HoopDirt.com first reported Carlton Owens involvement at Kennesaw State back on 5/12 (Daily Dirt – 5/12/15). It has now been made official, Al Skinner has named Owens as an assistant coach. Owens brings more than 20 years of coaching experience to Kennesaw State, including two stints in the Big 12 where he served on staffs
Eric Daniels Named Assistant at Utah Valley
Utah Valley University men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope announced on Monday the hiring of Eric Daniels as an assistant coach. Daniels joins Cody Fueger and Chris Burgess as new members of the Wolverine staff.”Coach Daniels is a terrific addition to our staff,” said Pope. “His experience as a player and coach in college and
Tibaldi Named DBO at DePaul
DePaul head coach Dave Leitao announced today that Bryan Tibaldi has joined the program as director of basketball operations. Tibaldi spent the last four seasons in the same role at Missouri and will handle day-to-day operations of the DePaul program. “Bryan will be an integral element of our daily operations in coordinating our team travel,
Ray Finalizes SEMO Staff With Hiring of Chris Moore
Chris Moore, who coached at Wright State University the last five years, was hired as an assistant coach at Southeast Missouri Monday. Moore has over 20 years of coaching experience and brings an outlook from nearly every level of basketball. “I am excited about adding someone to our staff who is as experienced and accomplished
HOT: Iowa State’s Hoiberg Boards Chicago Bound Plane
Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg boarded a private plane headed for Chicago earlier this afternoon where he is expected to be named as the Bulls next head coach. The Ames Tribune reported that Hoiberg met briefly with the media before his departure, and said; “We’ll see how tonight goes, nothing has been finalized yet.”
OFFICIAL: Phelps Joins Arizona Staff
Arizona head men’s basketball coach Sean Miller announced Monday that Mark Phelps is set to join the Wildcats as an assistant coach. The Virginia Beach, Va., native will bring 19 years of experience at the Division I level, including five as head coach at Drake University, to the UA bench. He has made 13 postseason
Fadem Named Director of Ops at University of Pennsylvania
After spending five seasons with Steve Donahue at Boston College, Brad Fadem has made the move to Philadelphia and joins Coach Donahue’s University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball staff as the program’s director of operations. The move represents a return home for Fadem, who grew up in nearby Devon, Pa. “I am excited to be able
OFFICIAL: Murphy Hired As Assistant Coach at Creighton
Former Boston College assistant Preston Murphy has been hired as an assistant coach with the Creighton Men’s Basketball program, head coach Greg McDermott announced today. Murphy spent last season as an assistant coach with Boston College, where he had previously been the program’s director of operations from 2006-10. Prior to his return to BC, Murphy
Mihalich Receives Extension at Hofstra
Hofstra University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeffrey A. Hathaway announced today that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich has signed a contract extension. In just two seasons at Hofstra, Mihalich has engineered a masterful revitalization of the Pride Basketball program as he took over a program coming off a seven-win campaign and in
Tom O’Shea Joins UMass-Lowell Staff as Director of Basketball Operations
UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has hired Tom O’Shea to take over the duties of Director of Basketball Operations beginning in 2015-16. O’Shea, who boasts over 25 years of coaching experience including a historic stint at Saint Michael’s College, joins the River Hawks after serving as Assistant Athletic Director and boys’ basketball
OFFICIAL: Mason Named Head Coach at Louisiana College
HoopDirt.com posted this as a rumor on Friday morning. It has now been made official…Reni Mason has been hired as the new head coach at Louisiana College. Mason has been the head coach at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La., and will succeed Gene Rushing as head men’s basketball coach. Mason, 44, takes the helm
ODU’s Jeff Jones Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Old Dominion University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to treat it, ODU announced today. “A check-up in late 2014 revealed an elevated PSA [Prostate-Specific Antigen] level,“ Jones said. “I underwent follow-up tests during the season, and in April a biopsy confirmed the existence of