As the coaching carousel continues to spin, several programs have retained firms to lead their men’s basketball head coaching searches. Here’s the current list of schools that have brought in outside help to guide the process: Division 1 Division 2
Long-time Clemson assistant Dick Bender announces retirement
Story Courtesy Ben Winterrowd, Clemson Athletics Clemson University men’s basketball Assistant Coach Dick Bender announced his retirement from Clemson on Wednesday. Bender served 14 years on Head Coach Brad Brownell’s staff in multiple roles, including the last 10 as an assistant coach. “I want to congratulate Coach Bender on a great career and well-earned retirement,” said Brownell. “Coach
Chris Mack named Head Basketball Coach at South Florida
University of South Florida CEO of Athletics Rob Higgins has named 2016 national coach of the year Chris Mack as the 13th head coach of the Bulls men’s basketball program. Mack, who led Xavier and Louisville to the NCAA Tournament, comes to South Florida after posting a pair of 20-win seasons at the College of Charleston. He brings a
D3 NEWS: Kadlubowski retires as Head Basketball Coach at Mount Saint Mary College
After 17 seasons at the helm of the Mount Saint Mary College men’s basketball program, head coach Ryan Kadlubowski announced his retirement from college athletics. Kadlubowski departs as one of the most impactful coaches in program history, having guided Mount Saint Mary to sustained success both on and off the court. He ranks first all-time in program
OFFICIAL: Ryan Cross named Head Basketball Coach at ULM
Here’s the official release on the hiring of Ryan Cross as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at ULM… Ryan Cross, who helped guide UAB to two NCAA Tournament appearances and two conference tournament championships, has been named the ninth head coach of ULM men’s basketball, Director of Athletics SJ Tuohy announced on Wednesday (March 25). Cross
Nored named Head Basketball Coach at Butler
Ronald Nored, who has built an extensive coaching résumé in the NBA for more than a decade, has been hired as the head coach of the men’s basketball program at his alma mater Butler University. Butler Vice President and Director of Athletics Grant Leiendecker made the announcement Wednesday, March 25. Nored will be re-introduced to
BREAKING: North Carolina fires Hubert Davis
The University of North Carolina has made a leadership change in its men’sbasketball program. Hubert Davis, who has served as head coach for five seasons, will notreturn to coach the Tar Heels. The recommendation was made by Director of Athletics BubbaCunningham and Executive Associate Athletic Director Steve Newmark, who will transition toAD on July 1, and accepted
Basketball Staff Changes made at Pitt
Pitt head coach Jeff Capel has made two changes to his staff heading into next season, as assistants Jason Capel and Tim O’Toole will not return for the 2026-27 campaign. The moves come on the heels of a 13-20 (5-13 ACC) season and follow AD Allen Greene’s recent comments about evaluating all areas of the
D2 NEWS: Southwest Baptist hires Brock as new Head Basketball Coach
Story Courtesy David McFeely, SBU Director of Media Relations Southwest Baptist University Director of Athletics, Clark Sheehy, is excited to announce Bearcat basketball alumni, Tomas Brock, as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Brock ’11, returns home with 156 head coaching wins in just seven seasons. “We are thrilled that Coach Tomas Brock will be
NAIA NEWS: Floyd named Head Basketball Coach at Defiance
Defiance College welcomes 2010 graduate and former standout guard Mike Floyd as the next head coach of the men’s basketball program, the DC Athletic Department announced on Tuesday. Floyd, a four-time All-HCAC performer for the Yellow Jackets from 2006-10, becomes the 24th head coach in program history. Floyd played four seasons for Defiance while the
OFFICIAL: Blackbourn named Head Basketball Coach at D2 UW-Parkside
Following up in yesterday’s report (D2 DIRT)…Kyle Blackbourn has officially been named as the head basketball coach at D2 UW-Parkside. Here’s the release from the school: Kyle Blackbourn, who has spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Rockhurst University building a successful program that won the 2026 GLVC Regular season championship and
REPORT: Ryan Cross expected to be named Head Basketball Coach at ULM
According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, UAB associate head coach Ryan Cross is expected to be named as the head basketball coach at Louisiana Monroe. Cross had been at UAB for the past six seasons and had served as an assistant at ULM for eight years before that. Cross has also had