After 3 seasons with Crossroads, Richard Westerlund has tenured his letter of resignation. Westerlund leaves with great success and accomplishments at Crossroads. Westerlund was directly responsible for the recruitment of 34 unique student-athletes. Westerlund built up the men’s basketball program from only having 3 returners in 2013 to a nationally ranked NCCAA program in 2016.
Holzhueter Named Head Basketball Coach at DIII Martin Luther College
Martin Luther College (MLC) is proud to announce that Greg Holzhueter has accepted a divine call to serve as the Knights’ new men’s head basketball coach. Holzhueter takes over for Jim Unke, who served as head coach of the men’s basketball program for the last 19 seasons. Unke will continue to serve as Director of
OFFICIAL: Bryce Drew Named Head Coach at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has hired Bryce Drew as head men’s basketball coach, Athletic Director David Williams announced on Wednesday. Drew becomes the ninth Commodore basketball coach of the modern era and 27th all time. “Our goal was to identify a proven head coach capable of exciting Commodore Nation and perhaps most importantly, able to mirror Vanderbilt’s
McCasland Announces Hiring of Taylor as Director of Basketball Operations at Arkansas State
Arkansas State head men’s basketball coach Grant McCasland announced the hiring of Hunter Taylor as Director of Basketball Operations. As the Red Wolves’ director of basketball operations, Taylor’s responsibilities include handling the program’s daily operations, coordinating travel itineraries, assisting with scouting videos and overseeing the team’s student managers. He will also oversee the overall operation
Rowe Completes Basketball Staff at James Madison
Head Coach Louis Rowe, who was announced as James Madison men’s basketball’s 10th head coach on Thursday afternoon, has assembled his coaching staff for the 2016-17 season, as announced on Tuesday. Rowe will add Byron Taylor and David Kontaxis as assistant coaches, while Mike Deane will also return as an assistant coach after acting in that capacity for the previous four seasons. Larry
PDF: Dave Loos Inks 1-year Deal at Austin Peay
Dave Loos will be returning as the head coach at Austin Peay for the 2016-17 season. He recently inked a one-year deal with a base salary of $210,865. Although Loos agreed to a one-year contract extension, athletics director Ryan Ivey envisions Loos to be APSU’s head basketball coach for the near future. The most successful
OFFICIAL: Brandon Stromer Named Head Coach at Graceland University
Following up on a rumor that we posted back on April 1st (NAIA DIRT)… Graceland University and GU Athletic Director Joe Worlund are excited to announce the hiring of Brandon Stromer to the position of Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “We are excited to have Brandon joining us here at Graceland,” said Worlund. “His strong basketball background and his familiarity
OFFICIAL: Rob Eshan Introduced as Head Basketball Coach at UAB
University of Alabama at Birmingham Director of Athletics Mark Ingram has announced that Robert Ehsan will be the sixth head coach of UAB Men’s Basketball. In 2016, Ehsan completed his fourth season under Jerod Haase — two years as an assistant coach and two as associate head coach — and was named interim head coach when Haase
PDF: Chris Beard’s UNLV Contract Details
Back on March 28th, Chris Beard accepted a contract agreement in principle to become UNLV’s new head coach. The contract is still pending approval by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, which conduct a special meeting on Friday at noon to consider wether to approve the five-year contract deal or not. Here is the
Fresno Pacific Names C.J. Haydock as Head Basketball Coach
Fresno Pacific University Director of Athletics Aaron Henderson has announced the hiring of C.J. Haydock as head men’s basketball coach. The 17th head coach in the history of FPU basketball, Haydock spent the last season as the lead assistant with the Sunbirds. “We are genuinely excited for the direction that men’s basketball is headed,” said Henderson. “I’m confident that
Kansas Wesleyan selects Anthony Monson as Men’s Basketball coach
Kansas Wesleyan University is pleased to announce the hiring of Anthony Monson as the 29th coach in the history of the Men’s Basketball program. Monson, who most recently served as assistant coach at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas, succeeds Chris Fear who resigned in late February after leading the Coyotes for five seasons. “Anthony emerged
Lamont Evans Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State head basketball coach Brad Underwood has announced the addition of Lamont Evans as an assistant on his Cowboy coaching staff. Evans spent the previous four seasons helping to rebuild the program at South Carolina, where he served in the same capacity for Gamecocks head coach Frank Martin. Evans and Underwood spent five seasons together on