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 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 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
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
Kyle Keller has been named the 12th head coach of the Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball team, SFA Director of Athletics Robert Hill announced Monday afternoon. Keller’s formal introduction to the Stephen F. Austin campus community will occur at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, April 8, inside the Baker Patillo Student Center’s Grand Ballroom. The doors
Wisconsin head basketball coach Greg Gard announced on Monday the addition of former Badger standout Joe Krabbenhoft to his staff as an assistant coach. “I am absolutely thrilled and thankful for the opportunity to return to Wisconsin,” Krabbenhoft said. “It really is a dream come true for me and my family. I’ve had conversations with Coach Gard about becoming
Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo is set to join the basketball elite after being elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Monday, April 4 in Houston as part of Final Four Weekend. “I’ve always told my players that they need to dream something before they can achieve it,” said
Scott Nagy has agreed to become the head men’s basketball coach at Wright State University, WSU director of athletics Bob Grant announced Monday. Formerly of South Dakota State, he becomes the ninth head coach in the history of the Raiders men’s basketball program. He will be formally introduced to the Wright State fans and media
Villanova University head coach Jay Wright was named the 2016 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, and in doing so, joins John Calipari (University of Massachusetts 1996, University of Memphis 2008 and University of Kentucky 2015) and Mike Krzyzewski (Duke University, 1989, 1992, 1999) as the only multi-year winners
Columbia University has hired 2015 Metropolitan and Mid-Major Coach of the Year Jim Engles to be the 23rd head coach in the 116-year history of its men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics and Intercollegiate Athletics Peter Pilling announced. “Today is an exciting day for Columbia Athletics and our men’s basketball program,” said Pilling. “Jim Engles
Southeastern Louisiana University has named Errol Gauff as its head women’s basketball coach, SLU Director of Athletics Jay Artigues announced on Saturday. Gauff’s hire is pending approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. The LaPlace, Louisiana native is the sixth head coach in program history. Southeastern will formally welcome Gauff as its new head women’s basketball
Simon Fraser University Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation Theresa Hanson announced today that Virgil Hill has resigned as head coach of the Clan men’s basketball program. “Virgil and I met to review and evaluate the basketball season and at that time he informed me that he has decided to resign his position as men’s
