Justin Simon, the only person to win an Ivy League men’s basketball championship at Yale as both a player and a coach, has been promoted to associate head coach. Simon, a four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs in the early 2000s, joined James Jones‘ coaching staff as an assistant in 2011. Simon has been on staff during the most
Muench promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Loyola Marymount
Ricky Muench has been promoted from Director of Basketball Operations to Assistant Coach at Loyola Marymount. LMU released the following announcement on Twitter earlier today: Muench’s Bio from LMU: Ricky Muench reunited with Head Coach Stan Johnson as LMU’s Director of Basketball Operations. Muench joined the Lions in the spring of 2020, with the 2023-24
Strong promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Vanderbilt
James Strong – a former team captain for the Commodores – has been elevated to assistant coach for the Vanderbilt men’s basketball program, it was announced by head coach Jerry Stackhouse. Strong, who graduated from Vandy in 2000, has served on Stackhouse’s staff in various roles for each of the last four seasons. “We are
Cincinnati announces restructured Men’s Basketball Staff
Cincinnati head men’s basketball coach Wes Miller has announced the restructuring of the program’s coaching staff ahead of the 2023-24 season, his third at UC. The NCAA Division I Council, in January, elected to allow five countable on-court assistant coaches each in men’s and women’s basketball, made official on July 1, while maintaining the limit of three
Evans resigns as Head Basketball Coach at D2 Southwestern Oklahoma
SWOSU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Terry Evans has announced his resignation after five seasons in Weatherford. Coach Evans became head coach of the Bulldogs in March of 2018 and the 2022-23 season was his fifth as head coach at SWOSU. During his tenure, Evans guided the Dawgs to a 2022 Great American Conference Tournament Championship – the
Texas Tech Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Texas Tech head men’s basketball coach Grant McCasland has officially announced the hiring of Luke Barnwell as Assistant Coach, Clay Wilson (Director of Player Development), Jardon Powell (Director of Administration & Operations), Cooper Anderson (Assistant Coordinator of Operations), Chris Nottingham (Video Coordinator) and Christian Hosley (Assistant Strength & Conditioning). Barnwell will serve as an assistant
OFFICIAL: Heiar named Head Basketball Coach at D1 JUCO Mineral Area College
Following-up on something that I mentioned late last week in a TWEET…former New Mexico State head coach Greg Heiar has been named as the head coach at NJCAA D1 Mineral Area College. Here’s the official release from MAC: Mineral Area College has hired Greg Heiar as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. He comes to the college
Brock Morris named Director of Player Personnel and Assistant Basketball Coach at Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma men’s basketball head coach Porter Moser announced the addition of Brock Morris as director of player personnel and an assistant coach. The NCAA increased the number of men’s and women’s basketball assistant coaches by two. Morris brings 10-plus years of coaching and recruiting experience to Norman. Morris has aided in the development of seven All-Americans,
Eilert announces Men’s Basketball Staff at West Virginia
West Virginia University interim head men’s basketball coach Josh Eilert has announced his staff for the 2023-24 season, effective today. Da’Sean Butler, DerMarr Johnson, Jordan McCabe and Alex Ruoff will be assistant men’s basketball coaches. Ron Everhart will transition to director of community relations and player outreach, Jay Kuntz will continue as the director of player personnel/recruiting, Trent Michaels will be the director of
JUCO NEWS: Olusesi named Assistant Basketball Coach at Indian Hills
Abdul Olusesi has been named the new Indian Hills Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach. Olusesi brings a wealth of junior college and NCAA experience to the Warrior program. “We are excited to have Abdul join our staff,” stated Indian Hills head coach Josh Sash. “I love his story and believe he will have a huge impact
Former CSUN assistant Tifft takes over as Head Coach at D2 Cal Poly Humboldt
Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics Director, Dr. Nick Pettit, announced the hiring of Chris Tifft as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. This appointment follows a national search assisted by Dr. Kurt Patberg from Mammoth Sports Consulting. Tifft possesses nearly three decades of experience coaching at the collegiate ranks, where he most recently served as the assistant coach
Brooks inks two-year extension at D2 Bowie State
Bowie State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation Clyde Doughty, Jr. has announced that men’s basketball coach Darrell Brooks has agreed to a two-year contract extension, continuing his leadership of the Bulldogs program through the 2024-25 season. Brooks is entering his 14th season at the helm of the program after being named the men’s head basketball