Director of Athletics Denise Udelhofen announced on Thursday five finalists for the vacant Head Men’s Basketball Coach position. The search committee reviewed over 170 applications before selecting five to advance to the next round. Aaron Aanonsen, current head coach at Lakeland College, enters with 11 years of coaching experience, including 10 at the Division III
ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE HEAD COACH CRAIG DOTY TABBED HOOPDIRT.COM JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY THE HOOP GROUP For Immediate release March 31. 2016 Rock Valley College head coach Craig Doty has been selected as the winner of the 2015-16 HoopDirt.com Junior College National Coach of the Year presented by The Hoop
LSU-ALEXANDRIA HEAD COACH LARRY CORDARO TABBED HOOPDIRT.COM NAIA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY THE HOOP GROUP For Immediate release March 31. 2016 LSU-Alexandria head coach Larry Cordaro has been selected as the winner of the 2015-16 HoopDirt.com NAIA National Coach of the Year presented by The Hoop Group. Cordaro was one of 16
The Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzly men’s basketball program has been placed on probation by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for the 2016-17 academic year. The program will not be eligible for post-season competition nor team awards and honors. These sanctions were handed down on March 21 from NJCAA officials following an investigation
Saint Louis University has announced that Travis Ford has been named head coach of the Billikens’ men’s basketball program. SLU Director of Athletics Chris May announced the hiring Wednesday night. Coach Ford will be introduced at a press conference at Chaifetz Arena on Thursday, March 31, at noon (CT). The press conference is open to the public and will
One week after being announced as UCF’s head men’s basketball coach, Johnny Dawkins has hired Kevin Norris to serve as one of his assistant coaches. “Kevin brings a lot of experience to our program, both as player and coach,” said Dawkins. “He had an accomplished career as a student-athlete at Miami, played professionally for a number of years and
UMBC Director of Athletics Tim Hall announced today the hiring of Ryan Odom as UMBC’s new head men’s basketball coach. Odom, the ninth head men’s basketball coach in school history, will be introduced to the campus community and media at an event to be held at UMBC next week. Odom served as head men’s basketball coach at Lenoir-Rhyne
Jimmy Allen, who spent the previous six seasons on Zach Spiker’s coaching staff, has been named as Army West Point’s new head men’s basketball coach, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Boo Corrigan announced today. Allen becomes the 31st head coach in the program’s 114-year history. “As we studied our diverse and talented pool of coaching candidates from across
Jacksonville University has extended by four years the contract of head men’s basketball coach Tony Jasick, Chief Athletics Officer Dr. Donnie Horner said Wednesday. Terms of the agreement will not be announced, but the extension has Jasick with the school through 2023. “We are thrilled to extend Tony Jasick’s contract and be able to keep
Kyle Smith, who has served as the head coach at Columbia University for the last six seasons, has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of San Francisco, Director of Athletics Scott Sidwell announced today. Smith, 46, becomes the 19th head coach of one of college basketball’s most storied programs that has won two NCAA
Providence College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. and Athletics Director Bob Driscoll announced today (March 30) that men’s basketball Head Coach Ed Cooley has signed a long-term contract extension. Cooley was hired at Providence College on March 22, 2011. In addition to the announcement of the contract extension, Cooley also announced that he and his wife,
Longtime assistant coach Gary Close announced his resignation from the Wisconsin Men’s Basketball staff on Wednesday to pursue other professional opportunities. “Earlier this week I informed Coach Gard that I have made the difficult decision to resign my position as assistant coach to pursue other opportunities. It was an honor and a privilege to have coached at
