Turner Battle, one of the most decorated players in University at Buffalo men’s basketball history, has been appointed general manager of the UB men’s basketball program, Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced. “The addition of a GM reflects our commitment to building a championship-caliber men’s basketball program,” Alnutt said. “Turner Battle is
OFFICIAL: NYU announces hiring of Waleed Farid as Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Waleed Farid has been named Head Coach of the New York University Men’s Basketball Team. The announcement was made by NYU Director of Athletics, Jake Olkkola, on Thursday. Last season, under former Head Coach Dave Klatsky, the Violets won a program-record 29 games (29-2) and advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championship Game. “I am thrilled to
Coastal Carolina hires Brown as Director of Men’s Basketball Player Development
Mike Brown has been named director of player development for Coastal Carolina men’s basketball, announced head coach Justin Gray on Thursday. A four-year letterman and all-conference player at Western Carolina University, Brown played one season professionally overseas before embarking on his coaching career, which included high school and collegiate stints. “We are thrilled to have Mike Brown
D’Alessio named Head Basketball Coach at Bluefield State
Bluefield State University athletics has announced the appointment of Luke D’Alessio as its new head men’s basketball coach. A seasoned leader with more than 30 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and II levels, D’Alessio brings a distinguished resume of competitive success, player development, and program building to Big Blue. D’Alessio’s coaching
Farokmanesh Finalizes Colorado State Basketball Staff
First-year Colorado State men’s basketball Ali Farokmanesh has set his inaugural staff, with the group featuring both familiar and new faces across the bench. “Setting out in hiring my first staff as the head coach, I wanted to make sure I had energetic and knowledgeable people, but most of all, I wanted great humans,” Farokhmanesh
OFFICIAL: Driscoll steps down as Head Basketball Coach at North Florida
North Florida Athletics announced Thursday that men’s basketball head coach Matthew Driscoll has stepped down after 16 seasons at the helm of the program. Driscoll has accepted the associate head coach position at Kansas State. “16 years. It is often said that it feels like yesterday and that sentiment reigns true when I reflect on the joy
Burton named Assistant Basketball Coach at D2 Arkansas Tech
Arkansas Tech head men’s basketball coach Mark Downey has announced the hiring of Harrison Burton as the program’s assistant coach. “Coach Burton is a welcome addition to our staff,” said Downey. “He has high character, comes from a great family and has been around a lot of winning in his career thus far. Harrison brings different recruiting ties, different
Lepore elevated to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Eastern Kentucky
Steve Lepore, who has spent seven seasons on A.W. Hamilton‘s coaching staff at Eastern Kentucky University, has been promoted to associate head coach. Lepore joined the EKU men’s basketball staff as an assistant on Hamilton’s first staff as head coach in May of 2018. In 2023-24, Lepore helped EKU capture the Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship.
Merritt steps down as Head Basketball Coach at NJCAA D1 Georgia Highlands College
Georgia Highlands College Director of Athletics Dr. Nicole Levering announced today that Jonathan Merritt has stepped down as head men’s basketball coach. “I’d like to thank Coach Merritt for his 6 years of dedication in guiding our Chargers basketball program,” Levering said. Merritt led the Chargers to the GCAA and Region XVII titles in 2024.
Clark named Assistant Basketball Coach at UTRGV
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) head men’s basketball coach Kahil Fennell announced on Thursday the hiring of Cam Clark, who spent last season as an assistant coach at Houston Christian University (HCU), as an assistant coach. Last season, Clark helped HCU double their win total from the previous season while recording their most conference wins in
D2 McKendree assistant Mathews resigns; Takes HS job in Illinois
Story: Max Bennett, Sports Information Director The McKendree men’s basketball program announced the resignation of assistant coach Hank Mathews. The Peoria, Ill. native has accepted the head coaching position at Collinsville (Ill.) High School. Filled in rich tradition, the Collinsville Kahoks have collected more than 2,220 wins in their history, good for second most all-time in
Tim Johnson named Assistant Basketball Coach at App State
App State Men’s Basketball head coach Dustin Kerns on Wednesday announced the hiring of Tim Johnson to his coaching staff ahead of the 2025-26 season. Johnson, who joins the Mountaineers after spending the 2024-25 season with the Indiana State Sycamores, brings more than a decade of coaching experience at the Division I level. He has also made