SFA Director of Athletics Ryan Ivey announced a contract extension between SFA and men’s basketball head coach Kyle Keller on Tuesday. The joint agreement extends Keller’s contract through the 2025-26 season, and comes on the heels of a 28-3 season in 2019-20 which saw the Lumberjacks capture the Southland Conference regular season title amidst the
Casey named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Manor College
Manor College Director of Athletics John Dempster has announced that Richard Casey has been named Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Casey was also the Blue Jays Men’s Basketball Head Coach from 1994-1997 and 2009-2010. In his first season (10-11 overall, 8-8 EPCC), he coached Blue Jays to Quarterfinal Postseason Tournament Appearance. Casey won first collegiate game,
Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout:Steve Nash Dribble Through Progression
At Dr. Dish Basketball we’re passionate not only about creating great shooters, but COMPLETE players. Our partner and skills trainer Jordan Lawley demonstrates a great dribble through progression to work on controlling your pace and reading the defense. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! https://www.youtube.com/embed/mqs8SNibbRU?feature=oembed The first progression focuses on a baseline shot. When you catch
Butler Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Butler men’s basketball assistant coach Jeff Meyer has recently announced his retirement, due to family considerations and COVID-19 concerns. The program’s basketball analyst Will Vergollo will move into an assistant coach position for the upcoming 2020-21 season in an interim capacity. “Jeff has been a tremendous mentor for several generations of student-athletes and coaches alike,” said head
What About High School Basketball?
There has been a lot of discussion about how colleges are going to function with COVID-related restrictions, but very few people are talking about how this affects high school programs. Nettleton High School girls’ basketball team has found a way to connect with their players in spite of hurdles created by the pandemic. “Just Play has been
Billy Tubbs passes away
Former Oklahoma, TCU, and Lamar head basketball coach Billy Tubbs has passed away today, he was 85. Coach Tubbs’ family released the following statement: More on Tubbs career from a release by the University of Oklahoma can be found HERE.
UC Davis Men’s basketball names Ryan Oliver new Director of Operations
Up to 65% Off Sitewide on Fanatics! UC Davis men’s basketball selected Ryan Oliver as its new director of operations, as announced by head coach Jim Les on Friday. In his new role with the Aggies, Oliver will use experience gained from previous coaching positions at the international, Division III, junior college and high school levels
Dakich joins Elon Men’s Basketball staff
Andrew Dakich has joined the Elon University Men’s Basketball staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. He had spent the past three seasons as a part of the Ohio State men’s basketball family where Elon Head Coach Mike Schrage served as an assistant coach. Dakich finished his collegiate career with Ohio State in 2017-2018 where
Kentucky Basketball Staff Update: Barbee, Lucas switch roles
Kentucky head coach John Calipari has shaken up his staff, promoting Jai Lucas to assistant coach, while Tony Barbee will now assume the title of Associate to the Head Coach (a non-coaching role). Lucas was hired this past summer in an administrative position after spending the past seven seasons at Texas. Barbee served the previous
Jacksonville State Basketball Staff Update
Head men’s basketball coach Ray Harper announced two changes to his staff Thursday afternoon. Tysor Anderson has been elevated to assistant coach and Dennan Morrow is the Gamecocks’ new coordinator of basketball operations. Anderson joins veteran coaches Tommy Wade and Jake Morton as the team’s third assistant after spending the 2019-20 season as the coordinator of
Davis named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Central State
The Central State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has selected Antonio O. Davis to serve as CSU’s next head men’s basketball coach. Davis takes over a CSU program that was 17-13 last season with a 11-8 ledger in SIAC play. “We welcome Antonio Davis to Central State University. Coach Davis comes to CSU with
Towns Joins Sandhills CC Coaching Staff
There are almost 5,000 views on YouTube of Daquain Towns’ full court dash for the buzzer beater that beat No. 1 seed Brookdale CC on March 15, 2012, setting the stage for Sandhills Community College winning its first NJCAA Division III Championship. Towns was recently added to the coaching staff of the Flyers, joining Head