LSU head men’s basketball coach Will Wade has named veteran coach Tony Benford as the first member of his coaching staff for the 2017-18 season. Benford, who will serve as assistant coach, comes to LSU after five years as the head coach at the University of North Texas and a career of over 25 years
Mike Scutero Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Arkansas State
Arkansas State men’s basketball head coach Mike Balado announced today the hiring of Mike Scutero as assistant coach on his staff. “I’m happy to announce the hiring of Mike Scutero to our staff,” Balado said. “I have known Mike for over 20 years and he is someone I trust for this journey. Coach Scutero is
Bruce Weber to Return to Kansas State for 2017-18 season
Bruce Weber will remain as the head basketball coach at Kansas State, and return for a sixth season in 2017-18. Interim AD Laird Veatch ended the speculation surrounding Weber’s future when he confirmed to The Mercury that Weber will indeed be returning. “We took a step forward this year, and we look forward to making
Mike Deane Retires from James Madison Basketball Staff
James Madison men’s basketball Head Coach Louis Rowe on Tuesday announced the retirement of Assistant Coach Mike Deane from the program’s staff. Deane will remain with JMU Athletics through August while a search to fill his coaching vacancy will begin immediately. “I have very much enjoyed my five years here at JMU, and I hope
OFFICIAL: Baker Dunleavy Named Head Basketball Coach at Quinnipiac
Baker Dunleavy has been named head coach for Quinnipiac University’s men’s basketball, Director of Athletics & Recreation Greg Amodio as announced on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Dunleavy becomes the seventh head coach in Quinnipiac’s 67-year basketball history, and the third in its 19 years at the Division I level. “After a thorough search for our new men’s
Ben Howlett Named Men’s Basketball Coach at West Liberty University
Ben Howlett was introduced today as the 16th head men’s basketball coach at West Liberty University. The announcement was made by WLU President Dr. Stephen Greiner, who was joined by co-interim athletic directors Lynn Ullom and Roger Waialae at the morning press conference. “We’re pleased and excited to introduce Ben Howlett as our new head
HOT: Joe Mazzulla Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Fairmont State
In my Daily Dirt earlier today, I mentioned that Joe Mazzulla was the leader for DII Fairmont State. It’s now been made official… Fairmont State University Director of Athletics Tim McNeely announced today that Joe Mazzulla has been named the program’s 12th head men’s basketball coach. Mazzulla will be introduced to the Fairmont community at
DIII DIRT: Coaching Change Made at Medger Evers College (NY)
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Chris Pursoo is no longer the head basketball coach at DIII Medgar Evers College. He had been at the helm for the past eight seasons where he compiled an 81-132 record (4-21/2016-17). The job is a part-time position – we will have the official job posting up on our job section
OFFICIAL: Keith Dambrot Named Head Basketball Coach at Duquesne
Keith Dambrot, who built Akron into one of the most successful – and most respected – programs in the Mid-American Conference over the past 13 seasons, has been named head men’s basketball coach at Duquesne University, Director of Athletics Dave Harper announced today. Dambrot, who led the Zips to 10 postseason appearances, is the 17th
Hopkins Adds Cameron Dollar to Washington Men’s Basketball Staff
University of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins has announced that Cameron Dollar will join his staff as an assistant coach. Dollar returns to the bench at Alaska Airlines Arena after spending the last eight seasons as the head coach at Seattle University. He will join Will Conroy on Hopkins’ staff, as Conroy was retained earlier
REPORT: Duquesne to hire Akron Head Coach Keith Dambrot
According to multiple reports, Akron’s Keith Dambrot will be the next head coach at Duquesne. Dambrot’s Zips went 27-9 this past season and advanced to the second round of the NIT. Dambrot has now strung together 12-straight 21+ win seasons at Akron. In his 13 seasons as the Zips head coach, he amassed a 305-139
OFFICIAL: Youngstown State Names Jerrod Calhoun Head Basketball Coach
Jerrod Calhoun, who led Fairmont State University to the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championship game, has been named the 13th men’s basketball Head Coach at Youngstown State University, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ron Strollo announced today. “Jerrod Calhoun brings every attribute that we were looking for in a head coach to our basketball