Had this as a rumor on 10/8. It’s now official… Army Head men’s basketball coach Zach Spiker has finalized his coaching staff for the 2014-15 season by announcing the hiring of Brandon Linton, who comes to West Point from Bowdoin College. "We are very excited with the addition of Coach Linton," Spiker said. "As a
ENC hires assistant
Eastern Nazarene College men’s basketball head coach Jim Aller has announced the addition of volunteer assistant coach Isaiah Boxell. Boxell comes to Eastern Nazarene following a one-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach at Hawaii Pacific University. Boxell graduated from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science
Mansfield names Hamlin assistant
Mansfield University head men’s basketball coach Rich Miller has announced the appointment of former Bloomsburg University assistant coach Michael Hamlin to a full-time assistant position with the Mountaineers. "We are very pleased to have Coach Hamlin join our staff," said Miller. "He’s familiar with the league and with our players after spending so much time
Arseneault Jr. named D-League head coach
The Reno Bighorns, NBA D-League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, announced today that David Arseneault Jr. will serve as the team’s head coach. Arseneault, 28, joins the Bighorns after spending the last four seasons as an associate head coach for Grinnell College, where he served under his father. Prior to starting a career in the
OFFICIAL: Elmore named assistant at Union (KY)
Back on 9/29, I mentioned that I had heard Rusty Elmore would be named as an assistant at Union (KY) [http://hoopdirt.com/blog/753d0118/daily-dirt-9-29-14/…]. It’s now been made official… Rusty Elmore enters his first season as the head assistant coach in the Union men’s basketball program in 2014-15, joining the athletic department in September. Elmore comes to Barbourville
Wallace named assistant at LeTourneau
LeTourneau University has named James Wallace as its new head men’s cross country and assistant men’s basketball coach, announced athletic director Terri Deike. “We are excited to add James to the YellowJacket Athletic staff and consider him a great addition to our program. With his passion for coaching young men in cross country and basketball
Butler staff update
Butler Interim Head Coach Chris Holtmann took another step toward the start of the 2014-15 season by filling two open positions on his staff. Holtmann announced that former Butler players Emerson Kampen and Brandon Crone will be taking on new roles with the Bulldogs this season. Kampen, already on staff as a graduate assistant, will
Southern Maine adds assistant
Sam Leal, a 2014 graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, will join the University of Southern Maine Huskies’ men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2014-2015 season. The Huskies’, led by veteran head coach and USM Alumnus Karl Henrikson ’79, open their season on November 1 when they host Division I University of Maine
Tennessee Tech’s Payne receives extension
The Tennessee Tech basketball programs are on solid ground, with women’s head coach Jim Davis and men’s head coach Steve Payne receiving contract extensions that will keep each directing his program through the 2019 season. The contract extensions were announced by Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. “If you look at our basketball programs, you see
Postiglione Added to R-MC Hoops Staff
Randolph-Macon men’s head basketball coach Nathan Davis has announced the addition of Shawn Postiglione to the Yellow Jacket staff. “I am excited to have Shawn join our program,” Davis said. “His experience as an assistant and his proven track record of success are valuable additions to our program. We are fortunate to have him as
Gibson named DBO at Wofford
Wofford men’s basketball head coach Mike Young announced the hiring of Drew Gibson as Director of Basketball Operations on Thursday. A four-year member of the Wofford men’s basketball team (2004-08), Gibson returns to Spartanburg after spending the last six years playing professionally overseas. He was most recently a member of UMF Tindastoll in Iceland, where
Cabrini Hires Assistant
Farrad McLaughlin has been named assistant coach at Cabrini College. McLaughlin comes to Cabrini after four years a head men’s basketball manager at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Among his responsibilities were to manage the program’s daily operations, including practice and travel, assist the coaching staff with scouting reports, help with individual workouts and monitor study