Eastern Kentucky University has chosen Dan McHale, a former University of Louisville assistant, to be its men’s basketball head coach. McHale will be introduced at a press conference at 10 a.m. on Thursday on the court inside McBrayer Arena. All media and fans are invited to attend. “We are ecstatic to welcome Coach Dan McHale
OFFICIAL: Wade introduced at VCU
The VCU Men’s Basketball program welcomed back a familiar face Wednesday when it introduced Will Wade as its new head coach in a press conference at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Wade, who served as an assistant for the Rams from 2009-13, returns to the Black & Gold after spending two seasons as head coach
WATCH LIVE: Avery Johnson Press Conference at Alabama
University of Alabama Director of Athletics Bill Battle will formally introduce Avery Johnson as the Crimson Tide’s new head men’s basketball coach at a press conference scheduled for Wednesday morning on the UA campus. Johnson was announced as the 20th head coach in the program’s 102-year history on Monday night. Here is the link to
Otterbein names Oilar head coach
Otterbein University named Brian Oilar its new head coach for men’s basketball, Dawn Stewart, director of athletics, released today. A six-member selection committee narrowed the field down from a pool of more than 250 applicants to four finalists. Oilar, 29, comes to Otterbein from DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., where he has served as men’s basketball
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Barnes Announces Full-Time Coaching Staff
Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes announced his full-time coaching staff Tuesday. The group includes associate head coach Rob Lanier, and assistant coaches Chris Ogden and Desmond Oliver. Lanier and Ogden both were members of Barnes’ staff at Texas. Oliver spent the previous five seasons as an assistant coach at Charlotte and also boasts five years
Collins wins Ben Jobe Award
University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s (UMES) men’s basketball head coach Bobby Collins received his most prestigious award to date for the fabulous season he amassed for the Hawks. Collins was named the Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year on Friday, April, 3, an award presented annually to the nation’s top minority coach. It was
Engles Wins the John McLendon National Coach of the Year Award
NJIT men’s basketball coach Jim Engles was honored Friday afternoon as the 2015 John McLendon National Coach of the Year at the annual CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. CollegeInsider.com bestows the annual McLendon Award to one men’s basketball coach across the full spectrum of college basketball competition—NCAA Division I, II, and
OFFICIAL: Sligh named assistant at Missouri State
We reported this as a rumor last week – it’s now official… Missouri State University men’s basketball coach Paul Lusk has finalized his staff for the upcoming season with the formal announcement of Matt Sligh as the Bears’ new assistant coach Monday. Sligh spent the last two years as head coach at Motlow College in
Calipari Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari will join basketball’s fraternity of legends in August after being elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Monday at a press conference in Indianapolis. “This is going to be hard for people to understand, but I’m at a loss for words,” Calipari said.
Sokolnicki named head coach at Great Bay CC
Dave Sokolnicki, former head coach of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, has accepted the head coaching position of the men’s basketball program at Great Bay Community College. Sokolnicki joins Allyson Britton and Amy Maltagliati as the inaugural head coaches of Great Bay’s three new athletic programs. Sokolnicki, 40, earned his MBA at Nichols College where
Katz Named Mid-Major Basketball Coach of the Year
Sacramento State head men’s basketball coach Brian Katz was the recipient of the Hugh Durham Award today, given annually by CollegeInsider.com to the National Mid-Major Coach of the Year. Katz, who recently completed his seventh season at Sacramento State, was voted ahead of 15 other finalists for the award. Katz, who was at today’s banquet