Joe Esposito is the newest addition to Texas Tech head basketball coach Tubby Smith’s staff. Esposito spent six seasons on Smith’s staff in Minnesota as the Director of Basketball Operations. While in Minnesota, he handled all administrative duties of the Golden Gopher basketball program and coordinated all aspects of the Tubby Smith Basketball Camps and
Scheyer added to Duke staff
Former Duke All-America Jon Scheyer will return to the Blue Devils as a special assistant for the 2013-14 season, head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Monday. “What a great addition to the Duke Basketball staff!” said Krzyzewski. “Jon Scheyer is one of the amazing champions we’ve had in this program and he’s certainly one of the
Creighton Staff Update
Creighton men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott has announced that Steve Merfeld will be promoted to a newly-created role as Director of Player Development, while Patrick Sellers will replace Merfeld as an assistant coach with the program. Merfeld has spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Creighton, during which time the Bluejays have
Official: Smith Adds Williamson To Basketball Coaching Staff
Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach Tubby Smith has added Alvin "Pooh" Williamson as the first assistant coach to his Red Raider coaching staff. Pooh Williamson comes to the South Plains after spending one season at TCU under head coach Trent Johnson. Williamson has been a part of coaching staffs that have guided teams to
OFFICIAL: College of Idaho hires Garson
I mentioned this as a rumor on 4/25 (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/e06da348/daily-dirt-ii-4-25-13/…). Just wanted to pass along the official press release now that Scott Garson has been named as the head coach at the College of Idaho. College of Idaho athletic director Marty Holly has announced the hiring of UCLA assistant Scott Garson as the 15th men’s basketball
John Brown University Hires Assistant
J.C. Carter has been selected as the next assistant men’s basketball coach at John Brown University, Director of Athletics Robyn Daugherty announced Monday morning. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
OFFICIAL: Grunkemeyer to Ball State
Following up on a rumor from Thursday… Ball State head men’s basketball coach James Whitford has announced Jason Grunkemeyer is joining the Cardinals’ staff as an assistant coach. A former player at Miami University, Grunkemeyer has spent time as an assistant coach at both his alma mater and Saint Louis University. He joins Brett Nelson,
ESPN: Digger Phelps diagnosed with cancer
Television analyst and former Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps has been diagnosed with bladder cancer, ESPN announced Thursday. Phelps has had surgery and will start follow-up treatment next week near his home in South Bend, Indiana. In a statement, Phelps said that "he and his family appreciate your thoughts and prayers as he prepares for
FDU press release on Herenda
FDU has finally released their official statement on the hiring of Greg Herenda: Fairleigh Dickinson University has selected Greg Herenda to lead its men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics David Langford announced Friday. Herenda was introduced as the seventh head coach in program history Friday at a press conference in the Metro Lounge at Alumni
OFFICIAL: Balado to Louisville
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