Just following up on a rumor that I posted earlier today… Mike Balado, who served as an assistant coach at Florida International University last season, has joined the University of Louisville men’s basketball staff in a similar capacity as announced Friday by UofL Head Coach Rick Pitino. Balado (pronounced bah-LAW-doe) helped FIU to quickly achieve
OFFICIAL: Kerns to Wofford
Wofford College men’s basketball coach Mike Young has announced that Dustin Kerns will be rejoining the coaching staff for the 2013-14 season. Kerns has spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach at Santa Clara after coaching at Wofford for three seasons. Kerns and Gus Hauser will both be associate head coaches for the
Church named head coach at St. Joe’s (IN)
Saint Joseph’s College and Director of Athletics Bill Massoels has announced Tom Church as the 18th head coach of the men’s basketball team. Coach Church makes his return to SJC after spending the past three seasons as an Assistant Coach at Florida Southern College. Before his three years at FSC, Church was an Assistant Coach
Berry names head coach
Jeff Rogers has been named head basketball coach at Berry College announced Viking Athletic Director Todd Brooks. Rogers comes to Berry after serving as the head coach at Thomas More College—also an NCAA Division III institution—located in Crestview Hills, Ky. In four seasons, he led the Saints to a 77-34 (.694 win percentage) record. Rogers’
Loyola (IL) assistant resigns
Rick Malnati, who has spent the last two years on Porter Moser’s men’s basketball staff at Loyola University Chicago, has resigned from his post as assistant coach it was announced today. Malnati is leaving to take the head varsity boys basketball job at Fenwick High School. "I am extremely happy for Rick to be able
Montana Tech adds assistant
Montana Tech new head men’s basketball coach Patrick O’Herron named his assistant head coach. Anaconda native Chris Stetzner is the assistant coach for the men’s basketball program. “Chris brings a wealth of knowledge about Montana Tech’s academic programs and he has an extensive basketball coaching background,” said head coach O’Herron. Stetzner, who was an assistant
Elmhurst names head coach
John Baines, the head men’s basketball coach at the University of St. Francis, has reached a verbal agreement to become the head men’s basketball coach at Elmhurst College. Baines will become the 15th men’s basketball head coach in Elmhurst history. He takes over for Mark Scherer, who announced his retirement from coaching after 17 seasons
OFFICIAL: Driscoll to Holy Cross
Reported as a rumor Sunday night – now official. Here’s the release from Holy Cross… The College of the Holy Cross has named Kevin Driscoll an assistant men’s basketball coach, as announced by head coach Milan Brown. Driscoll will be heavily involved in all areas of the Crusader program, including on-court coaching, player development, recruiting,
Linfield College hires head coach
Shanan Rosenberg has been named men’s basketball coach at Linfield College, director of athletics Scott Carnahan announced Friday. Rosenberg becomes the 17th coach in program history, replacing retired coach Larry Doty. “I’ve always considered teaching and coaching at Linfield to be my dream job,” said Rosenberg, 41. “Linfield offers tremendous balance between pursuing excellence in
Rusthoven named HC @ ST. Mary’s (MN)
Saint Mary’s University athletic director Nikki Fennern knew exactly the fit she was looking for in the school’s search for a new head men’s basketball coach. Jamison Rusthoven, meanwhile, knew exactly what he was looking for in his search for a head men’s basketball coaching position. Consider the search over — for both of them.
UConn staff changes
University of Connecticut men’s basketball head coach Kevin Ollie has announced changes on his coaching staff. Ricky Moore, who joined the UConn staff in October, 2012, and served as the assistant director of basketball administration through the 2012-13 season, has become a fulltime assistant coach and assumed all appropriate duties, including player coaching during practice
Hipsher joins father at UTPA
The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Tuesday that Andy Hipsher, the son of head coach Dan Hipsher, who had been on the staff at the University of South Florida (USF) for the last four seasons, is the new Broncs men’s basketball associate head coach. Andy Hipsher spent the last