Branden McDonald, formerly an assistant coach at Northern Illinois, Towson, Manhattan, and Pittsburgh, is the newest member of the Bucknell men’s basketball coaching staff, head coach Nathan Davis announced. “I am excited to welcome Branden to the program and the Bison basketball family,” said Davis. “Branden brings tremendous experience from quality programs in all aspects of basketball coaching,
Roscoe takes over at NJCAA Madison College (WI)
The Madison College Athletics Department has announced Jason Roscoe as the next head men’s basketball coach ahead of the WolfPack’s 2022-23 season. Roscoe becomes the 11th head coach in program history. In addition to coaching basketball, he will also serve Madison College as an academic advisor. “We are incredibly excited to welcome Jason Roscoe to the WolfPack family,” commented
OFFICIAL: Jordan named Assistant Basketball Coach at Albany
Following-up on something that I mentioned back on 8/4 (Daily Dirt). Bobby Jordan has officially been named as an assistant at Albany. Here’s the release from the school: The University at Albany men’s basketball team welcomes Bobby Jordan to its staff. Jordan joins the program as an Assistant Coach, having most recently served at Saint
Towson hires Kupa as new Director of Basketball Operations
Caleb Kupa has joined the Towson University men’s basketball team as the director of operations beginning in the 2022-23 season. Kupa comes to Towson after spending the last four years at the Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, being an assistant coach three seasons and the team’s associate head coach during the 2021-22 campaign. “We are excited to
Nys added as Assistant Basketball Coach at Dodge City CC
Dodge City men’s basketball Head Coach, Brad Witherspoon has made an addition to his coaching staff adding Alec Nys as his second assistant coach. Nys comes to Dodge City from Laurel, Montana, and enters the college coaching realm after serving as a student manager at Montana State University. While at Montana State, Nys was part of a culture change
Smith Hired as Ithaca College Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach
Ithaca College men’s basketball head coach Waleed Farid has announced the hiring of his new assistant, Matthew Smith, for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Smith officially began his appointment at Ithaca on August 1. Smith comes to South Hill after spending the last two seasons at The College at Brockport. The Golden Eagles went 18-8 this
Polisi Added to Miami Basketball Staff
University of Miami head men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga announced Monday the hiring of Jimmy Polisi as an operations specialist. A former Hurricane graduate assistant, Polisi takes on a new position within the Miami basketball program. “I’m pleased to have Jimmy officially join our staff here at The U,” Larrañaga said. “Over the past two
Seton Hall Basketball Staff Update
Seton Hall head men’s basketball coach Shaheen Holloway formally announced his full coaching staff for the upcoming 2022-23 season on Monday. Rasheen Davis, Ryan Whalen and Corey Lowery will serve as Holloway’s assistant coaches. All three previously served under Holloway over the course of his four-year tenure at Saint Peter’s. Davis and Whalen — the latter of which was on staff
Indiana University Kokomo names Spivey as new Assistant Basketball Coach
The Indiana University Kokomo men’s basketball team and head coach Eric Echelbarger have announced that former Cougar standout and 2022 IU Kokomo graduate Trequan Spivey will be the program’s next assistant coach. Trequan slides into the role of assistant coach after a successful playing career in which he was a four-year team captain for the Cougars. Coach Spivey is also
D3 DIRT: Pratt (NY) set to announce new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Pratt Institute (NY) will name Dave Danzig as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Chris Thompson, who became an assistant at NYU back in June. Danzig worked as an assistant last season on Thompson’s staff at Pratt. He also spent time as an
Wheeler joins SEMO Basketball Staff
Southeast Missouri completed its men’s basketball staff with the addition of Assistant Coach Connor Wheeler Monday. A Carbondale, Illinois native, Wheeler joins the Redhawks after spending the last three years at Southern Illinois. He initially joined the SIU staff as the program’s director of player development and was promoted to director of operations. Prior to SIU, Wheeler
Drill of the Week
In this Dr. Dish drill, Coach Tony Miller demonstrates a great competitive free throw shooting drill to incorporate in your training. Check out the full breakdown below! Some of the most frequent questions I get from coaches are, “How do you incorporate free throw shooting into your practices?” and “Do you even have players practice free throws