The East Central University men’s basketball team has hired Ja Havens as its sixth head coach. Havens will be coming back to his roots in the Oklahoma basketball community after spending his playing career at St. Gregory’s and Northeastern State and the first seven of his 15 years in collegiate coaching in Oklahoma. “I have
Cal State East Bay coach retires
The winningest coach in the history of Pioneer men’s basketball is calling it a career after 16 seasons at Cal State East Bay. Will Biggs has announced his retirement after 223 victories, nine winning seasons, and a stint on the Hayward campus that spanned three decades. Biggs came to CSUEB in 1997 as the seventh
HOT: Extension for Cronin at Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati Athletics Director Whit Babcock announced Thursday that the university and head men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin have agreed in principle to a contract extension through the 2018 season. This new agreement adds one year to his current contract, securing Cronin’s services through March 26, 2018. The term of the agreement may extend
Hill Returns to Seton Hall
Seton Hall head men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard has named Fred Hill an assistant on his coaching staff. Hill begins his second stint as an assistant coach for the Pirates where he helped bring in the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation to South Orange in 2000-01. Hill was instrumental in guiding Seton Hall to
HOT: Iowa Wesleyan names coach
Iowa Wesleyan College has named Todd Lorensen as the Tigers’ new head men’s basketball coach, it was announced today by Athletic Director Mike Hampton. "We are pleased to have Todd join our Iowa Wesleyan College community and the community of Mt. Pleasant," said Hampton. "We feel he will bring a lot of fresh, new ideas
Lane named assistant at Mars Hill
Mark Lane has been named the new assistant basketball coach at Mars Hill College, head coach Rick Scruggs announced today. Lane comes to Mars Hill from Cape Fear Community College. Lane is a native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and spent five seasons as the assistant coach for the Sea Devils. Coach Lane was instrumental in
Georgia Southern staff named
Georgia Southern Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Byington Byington announced the addition Randy Peele, Larry Dixon and Andrew Wilson as assistant coaches and the hiring of Jason Slay as director of basketball operations today. Randy Peele – Assistant Coach With nine years of experience as a Division I Head Coach, Randy Peele will be an
OFFICIAL: Evans to FIU
FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia announced on Tuesday, April 16, the hiring of Anthony Evans as the eighth head coach in the history of the FIU men’s basketball program. “I’m extremely excited to become the head coach of the FIU men’s basketball team,” Evans said. “This is a great opportunity. FIU
Minnesota Staff Update
University of Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino today announced the addition of former Golden Gopher guard Ben Johnson to his coaching staff. Johnson returns to his hometown and alma mater after spending one season as an assistant coach on Tim Miles’ University of Nebraska staff. While with the Huskers, the former Gopher captain
OFFICIAL: Nored named AC at S. Alabama
We reported this a few weeks ago as a rumor – it’s now official…. Alabama native Ronald Nored will be returning to his home state as the former Butler standout was named men’s basketball assistant coach at the University of South Alabama. New head coach Matthew Graves announced Tuesday that the Homewood product is the
Townsend Named Assistant at Drake
Drake University head men’s basketball coach Ray Giacoletti has announced the final member of his coaching staff with the hiring of Todd Townsend. Townsend, a former team captain and member of a Final Four team at Marquette, comes to Drake after spending the last four seasons in a similar role at Northern Illinois. While at
Hutson to Return to SDSU
Justin Hutson, a former San Diego State men’s basketball assistant coach, is returning to Montezuma Mesa for a second stint, head coach Steve Fisher announced Monday. Hutson, who served as assistant coach at SDSU from 2006-2011, returns to the Aztecs after serving as an associate head coach at UNLV the past two seasons. Hutson is