Jimmy Smith, the men’s basketball coach who led Texas Lutheran University to back-to-back conference titles and consecutive NCAA Division III national tournament appearances, announced his resignation Friday as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Smith has accepted an assistant coach position with Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and will join the Bearkat staff in July.
Robert Guster Joins Texas State Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Texas State men’s basketball head coach Danny Kaspar announced the hiring of Robert Guster as an assistant coach. He joins the Bobcats after spending the previous 10 seasons as an assistant coach just down I-35 at UTSA. “I am pleased to add Robert to our coaching staff. He has a lot of experience coaching at
OFFICIAL: Kevin Driscoll Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at NJIT
HoopDirt.com first mentioned this move back on April 15th (Daily Dirt – 4/15/16). It’s now been made official that Kevin Driscoll, who completed a successful run on the men’s basketball coaching staff at Holy Cross, has joined NJIT as an assistant coach. A 2004 graduate of Misericordia University in Dallas, PA, near Wilkes-Barre and Scranton,
OFFICIAL: Hicks Named Head Basketball Coach at Georgia Southwestern
Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one yesterday… Georgia Southwestern State University athletic director Mike Leeder has hired Ben Hicks to be the school’s next head men’s basketball coach. Hicks comes to Georgia Southwestern from Columbus State University where he was an assistant coach the past four seasons under
Radford Staff Update
Radford head coach Mike Jones announced the additions of David Boyden and Donny Lind as assistant coaches on his men’s basketball coaching staff, Thursday afternoon. Both veteran assistant coaches will handle recruiting, on-floor coaching and scouting for the Highlanders. Boyden will assist with post player development, while Lind will work with the perimeter players. Boyden
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Tennessee Martin Staff Update
First-year University of Tennessee at Martin head men’s basketball coach Anthony Stewart has announced a pair of promotions and three new additions to his assistant coaching staff. Jermaine Johnson and DeAndre Walker, both members of the Skyhawk staff with Stewart since 2014, have been elevated. Johnson has moved from assistant coach to first assistant coach
OFFICIAL: Jeff Rafferty Named Assistant Coach at NJIT
Back on 5/16, HoopDirt.com mentioned that former Delaware assistant Jeff Rafferty would be hired as an assistant at NJIT. It has now been made official… Veteran men’s basketball assistant coach Jeff Rafferty is changing locations from Newark, Delaware, to Newark, NJ, as he joins the NJIT men’s basketball coaching staff after serving nine years at
Ortiz Joins Nichols College Men’s Basketball Staff
Nichols College men’s basketball head coach Tom Glynn has announced the addition of Angel Ortiz to his staff as a Director of Basketball Operations. Ortiz was a three-year member of the men’s basketball program at Lasell College (2012-15). He averaged 10.2 ppg for his career – including a career-high 11.2 ppg as a senior –
Kentucky Wesleyan Hires Assistant
Kentucky Wesleyan named Willie Watson as assistant men’s basketball coach, according to Panther head coach Happy Osborne. Watson served as an assistant for two seasons at Division I Texas Rio Grande Valley (2014-15, 2015-16). Prior to joining the Vaqueros, he spent one season at Alabama (2013-14) working in assistant academic advisor for basketball and football.
Coffman Receives Contract Extension at IPFW
IPFW has upgraded and extended the contract for head men’s basketball coach Jon Coffman through 2021, announced Director of Athletics Kelley Hartley Hutton. The terms of the agreement reflect the program’s success both on and off the court and the University’s commitment to compete in a competitive marketplace. “Coach Coffman has demonstrated a commitment to
Childress Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Wake Forest
The Wake Forest men’s basketball program announced Wednesday (June 22) that Randolph Childress has been promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach. Childress is entering his sixth year on the Demon Deacon staff. After serving as an assistant to the athletic director in 2011-12, he joined the basketball staff as the director of player