For the first time in program history, Hood College’s men’s basketball program will have a new head coach as Tom Dickman has announced he will focus full-time on his duties as the Blazers director of athletics. Dickman led the program from its inception through its first 12 seasons, leading Hood to immediate success. The team
Murray Named Head Coach at Shorter University
The Shorter University Department of Athletics announced today the hiring of Tyler Murray as its new head men’s basketball coach. Murray, a longtime assistant and associate head coach at Shorter under former head coach Chad Warner, returns to the Hill after spending the 2014-15 season as an assistant at NCAA Division I and Big South
Anthony Grant Rejoins Florida Staff
Former Alabama head coach Anthony Grant will return to Florida and re-join Billy Donovan’s staff. Grant was a long-time assistant to Donovan at UF – the pair worked together from 1996-2006. After his time on the Gators staff, Grant became the head coach at VCU where he had a ton of success, going 76-25 (.752)
DeMeo selected as 2015 Spalding NJCAA DI Coach of the Year
Northwest Florida State head coach Steve DeMeo has been chosen as the 2015 Spalding NJCAA DI Coach of the Year. DeMeo’s squad recently beat South Plains (TX) in overtime to with the NJCAA DI National Championship. The Raiders finished the year with a 33-2 record. In two seasons at NWF, DeMeo has compiled a 55-8 record.
OFFICIAL: McCall named head coach at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics David Blackburn announced Matt McCall as the new men’s basketball head coach today. McCall recently finished his fourth season as an assistant at the University of Florida, and is the 19th head coach in the history of Chattanooga basketball. A 2005 graduate of Florida,
BREAKING: Dan Earl named head coach at VMI
Virginia Military Institute Athletics Director Dr. Dave Diles announced Sunday that Dan Earl has accepted the position of head basketball coach. Earl comes to VMI from the United States Naval Academy where he was Associate Head Coach since the 2011-12 season. His duties included serving as recruiting director, scheduling, scouting of opponents, game preparation and
Stansbury Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Texas A&M
The Texas A&M men’s basketball program announced that Rick Stansbury has been elevated to the position of associate head coach. “Rick has made a huge impact on our program in a very short time,” Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy said. “His experience in coaching, recruiting and all areas has been a great benefit. There
Oats Sheds Interim Tag at Buffalo
Nate Oats, the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the last two seasons, has been named the 13th head men’s basketball coach at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Saturday. “After hours of conversations with Nate, it became very clear to me that the
OFFICIAL: Leitao Adds Carter and Garrett to Staff
DePaul head coach Dave Leitao has filled two positions on his staff with Rick Carter and Billy Garrett. Carter joins the Blue Demons as associate head coach after coaching at Xavier the last two seasons while Garrett remains on the DePaul sidelines as an assistant coach. “We are excited to announce the addition of Rick
Hoiberg to Undergo Open Heart Surgery
Iowa State men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced Friday that he will undergo open heart surgery to replace his aortic valve on Friday, April 17 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “After my initial surgery to replace my aortic root 10 years ago, I knew that this was something that would need to be
Chris Jans Issues Statement
Former Bowling Green head coach Chris Jans issued an apology today following an incident that led to his dismissal. The statement reads as follows: “On March 21st I made a mistake for which I sincerely apologize. After our final loss of the season I went to a bar to be amongst friends, became intoxicated and
Oats named interim head coach at Buffalo
Athletic Director Danny White has announced that Nate Oats will serve as Interim Head Coach of the State University of New York at Buffalo men’s basketball program. He replaces Bobby Hurley who recently departed to become the head coach at Arizona State. Oats has spent the last two seasons as the lead assistant and recruiting