Director of Athletics Cleive Adams has announced the hiring of Kevin Paustenbach as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Ferrum College. Paustenbach will work under first-year Head Coach James Johnson. Paustenbach comes to Ferrum from Millennia Atlantic University in Doral, Florida, where he served as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. At MAU, he was responsible for all
Penn State Basketball Staff Update
Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced staff updates ahead of the 2026-27 season, including the promotion of Brent Scott to associate head coach, the additions of Sam Little (video coordinator/player development) and Alex Grumer (assistant director of operations) and title changes for both Patrick Dorney and Jake Szczecina. Brent Scott – Associate Head Coach Brent Scott has been elevated to associate head coach
Middle Tennessee adds Levine as Assistant Basketball Coach
Middle Tennessee men’s basketball has added Justin Levine to its staff for the upcoming 2026-27 season, head coach Nick McDevitt announced Tuesday morning. Levine will join the program as an assistant coach after spending the last five years at UNC Asheville. “I am super excited and grateful to join Coach McDevitt and his staff at this incredible
OFFICIAL: Simms named Assistant Basketball Coach at Bucknell
Following-up on my report from yesterday (D3 DIRT)…Tyler Simms has officially been named as an assistant basketball coach at Bucknell. Here’s the press release from the school: Bucknell head men’s basketball coach John Griffin III has announced the addition of Tyler Simms to the staff as an assistant coach. Simms has spent the last seven seasons as head coach
Pritzl promoted to General Manager and Assistant Basketball Coach at Toledo
University of Toledo men’s basketball assistant coach Brandon Pritzl will now serve as the program’s general manager in addition to continuing in his role as assistant coach, Head Basketball Coach Tod Kowalczyk announced on Tuesday. “Brandon Pritzl has been a tremendous asset for our program since we hired him three years ago,” Kowalczyk said. “He has an exceptional basketball mind
Westberg named Head Basketball Coach at University of Northwestern
After a nationwide search that spanned nearly two months, the University of Northwestern has found Tim Grosz’s successor. The legendary Men’s Basketball Coach stepped down on April 16th to pursue a Division I administrative opportunity, and will be replaced by one of his former players. Lance Westberg, a 2013 Northwestern alum, will be the seventh head
Doyle promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Hofstra
Shane Doyle has been promoted assistant men’s basketball coach at Hofstra. Doyle first joined Speedy Claxton’s staff as the coordinator of video and player development in July 2024 and is entering his third season with the program. Prior to joining the Pride, Doyle was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Post University in Waterbury, Connecticut
Bialkoski joins Campbell Basketball Staff
Mark Bialkoski has joined head coach Jimmie Wiliams’ staff as an assistant coach. Bialkoski comes to The Creek following three seasons at George Mason. “We are so excited to be adding Mark to our staff,” Coach Williams said. “He brings a ton of experience to the creek. We have many mutual trusted friends, and my
Brenner named Men’s Basketball Director of Operations at Princeton
Franklin C. Cappon-Edward C. Green ’40 Head Coach Mitch Henderson has announced the addition of Ross Brenner to the Princeton University men’s basketball’s team’s staff as Director of Operations. Brenner served as the Tigers’ video coordinator in 2025-26. Prior to 2025-26, Brenner spent two seasons at Northwestern as a graduate assistant and four at Syracuse as a student manager.
OFFICIAL: Smith joins Northern Illinois Basketball Staff
I mentioned this move in the DAILY DIRT back on 5/29. It’s now official…Sean Smith has been named as an assistant coach at Northern Illinois. Here’s the release from NIU: Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Matt Majkrzak announced the addition of Sean Smith to the Huskie staff as an assistant coach on Monday
Pegues, McLellandn join UConn Basketball Staff
UConn head coach Dan Hurley has announced a pair of staff additions for the upcoming 2026-27 season, adding assistant coach Mike Pegues and director of men’s basketball strength and conditioning Justin McClelland to the program. Pegues joins the Huskies after four years on the staff at Butler and brings more than 15 years of collegiate coaching experience to Storrs.
Piskin named Director of Basketball Operations at Longwood
Longwood Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ronnie Thomas announced the addition of Connor Piskin to the men’s basketball staff. Piskin joins the Lancers as the Director of Basketball Operations. “Connor embodies one of the core pillars of our program—humility—every single day,” Thomas said. “He is genuinely service-focused and approaches his work with a selfless mindset that puts the success of others first.