University of Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino today announced that Josh Adel, formerly the Assistant Director of Basketball Operations, has been promoted to Director of Basketball Operations. Adel takes over for Steve Goodson who recently accepted an administrative/coaching position at Rancho Solano Prep School in Scottsdale, Ariz. Adel is in his first year
Dagostino Named Head Coach @ Ave Maria
Athletics Director Shawn Summe of Ave Maria University announced today that Ken Dagostino has been named the University’s new head men’s basketball coach. Dagostino was most recently the head men’s coach at Hudson Valley Community College, a member of the NJCAA in Troy, New York. He led the Vikings to a 74-44 overall record during
Elon University Hires D.B.O
Former Elon University standout point guard Chris Long has been named the Phoenix men’s basketball director of operations, head coach Matt Matheny announced today, June 7. A four-year letterwinner at Elon from 2007-11, Long has spent the last two years playing professional basketball in Poland and Romania. After signing with the Miercurea Ciuc basketball club
Defreitas named head coach at CCCB
Central Christian College of the Bible (MO) has announced the hiring of Jack Defreitas as the new Athletic Director and Men’s Basketball coach. Jack is no stranger to Central and he will bring back to his alma mater expertise that he has gained over the last 4 years at Asbury University (Wilmore, KY). In his
UTC names DBO
-Chattanooga Mocs Head Coach Will Wade announced today the addition of Brooks Savage to the basketball coaching staff. Savage comes to Chattanooga from Presbyterian College where he served as an assistant coach last season. He serves as the Director of Basketball Operations for UTC. His duties include scheduling, travel and overseeing all administrative aspects of
Notre Dame (OH) hires new coach
After a successful 10 year run at the helm of the Notre Dame College Men’s Basketball program, Kevin Bille resigned, and on Wednesday, one of his former assistants, Tim Koenig was named the third head coach in the history of the program. Koenig, a native of Richmond Heights, Ohio, spent six years as an assistant
Heidelberg names head coach
Heidelberg University Director of Athletics Matt Palm announced that Andrew Bucheit has been named the head men’s basketball coach. A native of Cincinnati, Bucheit is the 19th head coach in the 106-year history of the program. Bucheit joins Heidelberg after serving as an assistant coach at Marietta College for five seasons. He was promoted to
OFFICIAL: S. Carolina hires Perry Clark
I’ve talked about this a few times over the past month – it’s now official. Perry Clark has been hired as an assistant at South Carolina. Here’s the official release: University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin has announced the hiring of Perry Clark as an assistant coach. Clark is a former
Princeton names Botts DBO
Mitch Henderson ’98, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green ’40 head coach of Princeton men’s basketball, has completed his coaching staff for the upcoming season. Ben Botts, most recently a graduate assistant coach at Xavier University in Cincinnati, has been named the Director of Basketball Operations. Brett MacConnell, who served during the 2012-13 season in
Penn State adds staffer
Penn State coach Patrick Chambers announced today the appointment of Ryan Devlin, an eight-year veteran of the coaching profession, to the position of Director of Player Development for the Nittany Lion basketball program. Devlin comes to Penn State after four highly successful seasons as an assistant coach at the College of Southern Idaho where he
UGA names Samuels Ops Coordinator
Byron Samuels, a veteran of the collegiate ranks whose career includes three head coaching posts, has been named Basketball Operations Coordinator, according to an announcement Thursday by head coach Mark Fox. Samuels replaces the Bulldogs’ previous Operations Coordinator, Jonas Hayes, who was promoted on Monday to an Assistant Coach’s position. ‘"Byron is a man of
McGillan joins Winthrop staff
Winthrop head men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey announced the hiring of Marty McGillan as assistant coach, Thursday afternoon. McGillan returns for his second stint on the Eagle staff after spending last season at Kennesaw State, replacing Tony Hanson. “Coach Kelsey’s phone call came out of nowhere,” said McGillan, who has over 20 years of coaching