UConn men’s basketball head coach Kevin Ollie today announced the appointment of two additions to his coaching staff. David Sevush has been named Director of Scouting-Video, while Dan Griffin has been named Director of Player Development. Sevush, 28, has assumed his new position following two seasons as a graduate assistant coach. He will be involved
Shenandoah hires assistant
Shenandoah University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Rob Pryor announced the addition of David Matturro as his lead assistant coach Friday morning. Matturro, who graduated Cum Laude from St. John Fisher in 2006, comes to Shenandoah after serving for the past 18 months as the Director of Basketball Operations at Mount St. Mary’s University. He takes
MVSU adds Strothers as assistant
Mississippi Valley State University head men’s basketball coach Andre Payne has announced the hiring of assistant coach Eric Strothers, a 20-year veteran coach in the SWAC. He joins the MVSU program following a successful 20-year career at rival Jackson State, where he served as associate head men’s basketball coach for the Tigers. Strothers’ responsibilities will
OFFICIAL: Holt named DBO at Northeastern
On 8/8, I said that I had heard that New Haven assistant Matt Holt would be named as Northeastern’s Director of Basketball Operations (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/11c33162/daily-dirt-8-8-14/…). It’s now official… Northeastern men’s basketball head coach Bill Coen announced the hire of Matt Holt as the new director of basketball operations. Holt, a graduate of Northeastern, rejoins the Huskies
NC Central staff update
North Carolina Central University head men’s basketball coach LeVelle Moton has completed his staff for the 2014-15 season as he has named Chris Skinkis to the position of assistant coach, Jake Williams as the director of basketball operations, Derrick Mallison as video coordinator and promoted Justin Bradley to graduate manager. "I’m elated to have each
Herrion promoted to DBO at UNH
University of New Hampshire head men’s basketball coach Bill Herrion announced that Ryan Herrion has been promoted to Director of Basketball Operations effective immediately. Last season Ryan served as the Video Coordinator/ Player Development for the Wildcats. Herrion, the son of Bill Herrion, enters his second season at his alma mater. For his new position,
OFFICIAL: McKay named DBO at Clemson
Following up on a rumor from earlier this week…It’s now official, Lucas McKay has been promoted from video coordinator to DBO at Clemson. He replaces Dick Bender, who has moved into an assistant coaching position with the College of Charleston. “Lucas is a hard-working, loyal young man I have had the privilege of working with
Milwaukee staff update
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Men’s Basketball Coach Rob Jeter announced today some changes to his staff. Chris Hill, who has spent the last two seasons as the program’s video coordinator, has moved into the role of director of basketball operations, while former Panther Allan Hanson has been appointed to Hill’s previous post. "I am thrilled to
Riley Named Assistant at Clemson
Richie Riley has been named an assistant coach for the Tigers, announced today. He joins the staff after two seasons as an assistant coach at UAB and fills the void left by Earl Grant, who was named head coach at the College of Charleston last week. “Richie Riley is an outstanding young coach with a
Mateyko named head coach at Dowling
Vice President for Athletics Melody Cope has announced that John Mateyko has been named Dowling’s head men’s basketball coach this Tuesday, September 9th. "Coach Mateyko brings a strong record of success on the court, in the classroom and in the community," said Vice President for Athletics Melody Cope. "He is committed to developing his student-athletes
High Point names Lombardi DBO
High Point University men’s basketball head coach Scott Cherry has announced the addition of Scott Lombardi to the program’s staff as director of basketball operations. Lombardi comes to HPU from George Mason University where he also worked in an operations role. "Scott brings a wealth of experience to our program after spending close to a
SIU-Edwardsville names Wierzba assistant
Former SIUE player and assistant coach Ben Wierzba is returning to SIUE as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Wierzba has been tabbed by Head Coach Lennox Forrester to fill the spot left by Mitch Gilfillan, who joined Illinois State during the summer. "The fact that Ben is a former player at SIUE is significant," Forrester