Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood announced Tuesday the addition of Michael Boynton and Stephen Gentry to his coaching staff. The pair is the first two hires for Underwood as head coach at SFA. Boynton joins the staff after spending four years as an assistant coach at the University of South Carolina, including
Thompson Named New ECCC Coach
Robert Thompson is the new men’s head basketball coach at East Central Community College. Thompson, 44, comes to East Central following a 10-year career as head coach at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., where his teams accumulated an a overall 142-156 mark. He led the Badgers to four winning seasons and two campaigns in
Stanford assistant headed to D-League
Stanford assistant coach Mark Madsen will be introduced as head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders today, as announced by team President/CEO Joey Buss and General Manager Glenn Carraro. Madsen, who will become the fifth head coach of the NBA Development League franchise, served as an assistant coach with the Cardinal for the 2012-13 campaign.
OFFICIAL: Forrest to WKU
Reported this last night as a rumor…now confirmed by Western Kentucky’s press release: WKU head men’s basketball coach Ray Harper announced Monday the hiring of 16-year collegiate coaching veteran Shawn Forrest as assistant men’s basketball coach. Forrest spent the 2012-13 season at Louisiana-Lafayette, and prior to his time in Lafayette, Forrest had been an assistant
Hansen departs SDSU for N. Colorado
After five years on the bench for the Jackrabbits, South Dakota State assistant men’s basketball coach Austin Hansen resigned his position at SDSU to accept an assistant coaching position the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo. “I appreciate the opportunity coach Nagy and South Dakota State gave me to be a part of this
Copeland Resigns at AMU
Jamon Copeland, the head coach of Ave Maria University’s men’s basketball program since 2009, resigned from his position Monday afternoon, AMU Athletics Director Shawn Summe announced. Copeland has accepted the head men’s basketball coaching position at The University of Texas at Tyler. The Patriots are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and compete
Yahn named head coach at Concordia (MI)
Concordia University is pleased to announce the signing of Ricky Yahn as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team. The Cardinals welcome Coach Yahn from his most recent position as assistant coach at Longwood University. While there, he was involved in all aspects of the program, including on-campus and off-campus recruiting, opponent scouting
Western Michigan assistant resigns
It was announced that Western Michigan assistant men’s basketball coach David Kool has accepted a position as the head boy’s basketball coach and Dean of Students at Jenison High School. Kool spent the last two seasons as an assistant on head coach Steve Hawkins’ staff after having been a four-year letterwinner for the Broncos, finishing
Sall Hired to Lead NMU
Bill Sall has been named the 14th head coach of the Northern Michigan University men’s basketball program, Athletic Director Forrest Karr announced on Saturday (May 11). An introductory press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday (May 13) in the Wildcat Room of the Berry Events Center. Sall spent 11 seasons as the head
UCA Adds Assistant
Chris Sartorius is the newest member of the University of Central Arkansas men’s basketball coaching staff, head coach Corliss Williamson announced this week. Sartorius, a former graduate assistant at the University of Arkansas, replaces Anthony Walker, who has left the coaching business to pursue another career. Sartorius spent the past two seasons at Arkansas under
OFFICIAL: Kemp to Toledo
Following up on a rumor from earlier in the week (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/ed83b1f7/toledo-rumor/…)…North Dakota State assistant Jason Kemp has officially been named as an assistant at Toledo. Here’s the official statement: Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk announced the hiring of Jason Kemp today as an assistant coach for the Rocket men’s basketball program. Kemp comes to Toledo following
UMSL named Sunvold head coach
Bob Sundvold, a veteran coach with more than 30 years of experience as both a head coach and assistant coach, has been named the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. UMSL Director of Athletics Lori Flanagan formally introduced Sundvold at a news conference on Wednesday in the Mark Twain Building. “We