UNI head men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson has signed a contract extension that locks up the four-time Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year through the end of the 2028-29 season. Jacobson is the winningest coach in UNI history with 301 victories and a .605 winning percentage. Under his guidance, the Panthers have earned three
Weatherford College Head Coach Mark Osina retires
In 1991 a young Mark Osina came to Weatherford College to work with his good friend and mentor Bob McKinley. Though he’d had success at the high school level, coaching 13 years at Waller, Killeen Ellison and South Houston high schools, he wanted to test himself at a higher level. Could he win in college? Indeed he
Whitford receives 2-yr extension at Ball State
The Ball State University Board of Trustees on Thursday recognized one of the University’s most successful periods of Athletic Department achievement, both on and off the field. In the classroom, Ball State student-athletes set departmental academic records for three consecutive semesters, including a cumulative 3.37 GPA for the 2021 Spring term. Competitively this past year, Ball State had its best showing
BREAKING: Chicago State and Lance Irvin agree to mutually part ways
Chicago State University, a member of the Western Athletics Conference (WAC), and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Lance Irvin have mutually agreed to part ways it was announced today by Director of Athletics Elliot Charles. The termination was without cause and the terms of Irvin’s contract will be honored. “I want to thank Lance for his service to
PAT FLANNERY CONSULTING: Athletics, Basketball, Coaching, & Development
Former Bucknell head basketball coach Pat Flannery is working as a consultant in the areas of Athletics, Basketball, Coaching, and Development. From Coach Flannery: “My goal is to share a lifetime of experience with athletic programs, coaches, players, and administrators to help identify and then create a program that addresses key athletic and university needs.
Army Men’s Basketball Staff Update
The Lee Anderson Men’s Head Basketball Coach Jimmy Allen announced the addition of Keith Chesley and Charles Mann Jr. to his staff at Army on Wednesday afternoon. Both Chesley and Mann Jr. will join the program as assistant coaches. Chesley joins the Army coaching staff after serving the 2020-21 season as the Director of Basketball
Tyler Peterson named associate head coach of UJ men’s basketball
Approaching the fifth year of his coaching career with the Jamestown men’s basketball program, Tyler Peterson has been promoted to associate head coach, athletic director Sean Johnson and head coach Danny Neville announced Wednesday. Peterson, who has been on staff for a Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament championship and pair of NAIA national tournament appearances,
Hill Family Directing Lew Hill Memorial Fund to UTRGV Student Body
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday that Renee Hill, the widow of former men’s basketball head coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, is dedicating 100% of the donations to the Lew Hill Memorial Fund to scholarships for UTRGV students. The scholarship will
Henderson named DBO at UNCW
Wilmington native Hunter Henderson is returning to his hometown to serve on Takayo Siddle‘s men’s basketball staff at UNCW as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Henderson, 28, spent the 2016-17 season as men’s basketball video coordinator at UNCW before joining Head Coach Kevin Keatts and the NC State program. Over the last four seasons, Henderson
McGrath Joins Cincinnati MBB Staff
University of Cincinnati men’s basketball head coach Wes Miller has announced C.B. McGrath as a special assistant for the 2021-22 season. The program previously added seven to its support staff on June 1 to join assistant coaches Chad Dollar, Andre Morgan and Mike Roberts. McGrath served as UNC Wilmington’s head coach from 2017-20, as well as under Roy
Miller promoted to full-time assistant at CNU
Christopher Newport University Men’s Basketball Coach John Krikorian announced today the promotion of Logan Miller to the position of Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. Miller, a native of Manassas, Va., graduated from Christopher Newport in May of 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. He has served on Krikorian’s staff since the 2019-2020 season in a limited
Mathews joins Lincoln College Men’s Basketball Staff
Coach Edwind McGhee has named his assistant coach for the upcoming 2021-2022 Men’s Basketball season. Hank Mathews, native of Peoria, Illinois graduated from Columbia College in 2018 with a B.A. in American Studies and just recently earned his M.A.T (Masters of Arts in Teaching) at Columbia College in 2021. Over the past two seasons Coach