Mike Brey, the all-time winningest coach in Notre Dame men’s basketball history, has signed a contract extension that will keep him on the Irish sidelines as the Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach through the 2024-25 season. “Mike Brey has built one of the most consistently successful programs in the country,” University Vice
Tom Church Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Tiffin
Tom Church has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Tiffin University. Church most recently coached at Indiana University of Kokomo in the 2017-18 season. In his one season with the Cougars, he helped lead them to their first ever postseason appearance and a season-record 17 wins. Church was also the head coach at St.
Wooldridge Steps Down as Head Basketball Coach at Oklahoma Baptist
Oklahoma Baptist announced the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Quinn Wooldridge to pursue another coaching opportunity and enjoy his oldest son’s coming high school basketball years. Wooldridge met with his team Monday morning. “The main thing is being able to do the right thing both for my family and the OBU basketball program going
Kenya Hunter Joins UConn Coaching Staff
UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley has announced the hiring of Kenya Hunter as an assistant coach, completing his on-court and recruiting coaching staff. Hunter, a 16-year veteran of Division I coaching, comes to UConn after spending the last five years on the coaching staff at the University of Nebraska. Hunter has also had
Jonas Hayes to join Xavier Basketball Staff
Jonas Hayes, who had spent the past six seasons on the staff at Georgia, will become an assistant at Xavier. Xavier Basketball tweeted the following confirmation earlier today: Excited to announce the addition of @CoachJonas to @CoachSteeleXU’s staff! Welcome to the Xavier Family! More info to come shortly… As a player, Hayes was a three-year
HoopDirt.com 2017-18 Junior College Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions
BROOKDALE CC HEAD COACH PAUL CISEK NAMED HOOPDIRT.COM JUNIOR COLLEGE COACH OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY JUST PLAY SOLUTIONS For Immediate Release April 9, 2018 Brookdale Community College (NJ) Head Basketball Coach Paul Cisek has been named as the HoopDirt.com Junior College Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2017-18 college basketball season. Cisek qualified
Purdue University Northwest Head Basketball Coach Matt Bush Passes Away
Purdue University Northwest and its Athletics Department mourns the death of men’s basketball head coach Matt Bush, who passed away on Sunday, April 8, at the age of 62. Details on a memorial service or funeral have yet to be released. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of
Bryan Weakley Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M International University head men’s basketball coach Bryan Weakley announced that he will resign his position as head coach. Weakley has led the program for the past six seasons. Weakley’s resignation will take effect on April 17, 2018. Weakley cited personal reasons for leaving his post at TAMIU but he does so with an
The Coach’s Insight, featuring Harvard Assistant Coach Mike Sotsky
Mike Sotsky, an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Harvard University, discusses how his experience as a 4-year basketball manager at Duke University under Coach K prepared him to be a Division I assistant coach, making the transition to his current role, managerial roles & responsibilities, and the importance of the “team within the team.” View
Armon Gates Named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Florida
Florida men’s basketball head coach Mike White announced the hiring of Armon Gates as associate head coach on Sunday. Gates fills the position on White’s staff that opened when Dusty May was named head coach at Florida Atlantic. “We conducted an extensive national search, and Armon kept coming back atop my list,” White said. “UF
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Ashley Howard Named Head Basketball Coach at La Salle
La Salle University today announced the appointment of Ashley Howard as the 19th head coach of the school’s storied men’s basketball program. Howard, who most recently served for the past five seasons as the top assistant coach to Jay Wright at Villanova University, will begin his tenure immediately. Howard will be formally introduced on Monday,