Belhaven University has announced that John Aiken has been hired as the new Head Coach of the Blazers men’s basketball program. Aiken has spent the last four seasons as Belhaven’s assistant coach under Tom Kelsey who recently accepted an assistant coaching position at LSU. Aiken has played an integral role in Belhaven’s success over the
Clemson Names Assistant
Steve Smith, most recently an assistant coach at Georgia Southern, has been named an assistant coach for the Clemson men’s basketball program. Smith coached at Georgia Southern each of the last three seasons under former Georgia Tech assistant Charlton Young. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Memphis Hires Assistant
David "Aki" Collins, who spent the past four seasons at Marquette, is joining the Memphis men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Josh Pastner announced Thursday. During Collins’ four seasons, the Golden Eagles compiled an impressive 96-45 overall record (.681 winning percentage) and a 46-26 Big East Conference mark. Stay with HoopDirt for
Frazier joins K-State staff
Kansas State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber added yet another former player to his coaching staff on Tuesday with the addition of former Illinois standout Chester Frazier as an assistant coach. Frazier joins fellow assistant coaches Chris Lowery and Alvin Brooks III, director of men’s basketball operations Brad Korn and strength and conditioning coach Jimmy
Engen named HC / AD @ NDSCS
North Dakota State College of Science President John Richman announced that Stu Engen has been named the new Athletic Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the College effective immediately. Engen replaces Scott Schumacher, who announced in May his plans to step down as Athletic Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach after four years, to
Howard Named Associate Head Coach @ Morehead State
Dylan Howard, who played in two NCAA Tournaments and has spent 16 years as a men’s college basketball coach, has been named the associate head coach at Morehead State. Howard will be re-united with Sean Woods, who was recently named the head coach at MSU. Howard was the top assistant under Woods at Mississippi Valley
Siena Heights staff update
Siena Heights University men’s basketball coach Joe Pechota has announced the hiring of Aaron Kleersnyder as assistant coach and Jim Barker as recruiting coordinator for the men’s basketball program. Kleersnyder comes to the Saints after spending the past two seasons as the Men’s Basketball Program Assistant at the University of Toledo. Prior to his time
Drake staff update
Drake men’s basketball head coach Mark Phelps announced the addition of Chris Brazelton to the coaching staff and the promotion of Nate Meyer from graduate manager to coordinator of basketball operations. Meyer has spent the past two years in the graduate manager position. Brazelton comes to Drake after spending the past five seasons as an
Barsh named HC @ Southeastern (FL)
Southeastern University has officially named Roy (R-Jay) Barsh II their new men’s basketball coach. Barsh has been the head assistant coach for Tacoma Community College the past four years. Prior to his tenure at TCC, he spent one season at Lincoln High School, in Seattle, where he helped guide the school to the State’s Final
North Park Hires Coach
North Park University named Tom Slyder as its new head men’s basketball coach. Slyder served as the head coach at Anderson University for the past seven years, where he led the team to a 102-84 record, including a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship in the 2009-10 season. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball
Fordham Extends Pecora
Fordham University head men’s basketball coach Tom Pecora has signed a multi-year contract extension. The extension will run through the end of the 2016-2017 season. Pecora just completed his second year at Fordham. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Hoiberg Agrees to Eight-Year Contract
Iowa State University announced a new contract for head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg today. The eight-year extension is worth an average of $1.5 million per season, nearly doubling Hoiberg’s current annual salary of $850,000. In his second year as head coach, Hoiberg led his alma mater to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2005 and