of Basketball Operations at Loyola Marymount
Following his first year with the LMU men’s basketball program, Damari Milstead has been elevated to the role of Director of Basketball Operations, effective immediately. “I believe that Damari is a rising star in college basketball,” said Head Coach Stan Johnson. “This was an easy decision for me. His work ethic, organizational skills, relationships with our players and staff,
Battle named Men’s Basketball General Manager at Buffalo
Turner Battle, one of the most decorated players in University at Buffalo men’s basketball history, has been appointed general manager of the UB men’s basketball program, Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced. “The addition of a GM reflects our commitment to building a championship-caliber men’s basketball program,” Alnutt said. “Turner Battle is
OFFICIAL: NYU announces hiring of Waleed Farid as Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Waleed Farid has been named Head Coach of the New York University Men’s Basketball Team. The announcement was made by NYU Director of Athletics, Jake Olkkola, on Thursday. Last season, under former Head Coach Dave Klatsky, the Violets won a program-record 29 games (29-2) and advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championship Game. “I am thrilled to
Coastal Carolina hires Brown as Director of Men’s Basketball Player Development
Mike Brown has been named director of player development for Coastal Carolina men’s basketball, announced head coach Justin Gray on Thursday. A four-year letterman and all-conference player at Western Carolina University, Brown played one season professionally overseas before embarking on his coaching career, which included high school and collegiate stints. “We are thrilled to have Mike Brown
D’Alessio named Head Basketball Coach at Bluefield State
Bluefield State University athletics has announced the appointment of Luke D’Alessio as its new head men’s basketball coach. A seasoned leader with more than 30 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and II levels, D’Alessio brings a distinguished resume of competitive success, player development, and program building to Big Blue. D’Alessio’s coaching
Farokmanesh Finalizes Colorado State Basketball Staff
First-year Colorado State men’s basketball Ali Farokmanesh has set his inaugural staff, with the group featuring both familiar and new faces across the bench. “Setting out in hiring my first staff as the head coach, I wanted to make sure I had energetic and knowledgeable people, but most of all, I wanted great humans,” Farokhmanesh
OFFICIAL: Driscoll steps down as Head Basketball Coach at North Florida
North Florida Athletics announced Thursday that men’s basketball head coach Matthew Driscoll has stepped down after 16 seasons at the helm of the program. Driscoll has accepted the associate head coach position at Kansas State. “16 years. It is often said that it feels like yesterday and that sentiment reigns true when I reflect on the joy
Burton named Assistant Basketball Coach at D2 Arkansas Tech
Arkansas Tech head men’s basketball coach Mark Downey has announced the hiring of Harrison Burton as the program’s assistant coach. “Coach Burton is a welcome addition to our staff,” said Downey. “He has high character, comes from a great family and has been around a lot of winning in his career thus far. Harrison brings different recruiting ties, different
Lepore elevated to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Eastern Kentucky
Steve Lepore, who has spent seven seasons on A.W. Hamilton‘s coaching staff at Eastern Kentucky University, has been promoted to associate head coach. Lepore joined the EKU men’s basketball staff as an assistant on Hamilton’s first staff as head coach in May of 2018. In 2023-24, Lepore helped EKU capture the Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship.
Merritt steps down as Head Basketball Coach at NJCAA D1 Georgia Highlands College
Georgia Highlands College Director of Athletics Dr. Nicole Levering announced today that Jonathan Merritt has stepped down as head men’s basketball coach. “I’d like to thank Coach Merritt for his 6 years of dedication in guiding our Chargers basketball program,” Levering said. Merritt led the Chargers to the GCAA and Region XVII titles in 2024.
Clark named Assistant Basketball Coach at UTRGV
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) head men’s basketball coach Kahil Fennell announced on Thursday the hiring of Cam Clark, who spent last season as an assistant coach at Houston Christian University (HCU), as an assistant coach. Last season, Clark helped HCU double their win total from the previous season while recording their most conference wins in