Hofstra University Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeffrey A. Hathaway announced today that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich has signed a contract extension. In just two seasons at Hofstra, Mihalich has engineered a masterful revitalization of the Pride Basketball program as he took over a program coming off a seven-win campaign and in
Tom O’Shea Joins UMass-Lowell Staff as Director of Basketball Operations
UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has hired Tom O’Shea to take over the duties of Director of Basketball Operations beginning in 2015-16. O’Shea, who boasts over 25 years of coaching experience including a historic stint at Saint Michael’s College, joins the River Hawks after serving as Assistant Athletic Director and boys’ basketball
OFFICIAL: Mason Named Head Coach at Louisiana College
HoopDirt.com posted this as a rumor on Friday morning. It has now been made official…Reni Mason has been hired as the new head coach at Louisiana College. Mason has been the head coach at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La., and will succeed Gene Rushing as head men’s basketball coach. Mason, 44, takes the helm
ODU’s Jeff Jones Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Old Dominion University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to treat it, ODU announced today. “A check-up in late 2014 revealed an elevated PSA [Prostate-Specific Antigen] level,“ Jones said. “I underwent follow-up tests during the season, and in April a biopsy confirmed the existence of
Staff Changes at Auburn
The Auburn men’s basketball staff will have a different look under second-year head coach Bruce Pearl in 2015-16 as assistant coach Tony Jones has resigned to pursue other coaching opportunities, while current assistant coach Chuck Person, and staff members Todd Golden and Steven Pearl have each been promoted. One of the greatest players in Auburn
Collins Named Head Coach at St. Louis CC
Terry Collins has been named as the new head coach at St. Louis Community College. Collins comes to the Archers with more than 30 years of coaching experience, including four different head coaching tenures. He began his head coaching tenure at Belleville Area College’s Granite City campus in 1984, after a one-year stint as an
Bubba Wells Named Assistant at SIUE
SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Jon Harris has announced the addition of Ohio Valley Conference great and former NBA player Charles “Bubba” Wells to the coaching staff. Wells comes to SIUE after spending the last 10 seasons on the staff at his alma mater, Austin Peay, where he is the all-time leading scorer with 2,267
Bill Foster -Former Head Coach at Clemson, Miami and Virginia Tech Passes Away
Bill Foster, 79, who guided Clemson to the Elite Eight of the 1980 NCAA Tournament in the school’s first invitation, passed away on Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C., after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. The native of Hemingway, S.C., is the only coach to serve as the head coach of three current Atlantic Coast
OFFICIAL: Matt McMahon Added to Louisiana Tech Staff
HoopDirt.com first reported this morning that Murray State assistant Matt McMahon would be hired by new head coach Eric Konkol at Louisiana Tech. The move was made official this afternoon – McMahon has been named as the new associate head coach for the Bulldogs. The announcement comes one day after Konkol added the first piece
Mike Newell Named Head Coach at Dillard University
The Dillard University Department of Athletics announced that Mike Newell has been named Bleu Devils head men’s basketball coach. Newell takes over a struggling men’s program that produced only two road wins and a total of 15 wins in the last four years. “I believe Coach Newell’s experience will help take our program to another
Thunder Dan Majerle Receives Extension at Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon University’s rise in NCAA Division I athletics was further entrenched Wednesday with three major announcements surrounding the program. Men’s basketball coach Dan Majerle and baseball coach Andy Stankiewicz each received new four-year contracts, while the university also signed a five-year deal with apparel and footwear giant Nike. “We want to be a top-25
Cal Poly DBO Lowe Retires
Bob Lowe, the Cal Poly men’s basketball program’s director of operations for the past two seasons, has announced his retirement after 30 years on the collegiate sideline. A replacement to fill Cal Poly’s director of operations position has not yet been named. During his two seasons as Cal Poly’s director of operations, Lowe was integral to