Todd Lorensen, who helped lead Graceland University to an 89-35 record over the past four seasons, has been named as the new head coach for the Rockhurst University men’s basketball program. Graceland’s win totals improved in each of Lorensen’s four seasons in Lamoni, Iowa and directed the Yellow Jackets to back-to-back NAIA national tournament appearances
Archey resigns as Head Basketball Coach at NAIA University of Mobile
Darnell Archey has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Mobile. He will take over as the girls basketball coach at UMS-Wright. Archey’s wife is a teacher at the school, and his daughters play basketball there. No official announcement from Mobile, but UMS-Wright released the following on Instagram: UMS-Wright is thrilled
Cross adds five to ULM Basketball Staff
ULM head men’s basketball coach Ryan Cross has announced four new members of his staff for the 2026-27 season, in addition to a staffing change. Jermaine Johnson, Assistant CoachJermaine Johnson arrives in Monroe after five seasons at Memphis. He joined the Memphis staff as an assistant prior to the 2020-21 season, later moved into the Director of Player
South Alabama extends Head Basketball Coach Richie Riley through 2030 season
University of South Alabama head men’s basketball coach Richie Riley has agreed to a contract extension that will continue his leadership of the Jaguars through the 2030 season, Director of Athletics Dr. Joel Erdmann announced Monday afternoon. In his tenure at South Alabama, Riley has led one of the most sustained runs of success in program history,
Balentine hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Marty Simmons has announced the addition of Desmond Balentine as an assistant coach on the Panthers men’s basketball staff. Balentine comes to EIU following two seasons as the head coach at NCAA Division II Tiffin University in Ohio with four total seasons on the Tiffin staff. He helped the program post
Slick added to Lamar Basketball Staff
Tyler Slick has been named to the Lamar University men’s basketball coaching staff announced head coach Jordan Fee Tuesday morning. Slick becomes the fourth addition to Fee’s first staff. “We are excited to welcome Tyler Slick to our staff,” said Fee. “He brings a unique perspective having coached at every level of basketball. Tyler is widely
Freesman named Assistant Basketball Coach at North Florida
North Florida Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bobby Kennen announced the addition of Assistant Coach Zack Freesman on Tuesday. “We’re extremely excited to welcome Zack, Jill and Amelia home,” Kennen said. “I first met Zack as a high school senior. Immediately, he articulated his dream of becoming a Division I coach, in addition to his plans for doing
Northern Iowa Basketball Staff Update
I think we’ve mentioned all of these additions at some point over the past few weeks. Here’s the official announcement from Northern Iowa announcing new head coach Kyle Green’s staff: UNI head men’s basketball coach Kyle Green on Monday announced the members of his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Green retains three members of
Placeres resigns as Head Coach at D3 Maryville, will become D1 assistant
D3 Maryville College released the following statement on the resignation of head men’ basketball coach Raul Placeres. The veteran head coach is set to join Tobin Anderson’s new staff at Tennessee Tech: Maryville College Head Men’s Basketball coach Raul Placeres has announced he is stepping down from his position to pursue an assistant coaching opportunity at the
San Diego Basketball Support Staff Update
San Diego men’s basketball head coach JR Blount announced Monday the addition of four members to his support staff: Josh Calbert as recruiting coordinator, Jawaun Newton as director of player development, Patrick Gallagher as video coordinator and Jackson Carter as director of operations. Josh Calbert, Recruiting CoordinatorCalbert joins the Toreros after two seasons on Pepperdine’s men’s basketball staff (2024-26), where he served as
Murray adds four to Boston College Basketball Staff
The Clement and Elizabeth Izzi Family Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Luke Murray, has officially announced the additions of Tim O’Toole, Kyle Griffin, Mathew Johnson, and Brenden Straughn to the program’s staff. O’Toole will join the Eagles as the chief of staff, with Straughn, Griffin, and Johnson serving as assistant coaches. TIM O’TOOLEO’Toole joins the Eagles following
OFFICIAL: Evans named Head Basketball Coach at AIC
I mentioned this move back on 4/8 (DAILY DIRT) – it’s now official. Northern Kentucky assistant (and New England native) RJ Evans has been named as the new head basketball coach at D2 AIC (MA). Here’s the release from the school: American International College Director of Athletics Rob Kearney announced on Monday, April 13 that RJ Evans