Spring Arbor University head men’s basketball coach Ryan Cottingham welcomed alumnus Luke Barber to his staff as an assistant coach. Barber will help lead player development and help implement the team’s defensive system. A Canton, Michigan native, Barber played for the Cougars from 2015-2020. He played in 128 games and scored nearly 1,000 points, finishing
Turco Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Kean
Kelly Williams, Director of Athletics at Kean University, has announced the hiring of David Turco as the next head men’s basketball coach. Turco takes over for Adam Hutchinson who was recently promoted to Assistant Director of Internal Affairs & Student Athlete Development. Turco comes to Kean with almost 500 wins to his credit while coaching
Bross named Head Basketball Coach at Cal Maritime
California State University Maritime Academy Athletics Department has named Tim Bross as its new Men’s Head Basketball Coach. Bross becomes the 13th head coach in the program’s history, taking over for former head coach Brendan Rooney who is now at Menlo College. “On behalf of my family, we would like to thank Director of
OFFICIAL: Nee added to UTRGV Basketball Staff
Following up on something that HoopDirt.com first reported back on October 8th (UTRGV DIRT). Here’s the official release on the hiring of Patrick Nee as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach at UTRGV: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Thursday that Patrick Nee, who has 19 years
BREAKING: Penn State’s Chambers resigns
Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour accepted the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers today following an internal investigation of new allegations of inappropriate conduct by Chambers. The new allegations surfaced shortly after The Undefeated’s article and a review was conducted jointly by Penn State’s Affirmative Action and Athletics Integrity offices. Barbour named
Slovenec named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at St. Thomas University
Thirty years ago, Bernadette Mattox was hired by Rick Patino as the first woman assistant coach for a Men’s Basketball program at the University of Kentucky. In 2020, Kayla Slovenec continues to forge a path for women in men’s sports, following Mattox’s footsteps and joining the St. Thomas University Men’s Basketball program as a Graduate
LaClair Joins Bridgewater College Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Bridgewater College men’s basketball head coach Steve Enright has announced the addition of Sam LaClair to his coaching staff for the 2020-21 season. “Sam is a young coach who is very committed to learning the business at the college level,” said Enright. “He is very intelligent and understands the game, and should be able to
Seltzer named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Texas State
Texas State men’s basketball interim head coach Terrence Johnson added associate head coach Bennie Seltzer to his staff announced Tuesday. “We are excited to have Bennie [Seltzer] join us,” said coach Johnson. “I have known him for over 20 years, and he is passionate and very experienced on the defensive side of the ball. His
Collins added as DBO at New Mexico
The University of New Mexico men’s basketball program has added Aki Collins to its staff, the program announced. Collins will serve as the program’s director of operations after Ralph Davis was promoted to assistant coach in September. Collins comes to UNM after spending the last five years as an amateur evaluation scout for the Oklahoma
Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer Richard Williams Joins Men’s Basketball Staff
Southern Miss head men’s basketball coach Jay Ladner has continued to upgrade the program as he enters his second season, this time announcing the hiring of former Final Four head coach Richard Williams as a special assistant. “To be able to add someone of Coach Williams’ stature to our staff is exciting to say the
Austin Kidd Promoted to FGCU Men’s Basketball Director of Operations
Entering the 2020-21 season, FGCU men’s basketball head coach Michael Fly has announced today the promotion of Austin Kidd to Director of Basketball Operations. Kidd enters his second season with the program after serving as the team’s Video Coordinator last year. His promotion fills the spot vacated by the departure of B.J. Ivey who was recently
OFFICIAL: Elkin joins Yale Basketball Staff
Following up on something that HoopDirt.com mentioned back on 8/23 (DAILY DIRT). Yale has made the hiring of Matt Elkin as their new DBO official. Here’s the official release: Matt Elkin has joined the Yale men’s basketball staff as Director of Operations. Elkin comes to New Haven after serving as an assistant coach at the