UTSA head men’s basketball coach Steve Henson announced Wednesday that he has added Mike Peck and Scott Thompson to his coaching staff effective immediately. Peck will serve as associate head coach, while Thompson will be an assistant coach. “I’m really excited and feel like we nailed it with both of these hires,” Henson said. “I
OFFICIAL: Tres Segler Named Head Basketball Coach at Eastern New Mexico
Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one yesterday. It has now been made official as Eastern New Mexico Athletic Director Dr. Jeff Geiser has announced that Tres Segler has been named the 13th head coach of the Greyhound men’s basketball team after serving as the top Midwestern State assistant coach since 2012. “I
Cohen Joins Coaching Staff at Stanford
Adam Cohen, recognized as one of the nation’s top rising basketball coaches, has been named an assistant coach at Stanford, Anne & Tony Joseph Director of Men’s Basketball Jerod Haase announced on Wednesday. “Adam has risen quickly in the profession,” Haase said. “He has developed a stellar reputation in the industry as a high-level recruiter
OFFICIAL: John Pelphrey Joins Avery Johnson’s Staff at Alabama
HoopDirt.com mentioned this one earlier in the week – it’s now official… Head coach Avery Johnson announced on Wednesday the hiring of John Pelphrey as the associate head men’s basketball coach at The University of Alabama. Pelphrey, who brings more than 20 years of assistant and head coaching experience to the Tide, will replace former assistant coach Scott Pospichal. The
Pitt Adds Georgetown’s Kevin Sutton to Basketball Staff
University of Pittsburgh head coach Kevin Stallings announced the addition of Kevin Sutton to his staff Wednesday afternoon. Sutton joins Tom Richardson and Jeremy Ballard as an assistant coach for the Panthers after spending the previous three seasons at Georgetown. “I got to know Kevin in 2007-08 when we were recruiting one of his players out of Montverde Academy,” said Stallings.
Kevin Kruger Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger announced Wednesday the hiring of Kevin Kruger as assistant coach. The son of Lon Kruger, Kevin returns to Norman after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach for Northern Arizona University. Prior to NAU, he spent the 2013-14 campaign serving as a graduate assistant for the
OFFICIAL: Ross Hodge Named Associate Head Coach at Arkansas State
Ross Hodge, recognized as a top recruiter by multiple publications, has been named the associate head coach for Arkansas State men’s basketball, head coach Grant McCasland announced today. “Ross Hodge is a flat-out winner in every way,” said McCasland. “He’s set records and won with integrity everywhere he has been whether as an assistant or
BREAKING: Brian Kennedy Named Head Basketball Coach at NJIT
Brian Kennedy, who has been an assistant men’s basketball coach at NJIT since August 2012, will be introduced as the 11th head men’s basketball coach in program history in a Friday, August 15 news conference on campus. Coach Kennedy, whose involvement with the sport of basketball literally covers his entire life, is the son of
NC State Assistant Bobby Lutz Transitions to Administrative Role
So much for the Bobby Lutz to Georgia Tech rumors from earlier today. Lutz will be moving on (presumably to clear space for Joe Dooley), but will remain at NC State in a different position within the athletic department. He has assumed the new role of Special Assistant to the Deputy Athletic Director for External Operations,
Jamil Jones Added to UCF Basketball Staff
UCF head men’s basketball coach Johnny Dawkins has announced the hiring of Jamill Jones as an assistant coach for the Knights. “I am excited to add Jamill to my staff,” said Dawkins, who was hired on March 23. “He is one of the top young coaches in the country and has worked with some great programs in VCU and
Matt McKillop Promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Davidson
Davidson men’s basketball coach Bob McKillop announced today that Matt McKillop ’06 has been promoted to associate head coach. “Matt continues to play a significant and vital role on our staff. It has been particularly evident as we have made the transition to the Atlantic 10,” said Bob McKillop, who just completed his 27th season at the helm. We find
Dunham Named Assistant Coach at Western Washington University
David Dunham has been named the assistant coach for men’s basketball at Western Washington University, announced head coach Tony Dominguez on Monday. Dunham, 45, has spent the last three seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham. He was previously the top assistant at WCC for 10 seasons, including serving