Richmond Athletics and men’s basketball head coach Chris Mooney have agreed to a contract extension, Vice President and Director of Athletics John Hardt announced Tuesday. Mooney, who led the Spiders to their first Atlantic 10 regular season championship last season, is entering his 20th season with Richmond. Terms of the extension were not disclosed. “Chris is one of
Villanova adds Jamie Young as Assistant Basketball Coach
Villanova today announced the hiring of Jamie Young as an assistant coach on its Men’s Basketball staff. Young brings 24 years of coaching experience to the Wildcats, including stints with the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers and most recently as an assistant coach at Le Moyne College. “Jamie is an outstanding addition to our coaching staff,”
Wuczynski named Assistant Basketball Coach at Canisius
Canisius head men’s basketball coach Jim Christian announced today (June 20) that Bill Wuczynski (pronounced wu-ZIN-ski) has been hired to join the Golden Griffins’ coaching staff. Wuczynski spent the previous three seasons as an assistant at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). “I am excited to add Bill Wuczynski to our coaching staff here at Canisius,” Christian said. “Bill
Frank Martin signs contract extension at UMass
University of Massachusetts basketball head coach Frank Martin has signed a two-year contract extension, Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford announced on Thursday. Martin now holds a five-year contract, which runs through the 2028-29 campaign. The extension includes an enhanced compensation package for Martin as well as new contracts with considerable compensation increases for his assistant coaches and
Stokes named Assistant Basketball Coach at Elon
Elon University head men’s basketball coach Billy Taylor announced the addition of Darius Stokes as an assistant coach to his coaching staff on Wednesday, June 19. Stokes arrives at Elon after spending last season as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy, West Point. “I am excited to be reunited with Darius, this time
Schmidt joins Bryant Basketball Staff
Bryant men’s basketball head coach Phil Martelli Jr. announced the addition of Nick Schmidt to the coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season. “Nick Schmidt comes with deep basketball bloodlines with his father being one of the best coaches and people in college basketball. Nick has forged his own path in his coaching career, developing
Ledford named Assistant Basketball Coach at Palm Beach Atlantic
Palm Beach Atlantic men’s basketball coach Cole Rose has announced the Grant Ledford will remain with the Sailfish as an assistant coach. Ledford begins his coaching career after playing for Rose and PBA in 2023-24. “Grant Ledford is everything we’re about as a basketball program and as a University, so to be able to keep him on staff as our Graduate
Wilson added to West Florida Basketball Staff
Quentshon Wilson has been tabbed as the UWF Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant, announced UWF Head Coach, Justin Mann. Wilson spent the last two seasons as an assistant at Pensacola State, leading the Pirates to a 15-14 record in the 2023-24 season. Pensacola State’s defense thrived under the tutelage of Wilson, as the Pirates held opponents to 68
Western Nebraska CC names Baez as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Roybell Baez is returning to the roots where he started his college coaching after Western Nebraska Community College announced Baez has been hired as the new men’s basketball coach. Baez takes over for Billy Engel, who stepped down earlier this month. Baez is no stranger to Cougar basketball as he was the assistant coach from
Southwell named Assistant Basketball Coach at Northwestern
Sullivan-Ubben Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Collins has completed the Northwestern coaching staff for the 2024-25 season with the hiring of Shane Southwell as assistant coach. Southwell comes to Evanston after spending the last two seasons as associate head coach at Northern Illinois. “We are excited to welcome Shane Southwell to our Wildcat coaching staff,” said Collins. “Shane
Robert Morris hires Aramide as Assistant Basketball Coach
RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andy Toole has announced the addition of George Aramide as an Assistant Coach. “We are excited to add George to our coaching staff,” said Toole. “He has been a successful coach at the prep level as well as the college level. He has strong international experience as well which will only help our student-athletes maximize
Steve Smith added to Boston College Basketball Staff
Veteran ACC coach Steve Smith will join the Boston College men’s basketball staff, it was announced today by the Clement and Elizabeth Izzi Family Head Men’s Basketball Coach Earl Grant. Smith comes to the Heights from Florida State, where he served on Leonard Hamilton’s staff for the past five seasons. During his tenure with the Seminoles,