Rashon Burno, assistant coach at the University of Florida the past three seasons, has joined the Arizona State University men’s basketball coaching staff, Coach Bobby Hurley has announced. Burno, who held collegiate coaching positions at Towson State, Manhattan College and the University of Nebraska – the latter post he accepted in May after Florida head
OFFICIAL: Cotton Named Associate Head Coach at Kennesaw State
A former Division I basketball standout at Oklahoma and Boston College, Michael Cotton joins his former head coach Al Skinner at Kennesaw State. “I feel very fortunate to be able to name Mike as my Associate Head Coach,” Al Skinner said. “He brings tons of experience and recruiting ties in this area. He is totally
Tilmon Joins staff at Morehead State
Derrick Tilmon, who was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Missouri State from 2012-15, has joined Morehead State’s staff in the same capacity. He will have a variety of duties, including working with post players, assisting with recruiting and helping with scouting. “I want to welcome Derrick and his family to Morehead State,” Head Coach
Akbar Waheed Named Assistant at Hofstra
Hofstra University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich announced today that Akbar Waheed has joined the Pride coaching staff as an assistant coach. Waheed replaces Shane Nichols, who departed for a similar position at Murray State. “Akbar will be a tremendous addition to an already strong staff here at Hofstra,” commented Mihalich. “Akbar was on
Nutt Joins Hamilton’s Staff At Florida State
Dickey Nutt, most recently the head coach at Southeast Missouri State, has joined Leonard Hamilton’s basketball staff at Florida State. Nutt, the 1998 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year, was the head coach at Arkansas State (1996- 2008) and at Southeast Missouri State (2010-2015) and led those programs to success on the national and
Virginia Staff Update
Virginia men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett has promoted assistant coach Ron Sanchez to associate head coach. Bennett also promoted Vic Sfera to director of scouting/recruiting and recently added Orlando Vandross as the director of recruiting/player development. Sanchez has served as an assistant coach at Virginia for the last six seasons after holding the same
Southwestern (TX) Names Zac Graham Assistant
Southwestern University Director of Athletics Dr. Glada Munt and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Janson Hightower announced that Zac Graham will be the assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. Graham comes to Southwestern after serving two seasons as the graduate assistant at St. Edward’s University. Graham was a part of the coaching staff that guided
Adam Williams Named Assistant at Longwood
Adam Williams, former guard at the University of Kentucky and Marshall University, joined the Longwood men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, Longwood head coach Jayson Gee announced. The son of collegiate hall of fame player and coach Tex Williams, Adam Williams comes to Longwood after a three-year stint as assistant director of basketball operations
OFFICIAL: Lafayette Staff Finalized
HoopDirt.com has mentioned these moves over the past month. They have now been finalized by Lafayette head coach Fran O’Hanlon. O’Hanlon announced the return of Matt Blue and the addition of Jimmy Fenerty, as well as the promotion of Pat Doherty as he finalized the program’s staff on Monday. Doherty, entering his seventh season on
Taylor Resigns at Paris JC (TX)
Paris Junior College will soon be missing a basketball coach, but not for long, according to Paris Junior College president Dr. Pam Anglin. “Coach Chuck Taylor is leaving us for a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I team in North Carolina,” said Dr. Anglin. “We will miss him but we’re thankful for the time he’s
Central Methodist Hires Assistant
Matt Sherman, a two-time NAIA All-America guard at Central Methodist, is returning to his alma mater to be an assistant coach for the 2015-16 men’s basketball season, Eagles head coach Jeff Sherman announced. Matt Sherman will assume his new role starting on July 6, coaching under his father for the first time after playing for
Panola College (TX) Staff Update
New Panola College (TX) head coach Grant McMillan has finalized his staff for the upcoming season. McMillan has officially hired Adam Blaylock and Ricardo Johnson as assistant coaches. Adam Blaylock: Prior to Panola College, Blaylock was the top assistant at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska for head coach Dan Anderson. He began coaching at Northeast