Sam Leal, a 2014 graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, will join the University of Southern Maine Huskies’ men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2014-2015 season. The Huskies’, led by veteran head coach and USM Alumnus Karl Henrikson ’79, open their season on November 1 when they host Division I University of Maine
Tennessee Tech’s Payne receives extension
The Tennessee Tech basketball programs are on solid ground, with women’s head coach Jim Davis and men’s head coach Steve Payne receiving contract extensions that will keep each directing his program through the 2019 season. The contract extensions were announced by Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. “If you look at our basketball programs, you see
Postiglione Added to R-MC Hoops Staff
Randolph-Macon men’s head basketball coach Nathan Davis has announced the addition of Shawn Postiglione to the Yellow Jacket staff. “I am excited to have Shawn join our program,” Davis said. “His experience as an assistant and his proven track record of success are valuable additions to our program. We are fortunate to have him as
Gibson named DBO at Wofford
Wofford men’s basketball head coach Mike Young announced the hiring of Drew Gibson as Director of Basketball Operations on Thursday. A four-year member of the Wofford men’s basketball team (2004-08), Gibson returns to Spartanburg after spending the last six years playing professionally overseas. He was most recently a member of UMF Tindastoll in Iceland, where
Cabrini Hires Assistant
Farrad McLaughlin has been named assistant coach at Cabrini College. McLaughlin comes to Cabrini after four years a head men’s basketball manager at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Among his responsibilities were to manage the program’s daily operations, including practice and travel, assist the coaching staff with scouting reports, help with individual workouts and monitor study
HOT: Unger named head coach at Belmont Abbey
Belmont Abbey College Director of Athletics Stephen Miss has named Crusaders Associate Head Coach Martin Unger as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Unger, who becomes the 15th head coach in school history, served the past two years as the Associate Head Coach and was elevated from assistant coach on September 26, 2012 after the appointment of
OFFICIAL: Williams to Clarion
Thanks to a great source for getting us out in front of this yesterday. It’s now official, PSU-Beaver head coach Marcess Williams has been named as the head coach at Clarion University. "We are really excited that Marcess has accepted the job to lead our men’s basketball program," Clarion Athletic Director Dave Katis said. "He
Ouachita Baptist names Braeuer assistant
Former Ouachita Tiger point guard Eric Braeuer was recently named as the assistant coach of the men’s basketball team. Braeuer replaces long-time assistant Logan Johnson who joined the staff at UNC-Asheville. For Braeuer, the transition from player to coach was something he’d been planning for years. What he didn’t expect was to be making the
Penn staff update
The University of Pennsylvania’s John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, Jerome Allen, has announced a pair of changes on his staff ahead of the 2014-15 season. Mike Lintulahti, who spent last year as the program’s Assistant Director of Operations, has been promoted to assistant coach. He replaces Jason Polykoff, who left that position
South Georgia State adds assistant
Cory Baldwin, head men’s basketball coach at South Georgia State College, has named Josh Mendenhall to the position of assistant coach for the 2014-2015 season. A native of Greenville, S.C., Mendenhall is a 2014 graduate of Western Carolina University and a 2011 graduate of the former Waycross College, where he played for Baldwin for two
Wheelock adds two assistants
Antonio Anderson and Mike Pollio have been named as assistant coaches as Wheelock College. Anderson joins the Wheelock Athletic Department as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Anderson is excited to join Head Coach Matt LeVangie’s staff with the aim of supporting and implementing the vision of the head coach. In supporting the head coach, he
Matthews promoted at Seton Hill
Paul Matthews has been named the Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Seton Hill University. Matthews sees the new opportunity "as a way to continually improve upon the success we have had over the past few years and continue to learn from an experienced professional like Tony Morocco." Entering his fourth season at Seton Hill,