After jumping ahead with five minutes remaining in the first half, American University men’s basketball led the rest of the way in a 74-62 road win at William & Mary on Friday night. The win was the 100th of head coach Mike Brennan‘s career. QUICK NOTABLES Brennan is now the fifth AU men’s basketball
Granucci joins Sonoma State Men’s Basketball Staff
David Granucci joins the Sonoma State men’s basketball program as an assistant coach under Rich Shayewitz for the 2021-22 season. Granucci brings a load of experience and knowledge and acts as a terrific addition to Shayewitz and his staff. Granucci played college basketball and attended City College of San Francisco from 1998-2000. There, he would be
Hayford resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Seattle U
Seattle University head men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford has resigned. He was placed on leave last week following reports that he used a racial slur during a scrimmage. Assistant coach Chris Victor will serve as the interim head coach for the rest of the season. Statement by Seattle University Director of Athletics Shaney Fink on the Resignation
HoopDirt.com Daily News – 11/10/21
With Buzz Williams serving a two-game suspension, Texas A&M assistant coach Devin Johnson will get his first opportunity to serve as a Division I head coach tonight when the Aggie men’s basketball team opens the regular season against North Florida. More HERE. The St. Louis University Men’s Basketball team paid tribute to former assistant coach
Gale named Associate to the Head Coach/Director of Basketball Strategy at Georgia
David Gale has been named Associate to the head coach/Director of Basketball Strategy for Georgia Basketball, head coach Tom Crean announced. Gale brings with him an impressive wealth of professional basketball experience both in the United States and Europe. After working with three NBA franchises for more than a decade, Gale has spent the past
Towson Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Towson University men’s basketball head coach Pat Skerry has announced the elevation and addition of staff personnel for the 2021-22 campaign. Pat O’Connell has been promoted to associate head coach, Parfait Bitee has been elevated to assistant coach and Chris Conway joins the team as the new director of student-athlete development. Skerry returns for his 11th season
HoopDirt.com Daily News – 11/8/21
Louisville Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Mack is now officially on a 20-day suspension, which will cause him to miss six games. The suspension is from the University of Louisville, and not from the NCAA. It was issued because of how Coach Mack handled the Dino Gaudio extortion case. More from WLKY HERE. The Eastern Kentucky
2021-2022 HoopDirt.com Team Personality Quiz
It’s a new season, and we know the game of basketball is always changing. In order to get a pulse on what coaches are thinking and doing, we’ve put together a Team Personality Quiz.
Seattle’s Hayford placed on Administrative Leave
Seattle University head men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford has been placed on administrative leave by the school. Director of Athletics Shaney Fink released the following statement over the weekend: “Men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford was placed on administrative leave Friday, November 5. As this is a personnel matter, the Athletics Department will have no further
Katz announces retirement at Sacramento State
Sacramento State head men’s basketball coach Brian Katz announced his retirement Friday morning, citing health reasons. The retirement comes one day after the Hornets’ exhibition victory, and four days before the start of the regular season. Current associate head coach Brandon Laird, in his 11th season with the program, will serve as the interim head
Kluzak added to Northland College (WI) Men’s Basketball Staff
Northland College Men’s Basketball announced the addition of Ben Kluzak as Assistant Coach on Thursday. Kluzak, a native of Rockford, Illinois, joins the LumberJacks after spending last season as the top Assistant Coach at Brescia University, an NAIA program in Kentucky. “Ben’s work ethic makes him an absolute perfect fit to join our LumberJack Basketball Family,”
Curran joins Air Force MBB staff
Zack Curran has joined the Air Force Men’s Basketball staff as the Director of Basketball Operations, announced by head coach Joe Scott. “We are thrilled to have Zack join our staff,” Scott said. “His overall basketball experiences fills a very important need within our program. He is a good compliment to our other staff