Pat Sullivan, who played in three Final Fours and coached in two others, and spent 18 seasons on NBA coaching staffs, returns to his alma mater as the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team’s director of recruiting, head coach Hubert Davis announced today. Sullivan played at Carolina under head coach Dean Smith from 1990-93 and
Hartwick opens as Farid heads to Ithaca
Ithaca College Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports, Susan Bassett ’79, has announced that Waleed Farid has been named the next head coach of the men’s basketball program. Farid becomes the 10th head coach for the men’s basketball program, which began competition in 1929-30. “I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Waleed Farid
Pastrana named Assistant Coach at Florida
Florida men’s basketball head coach Mike White announced the hiring of assistant coach Erik Pastrana on Monday. “We’re really excited about Erik joining the Florida program,” White said. “He has a proven track record, coaching and recruiting at a high level everywhere he’s been and will be a great fit with our team and our
Steven Aldridge named assistant coach for University of North Dakota men’s basketball program
University of North Dakota men’s basketball head coach Paul Sather announced the hiring of Steven Aldridge as an assistant coach on Friday. “Steven comes from a highly successful program that played for conference championships and made a run in the NCAA tournament while he was there,” said Sather. He brings a great deal of experience and
Chambliss Named Assistant Coach at Wisconsin
Former Wisconsin standout Sharif Chambliss is returning to the Badger bench as an assistant coach, head coach Greg Gard announced on Friday. With 15 years of collegiate experience at five different schools, Chambliss has been part of 11 winning seasons, including eight 20-plus win campaigns, five regular season titles and four NCAA tournament appearances. “The
Colorado State Men’s Basketball Staff Completed With Addition of Sam Jones
Colorado State head coach Niko Medved has completed his men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2021-22 season with the hiring of Sam Jones as assistant coach, announced today. “We are fortunate to have someone with Sam’s experience and background join our staff,” Medved said. “He will bring great perspective with his knowledge of the international and
12th Annual Rising Coaches Conference
Rising Coaches has announced the dates for their 12th annual Rising Coaches Conference. This year, there will be two events – one held in Phoenix, and one in Atlanta. Details are as follows: Rising Coaches Conference West June 17-18 in Phoenix Speakers include Chris Oliver – Basketball Immersion Damon Stoudemire – Pacific Charli Turner Thorne
OFFICIAL: Lepper joins Purdue Fort Wayne Basketball staff
Following up on something that I first mentioned back on 5/13 (DAILY DIRT). Pat Lepper has officially joined the PFW men’s basketball staff. Here’s the official release: Pat Lepper has been named the assistant to the head coach and recruiting coordinator for the Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball program. Lepper played for the Mastodons from
Drill of the Week
In this drill, Coach Moris Hadzija of Croatia demonstrates how to snake the screen to create space for an open jumper. This is a great way to use the Dr. Dish CT shooting machine to simulate a common game-like action. Check it out below! https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ep6BH0zKWlg The drill starts with the Dish passing the ball to
Eastern Washington University Add Two Assistant Coaches
Two coaches with extensive collegiate experience – Arturo Ormond and Mark Darnall – have joined Eastern Washington University’s men’s basketball program on the first coaching staff of new Eagle head coach David Riley. Ormond is Riley’s associate head coach, and comes to Eastern from Texas-El Paso. He also spent time previously at Fresno State, Centenary,
Washington Adventist U promotes McFarland to Head Men’s Basketball Coach
The Washington Adventist University Athletics Department announces that Jerry McFarland has been promoted to head men’s basketball coach. McFarland has spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the program and has been a vital component to the team’s success which included two NAIA National Tournament appearances (2019 & 2020), and in the 2019-20 season
Alexander promoted to Assistant Coach at Illinois
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced Friday that Geoff Alexander has been elevated to assistant coach. Alexander moves to an on-court coaching and recruiting position after spending the last four seasons on the Fighting Illini staff as assistant to the head coach. Alexander has contributed to scouting reports, game and practice preparations, offensive and defensive