Coming off another successful season, FGCU head men’s basketball coach Joe Dooley has signed a two-year contraction extension and received a raise to remain with the Eagles through the 2019-20 season. In his three seasons with FGCU, Dooley has guided the Eagles to more than 20 wins each year, an Atlantic Sun Tournament Championship, A-Sun Regular-Season Championship,
McCasland adds Jareem Dowling to Arkansas State Staff
Arkansas State men’s basketball coach Grant McCasland has announced the hiring of Jareem Dowling as an assistant coach for the Red Wolves program. “Jareem has a tremendous energy and passion for coaching, recruiting and mentoring young men,” said McCasland. “His vast experience internationally and at multiple levels here in the U.S. will be an invaluable
Tavares Hardy Named Assistant Coach at Georgia Tech
Tavaras Hardy, a Division I assistant coach for 10 years at Georgetown and Northwestern, has joined the Georgia Tech staff as an assistant coach, Yellow Jackets head coach Josh Pastner announced. Hardy, a former All-Big Ten player and assistant coach at Northwestern, comes to Atlanta following a three-year stint on the staff of John Thompson
Steve Smiley Named Associate Head Coach at Northern Colorado
Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Linder wasted little time in filling his top assistant role. Linder announced that Steve Smiley will be UNC’s Associate Head Coach. Smiley, a fellow Colorado native comes to the Bears from Weber State, where he served under Wildcats Head Coach, Randy Rahe for two seasons. “Coach Smiley is someone I have ties
Kris Babler Named Head Basketball Coach at Minnesota West Community & Technical College
Minnesota West Community & Technical College has announced that Kris Babler has been hired as the new head Men’s Bluejay Basketball Coach. Most recently on the court, Babler was head coach for the 2014-15 season at Rainy River Community College, leading a 17-win season which was a 14-win improvement. Babler also increased team GPA a full
OFFICIAL: Menzies Announces Staff at UNLV
Following up on a report from earlier today…UNLV men’s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies announced his coaching staff on Thursday. Andre LaFleur, Rob Jeter and Eric Brown have all been hired as assistant coaches for the Runnin’ Rebels. “After a very thorough process, I am extremely pleased with the staff that we were able to put together,”
OFFICIAL: Agel Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Columbia
Columbia head men’s basketball coach Jim Engles has hired Jesse Agel as assistant coach. Agel, a New York City native and graduate of Stuyvesant High School, spent the last three seasons at NJIT on Engle’s staff and was the head coach of Brown University from 2008-12. “I’m thrilled to be bringing Jesse aboard here,” said
“The Dish” sponsored by Dr. Dish: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone!
“If you want something you’ve never had, you must do something you’ve never done.” – Thomas Jefferson This is a powerful quote that some of you may have used with your players, but how many of us coaches have taken this advice ourselves? These are extremely compelling words. They tell us we must step out of our comfort
Georgia Tech Staff Update
Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner has added Darryl LaBarrie and Eric Reveno to his staff. Darryl LaBarrie Darryl LaBarrie, a former Georgia Tech assistant coach and player with deep Atlanta roots, is returning to his alma mater’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. LaBarrie concluded a successful five-year stint on the staff at Georgia
Hedgepeth Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Sewanee
Sewanee Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bradley Pierson has announced that Michael “Mick” Hedgepeth has been named the new assistant men’s basketball coach for the Tigers. “I’m excited to announce Mick as our new assistant coach,” said Pierson. “Mick has spent the past two years in Williamstown, Mass., as an assistant at Williams College. Prior to
Flanigan Announces Cole as Assistant Coach at Little Rock
Head coach Wes Flanigan has announced the addition of Mitch Cole as Little Rock’s new assistant coach. Cole spent the past five seasons on the staff at Texas A&M and was previously the head coach at Birmingham Southern College. “I am thrilled to be joining Wes Flanigan and the basketball program at Little Rock,” Cole
Carlin Hartman Added to Oklahoma Basketball Coaching Staff
University of Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger announced Wednesday the hiring of Carlin Hartman as assistant coach. Hartman joins the Sooners after spending the past two seasons as the associate head coach at Rice University. “We are very pleased to welcome Carlin, his wife Christine and family to Oklahoma,” Kruger said. “Carlin’s experience