A former two-time team MVP and three-year captain, D.J. Irving (’14) has rejoined the Boston University men’s basketball team in a new role, head coach Joe Jones announced. The Chester, Pa., native will serve as a special assistant to his former coach and will focus his time on alumni relations, mentoring current players and acting
Bernard Hopkins Named Head Basketball Coach at Hagerstown CC
Bernard Hopkins has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Hagerstown Community College. Hopkins is a graduate of and former player at HCC and has played collegiate and professional basketball for the Colonial Athletic Association, Continental Basketball Association, and Association Club Basketball. “We are very excited to hire a coach that can identify
Denzel Primus-Devonish Named Graduate Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Pace University
Pace Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Healing has announced the hiring of former Pace men’s basketball standout Denzel Primus-Devonish ’14 as a Graduate Assistant Coach. Since his graduation from Pace, he has been coaching on the AAU circuit with the nationally renowned Team Takeover organization. “It feels great to be back at Pace. I am
Dan Hurley, Brad Stevens, James Jones and Jim Calhoun Headline Brayden Carr Foundation Clinic – 9/16 @ URI
The 2016 Brayden Carr Foundation will hold its inaugural Rhode Island Coaches Clinic on Friday, Sept. 16 at the Thomas M. Ryan Center on the campus of the University of Rhode Island. The Sept. 16 clinic features four outstanding coaches from the collegiate and professional levels of the game: Rhode Island head coach Dan Hurley,
How to Evaluate NCSA Basketball Players
We’ve assembled players’ key stats, video, academic and contact information in one place so you don’t have to search. You’re busy coaching. But every basketball coach also has to have their eye on the next class of college-bound players, and the roster after that… Managing upcoming roster openings, while grooming current players to take over
Rhode Island College Staff Update
HoopDirt.com mentioned these moves back on 8/22 (Daily Dirt) – they have now been made official… Rhode Island College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Byrnes has announced the hiring of Matt Mahar and Cory Macchioni as assistant coaches for the 2016-17 campaign. Mahar comes to RIC with over two decades of experience at the collegiate
HOT: Waleed Farid Named Head Basketball Coach at Hartwick
Waleed Farid has been named as the head basketball coach at Hartwick College. Farid was first mentioned as a candidate at ‘Wick back on 9/2 (Hartwick Search Update). Farid emerged from a pool of nearly 200 applicants to become the 19th head coach in the 87-year history of the program. Farid has spent the last
Keenan Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College has announced that Thomas Keenan will join the Men’s Basketball Staff as an assistant coach. Keenan played his HS basketball at Canisius HS in Buffalo where he was a 1000+ point scorer and led Canisius to the 1996 NYS CHSAA State Championship Class B. He was also a 1000+ point scorer and graduate
IUP Men’s Basketball adds Assistant Coach Brian Urso
IUP head men’s basketball coach Joe Lombardi has announced the hiring of Brian Urso as an assistant coach. Urso joins the Crimson Hawks after spending the last two years at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. “I would like to thank head coach Joe Lombardi for this wonderful opportunity to be a part of the ‘Hawk Family,’”
Joe Maggiore Named Director of Men’s Basketball Video Operations
Miami University men’s basketball announced Tuesday the hiring of Joe Maggiore as its director of video operations. He will coordinate all aspects of the team’s video. “Joe is extremely familiar with Miami men’s basketball through his work with us as an undergraduate and then in an intern role last season. We are thrilled to have
Kevon Davis Named Men’s Basketball Director of Player Development at Cal Poly
Eighth-year Cal Poly men’s basketball head coach Joe Callero completed the program’s support staff for the upcoming season Monday afternoon with the announcement that Kevon Davis has been appointed as the team’s freshly-created director of player development. Davis, who arrives at Cal Poly after serving the previous two seasons as the assistant coach at two-year
Allegheny College Basketball Staff Update
Allegheny College head basketball coach Bob Simmons has announced a pair of additions to his staff for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Simmons has tabbed Jon Valeriano as assistant coach, and former four-year Allegheny letter winner Brandon Smith ’16 as volunteer assistant. “I am very proud and excited to announce the additions of these two men