The University of Louisville has issued the following press release on the suspension of head men’s basketball coach Chris Mack: The University of Louisville announced today that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Mack will be suspended without pay for six games during the upcoming 2021-2022 season. The University concluded that while Mack was a victim
Gipe adds Director of Recruiting to title at Richmond
Director of Recruiting has been added to Will Gipe‘s title, head coach Chris Mooney announced Friday. Gipe, entering his sixth season at Richmond, has been the team’s Director of Program Development since 2019. Will Gipe‘s new title will be Director of Program Development & Recruiting. Gipe will coordinate all aspects of Richmond basketball’s recruiting operations, including
Mathis joins Texas State Men’s Basketball Staff
Texas State Bobcat men’s basketball legend Donte Mathis will join the program’s staff, head coach Terrence “TJ” Johnson announced. Mathis had a decorated four-year career with the Bobcats where he ranks No. 4 all-time with 1,622 points, No. 16 all-time with 567 rebounds, and No. 4 all-time with 161 steals. Mathis led Texas State to a
Brad Calipari joins Kentucky Basketball Staff as Graduate Assistant
Former Kentucky player Brad Calipari, head coach John Calipari‘s son, will join the UK men’s basketball staff as a graduate assistant coach for the upcoming 2021-22 season. As a graduate assistant, Brad Calipari will be involved in all on-court activities with the Wildcats including practices, individual workouts and film sessions. He will also play an integral
Report: Notre Dame’s Balanis headed to Howard
According to a report by Pete Thamel, long-time Notre Dame assistant coach Rod Balanis is expected to be named as the associate head coach at Howard. Balanis started with Mike Brey at Notre Dame back in 2000 as the Director of Basketball Operations. He was bumped to assistant coach in 2003, and later associate head
OFFICIAL: Rasheed Wallace named Assistant Coach at Memphis
Following up on a report from August 1st…Rasheed Wallace has now officially been named as an assistant coach at Memphis. Here’s the release that went out this morning: Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway has rounded out his assistant coaching staff with 16-year NBA veteran Rasheed Wallace. Wallace, a four-time All-Star, won the 2004 NBA championship
Thorsen named Assistant Basketball Coach at Army West Point
With the recent addition of Nick Thorsen to his ranks, Army West Point Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jimmy Allen has completed his staff for the 2021-22 season. Thorsen will serve the team as an assistant coach, working primarily on offensive efforts. “I am very excited that we are able to have Nick join our staff after
OFFICIAL: Galyean named Head Coach at Wayland Baptist
Following-up on something that I first mentioned yesterday (NAIA DIRT)…Wayland Baptist has officially named Clint Galyean as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here is the release from WBU: Clint Galyean, considered one of the young, up-and-coming stars in coaching, has been named men’s head basketball coach at Wayland Baptist University. A native West Texan,
Coleman added as DBO at Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Tech men’s basketball head coach John Pelphrey put the finishing touches on his 2021-22 staff, announcing the addition of Justin Coleman as the team’s director of basketball operations. “We are thrilled to have Justin join our Tennessee Tech men’s basketball family,” Pelphrey said. “Once again, we treated our search the same way we handle
SUNY Adirondack names Sweet as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
SUNY Adirondack Athletics has named Maxx Sweet as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Sweet started his college career at SUNY Adirondack, where he was a standout player and team captain. Following his time in Queensbury, Sweet continued his collegiate career outside of Philadelphia at Eastern University. After graduation, he stayed on at Eastern as
Canton joins CSB basketball coaching staff
With the 2021-22 school year – and season – coming up quickly, College of Saint Benedict basketball head coach Mike Durbin added some depth and experience to his coaching staff. This week, Durbin officially announced the addition of Rick Canton as the team’s assistant coach. Canton joins the Bennie basketball coaching staff with both an impressive
Sanicola named Head Basketball Coach at Southern Maine
University of Southern Maine Director of Athletics Al Bean has announced the hiring of Robert Sanicola as the 16th head men’s basketball coach in Huskies’ program history. Sanicola takes over the Huskies, replacing former coach Karl Henrikson ’79 who retired this July. “We are very excited to welcome Rob Sanicola to our staff as our