Wheaton College men’s basketball coach Mike Schauer has announced the hiring of Tony Bollier as the full-time assistant coach for the Thunder men’s basketball team. He replaces Owen Handy, who accepted the head coaching position at Anderson University last month. Bollier is a 2006 graduate of Wheaton College, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication. He
HOT: Purlee out at Knox
Rob Purlee, who spent four years as the head coach, announced he’s leaving Knox to take a position on the basketball staff at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. Purlee joined the Prairie Fire men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant in 2006 under Coach Tim Heimann. Purlee was named the associate head coach in October
Monroe College Staff Update
Monroe College has made a few coaching maneuvers for the 2012-13 season. Dana Warner, who had been an assistant coach for four years, moved up to lead assistant coach. Chris Neely, previously a veteran youth and scholastic coach, will now coach Monroe’s junior varsity team and will also be the second assistant coach on Monroe’s
Mitchell named HC @ Illinois Tech
Enzley Mitchell IV has been appointed as the new head men’s basketball coach of the Illinois Institute of Technology men’s basketball team. Mitchell, who was hired as Director of Athletics in 2010 will hold both positions. Mitchell’s appointment as head men’s basketball coach follows the announcement last week of the reinstatement of men’s and women’s
Stetson promotes Idstrom
Stetson Men’s Basketball Head Coach Casey Alexander announced that Roger Idstrom has been promoted to Associate Head Coach for the Hatters. Idstrom joined the Stetson staff in May of 2011 as an assistant coach. Idstrom, who works primarily with the perimeter players on the court, shares all of the recruiting, coaching, and scouting responsibilities with
Texas A&M Int’l names new HC
Shane Rinner has resigned as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Texas A&M International to accept a position as assistant coach for the Fresno State University women’s basketball team. Associate Head Coach Bryan Weakley has been named the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach effective immediately. Coach Weakley takes over the position, having served as Coach Rinner’s
Indiana Tech names assistant
Indiana Tech men’s basketball Head Coach Al Grushkin has announced the hiring of John Peckinpaugh as assistant coach with the program. Peckinpaugh, a 2012 graduate of IPFW, joins the Warrior staff after playing for the Mastodons for four years under Head Coach Tony Jasick. During his senior season at IPFW, he played and started in
Seattle U. names assistant
Seattle University head men’s basketball coach Cameron Dollar has announced that Amadou "Pape" Koundoul will join the staff of the Redhawk program as an assistant coach. Koundoul was an assistant coach under Ron Everhart at Duquesne University during the 2011-12 season, working with the low post players, putting together the team’s offensive strategy, and helping
Lamar Hires Assistant
Lamar University head men’s basketball coach Pat Knight announced Tuesday that former Indiana University teammate Sherron Wilkerson will be an assistant on the Cardinals’ coaching staff. Wilkerson played professionally for nearly a decade following his college career and has coached at the high school, AAU and college levels. A 1993 McDonalds All-America as a high
Salem CC names HC
Salem Community College has named Nyere Miller head men’s basketball coach. Miller brings intercollegiate coaching and playing experience to SCC. Most recently, he served as assistant men’s basketball coach at NCAA Division III Widener University for three years, where his responsibilities included recruiting, player development, student-athlete academic success, scouting reports, and team travel arrangements. A
Tolliver named HC @ VI
The Virginia Intermont College (VI) Athletic Department announced Monday that Interim Head Coach Chris Tolliver has been named head coach for the men’s basketball program at VI. Tolliver was named assistant coach for the men’s basketball program in 2011 under then head coach Scott Hoagland. Tolliver was in charge of off-campus recruiting as well as
UMBC names assistant
Walt Fuller has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at UMBC, head coach Randy Monroe announced today. The veteran mentor just completed his 25th year in the coaching business, completing a two-year stint at UAB in 2011-12. He joined the UAB staff from La Salle University, where he spent the previous five seasons as the