Wofford men’s basketball head coach Mike Young has announced that Tim Johnson has joined the coaching staff for the 2013-14 season. Johnson was a four-year letterman for the Terriers and spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at Wyoming. A former standout student-athlete at Wofford, Tim Johnson served as a graduate assistant at
OFFICIAL: Hayes promoted at Georgia
I blogged about this as a rumor last night – it’s now official – Jonas Hayes has been promoted to assistant coach at Georgia. Here’s the release: Jonas Hayes, 2004 UGA graduate and the Bulldogs’ Basketball Operations Coordinator for the past year, has been promoted to Assistant Coach, according to an announcement Monday by head
Daly & Urgo Promoted @ Penn State
Penn State basketball coach Patrick Chambers today announced the promotion of third-year assistant coaches Brian Daly and Keith Urgo to associate head coach positions in the Nittany Lion program. Both Daly and Urgo were among Chambers’ first hires upon taking over the Penn State program in June of 2011. In addition to their current coaching,
Longwood adds assistant
Longwood University first-year men’s basketball head coach Jayson Gee has announced the appointment of Jake Luhn as his top assistant coach. Luhn previously served as an assistant coach at St. Bonaventure University during 2006-07 after three years as the Bonnies’ director of basketball operations (2003-06). He has been an assistant coach at Holy Trinity Episcopal
Metcalf named head coach at USAO
After nearly 15 seasons at the University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma, coach Vinson Metcalf has taken the reins after being named head coach of the Drovers men’s basketball program. “First and foremost, I’d like to give all praises to my lord and savior Jesus Christ,” Metcalf said. “I am so ecstatic to be
Ocean County CC names head coach
Andy Smith is looking forward to a “homecoming” as the new head men’s basketball coach at Ocean County College. A high school basketball standout at Brick Memorial and former Ocean County College Viking, Andy Smith utilized his talents to receive a full athletic scholarship to the University of Hawaii at Hilo. A proud graduate of
OFFICIAL: Howard to Kansas
Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self announced Friday that Jerrance Howard will join his staff as an assistant coach for the Jayhawks. Howard comes to KU after one season in the same position on Larry Brown’s staff at SMU. He replaces Joe Dooley who left KU after 10 seasons to become the head coach at
OFFICIAL: Sadler to Iowa State
I mentioned in my blog last night that I heard this was a done deal (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/2c59c3a4/kansas-rumors/…). It’s now been confirmed…Doc Sadler has been hired as an assistant at Iowa State. Here’s the press release: Iowa State men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced today the addition of a well-respected and experienced member to his coaching staff
Troy staff update
Troy men’s basketball head coach Phil Cunningham announced the addition of three staff members on Thursday, completing the first-year head coach’s staff. The Trojans have added assistant coach Billy Begley, director of operations Mike Worley and video coordinator Mike Moynihan. “I am very excited about the latest additions to our coaching staff,” Cunningham said. “I’ve
Morrell promoted at VCU
Head Coach Shaka Smart did not have to look far to fill his open assistant coaching position. Smart announced that Mike Morrell, the Director of Basketball Operations at VCU the past two seasons, has been elevated to assistant coach. He will assume the position left vacant after Will Wade was named the head coach at
Vo named HC at SMCC
South Mountain Community College Athletic Director, Todd Eastin, announced the hiring of Daven Vo as the Cougar’s new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Daven Vo has spent the past 2 ½ seasons as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach for South Mountain Community College. Coach Vo recently completed the most successful regular season in school history for
Wisconsin-Waukesha names head coach
The University of Wisconsin-Waukesha has announced the hiring of Adam Ligocki as men’s basketball coach to replace longtime coach Neal Nelson. Nelson retired this season after leading the Cougars for 30 years. He had a storied career at UW-Waukesha, winning more than 500 games, five state titles and 16 conference championships. Ligocki, a Pewaukee resident,