Happy Valley United, the NIL collective supporting all 31 teams and over 800 Penn State student-athletes, is launching More To Give, a club within the collective dedicated to securing NIL opportunities for the men’s basketball team. In conjunction, Happy Valley United has hired Pat Flannery as the club’s general manager to spearhead development and fundraising efforts
Penny named Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Wisconsin
Kirk Penney, an All-Big Ten standout who helped lead Wisconsin to a pair of Big Ten titles and was part of a Final Four run, has returned to the Badger bench as Special Assistant to the Head Coach for the 2023-24 season, as announced by head coach Greg Gard on Monday. Penney starred at Wisconsin from 1999-2003
D3 NEWS: Costas added to Berry College Basketball Staff
Riley Costas has been added as an assistant coach to the Berry Men’s Basketball coaching staff. Costas was a four-year member of the Berry basketball team from 2020-2023 and had a historic career on the floor for the Vikings. The 2022 SAA Defensive Player of the Year had an 80-16 record as a player and
Pacific promotes Newman to Associate Head Basketball Coach
Josh Newman, who is entering his third season as an assistant coach on the Pacific men’s basketball staff, has been named associate head coach by Head Coach Leonard Perry. Newman has been a member of the men’s basketball staff since Perry was named head coach in 2021. “He does a great job handling whatever is needed in
OFFICIAL: Lynn’s Price to step down following 2023-24 season
Earlier today I mentioned the change at Lynn University (D2 DIRT). It’s now official. Here’s the release from LU: Jeff Price has announced he will step down as head coach for the men’s basketball team at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season after 17 years and two different stints with the Lynn University Fighting Knights. After
Bob Knight passes away at 83
Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight has passed away at the age of 83. The coaching icon had spent 42 years has a head coach, with 29 coming at Indiana, seven at Texas Tech, and six at Army. The colorful Knight held a career mark of 902-371 (.709), and led the Hoosiers to three National
Prather named Assistant Basketball Coach at Grambling State
Grambling State University men’s basketball head coach, Donte’ Jackson has announced addition of Cameron Prather to his staff as an assistant coach. He comes to GSU after serving as an assistant coach at Wallace State Community College. Whle at WSCC, he coached a top 100 player in NJCAA, as well as multiple all-conference performers. Wallace State sported a
West Virginia Wesleyan adds Hoffman as Assistant Basketball Coach
Jeff Hoffman has recently been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at West Virginia Wesleyan. Coach Hoffman comes to West Virginia Wesleyan after a long career of teaching and coaching. His most recent stop was at Garrett College, a JUCO in Maryland from 2017 to 2023. Previously he had spent 34 years teaching and
Shpreyregin promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Seattle
Steven Shpreyregin joined the Seattle U men’s basketball staff as a graduate assistant in 2019-20, was promoted to Director of Player Development in September 2021 and again to Assistant Coach in October 2023. Shpreyregin spent two seasons at Seattle U as a graduate assistant, following a stint as an Assistant Varsity Coach at Bellevue High School in
Bryant’s Grasso pleads not guilty to misdemeanor charge
Bryant University head men’s basketball coach Jared Grasso has pleaded not guilty today in a Smithfield, RI court where he faced charges stemming from a hit-and-run back on October 1st. Grasso has been cited with “Failure to Stop for Accident Resulting in Damage to Vehicle,” which is a misdemeanor charge. He appeared before Judge Alan
Drill of the Week
Coach Katie Meier, the all-time winningest coach in Miami Basketball history, shares one of their team’s favorite conditioning drills: 18 in 2. Checkout the full breakdown in the video below! 18 in 2 Looking for more competitive drills from Coach Meier?! Check out how the Canes have to earn the green light to shoot 3-point shots
Presutti elevated to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Buffalo
University at Buffalo men’s basketball Head Coach George Halcovage III announced that Assistant Coach/Director of Recruiting Jake Presutti has been elevated to Associate Head Coach. “We are beyond excited to announce that Jake Presutti has been elevated into the role of Associate Head Coach,” stated Head Coach George Halcovage III. “Jake’s leadership and basketball acumen are imperative to our success at Buffalo