The College of Lake County’s Director of Athletics, Bradley Unger has announced the hiring of longtime NCAA Division I assistant coach Bill Wuczynski as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Wuczynski brings nearly three decades of coaching experience at the Division I level to the Lancers, with a proven track record of developing talent, building winning cultures, and
Coleman named Assistant Basketball Coach at NAIA Doane University
Doane Men’s Basketball has announced the hiring of Dalton Coleman as assistant coach. Coleman was chosen following a national search and comes to Doane after serving as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III Greensboro (N.C.). “I am very excited for Dalton to join our program,” Doane Head Coach Ian McKeithen commented. “He has great
Northern Colorado extends Smiley through 2030 season
Story Courtesy: Brooke Richards, UNC Assistant Director of Strategic Communications Northern Colorado Director of Athletics Darren Dunn announced that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stephen Smiley has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the helm of the Bears through the 2030 season. The extension reflects Northern Colorado’s continued investment in the future of its men’s
Report: Jay Wright not interested in coaching Knicks
Despite his connections to several Knicks players from his time at Villanova, retired Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright will not be taking the head coaching job in New York according to multiple reports, including one from Seth Davis. Wright and Knicks president Leon Rose, who are close, spoke about the vacancy but did not
Valentine added to Oklahoma State Basketball Staff
Oklahoma State head coach Steve Lutz announced the addition of former St. Bonaventure assistant Dana Valentine to the Cowboy Basketball coaching staff. “I believe in surrounding our student-athletes with great teachers and even better people, and Dana fits that mold perfectly,” Lutz said. “He brings infectious energy, a passion for teaching, and a proven ability to help players maximize
Borders promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Auburn
Long-time Auburn men’s basketball staffer Ian Borders has been promoted to assistant coach as announced by head coach Bruce Pearl. Borders recently completed his seventh season with the Tigers previously serving as the program’s director of scouting and recruiting from 2023-25 and video coordinator from 2018-23. “We are very excited and pleased to announce Ian Borders stepping into a full-time
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Thompson named Head Basketball Coach at Savannah State
Story Courtesy Joshua C. Jackson, SSU Assistant AD for Media Relations Savannah State University, has officially named Clevan Thompson as the head coach of the men’s basketball program. Appointed interim head coach on January 6th after the midseason retirement of former head coach Horace Broadnax, Thompson now becomes the 12th head coach in the history of the program. “We
Bazzi promoted to Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Michigan-Dearborn
The University of Michigan-Dearborn has promoted Mohamed “Mo” Bazzi to the title of men’s basketball head coach, UM-Dearborn Director of Athletics & Recreation Bryan Earl announced. Born and raised in the heart of Dearborn, Bazzi brings a highly strategic and tactical approach to the game as the new Head Coach of the University of Michigan-Dearborn
Coaching Veteran Brad Soderberg joins D3 Millikin Basketball Staff
Brad Soderberg, who had spent the past ten seasons on the staff at the University of Virginia, has joined the Milikin College Basketball staff as an assistant coach (Millikin is coached by Soderberg’s son Kramer). The school’s basketball X account posted the following announcement earlier today: Prior to his time at Virginia, Soderberg served as
Young inks contract extension at BYU
BYU Director of Athletics Brian Santiago announced the university and Men’s Basketball Head Coach Kevin Young have agreed to an extension that will keep Young in Provo for the foreseeable future. Young and the Cougars are coming off a 2024-25 season where they went 26-10 overall, 14-6 in Big 12 play, reached the Sweet 16 for the
Fordham adds Smith to Men’s Basketball Staff
A longtime Division I assistant and former Atlantic 10 standout, Kevin Smith has joined the staff of Fordham Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Magpayo, it was announced on Wednesday. “Kevin Smith will bring Atlantic 10 Championship experience to Fordham having made back-to-back NCAA tournaments as a player at Richmond,” said Magpayo. “Coach Smith is a high-energy
Vest named Assistant Basketball Coach at Wisconsin-Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Head Men’s Basketball Coach Zach Malvik announced the hiring of Brady Vest as an assistant coach. Vest, who played collegiately at Grinnell College, joins the Blugolds after two years at Messiah University, where he was a graduate assistant coach with the men’s basketball team. At Messiah, Vest helped develop two All-Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth players.