Here are a few things that I’ve heard from the JUCO level…
- REGION I: Duane Eason has been named as the new head coach at Phoenix College (AZ). He will replace long-time PC coach Matt Gordon who resigned back in early June. Eason has most recently served as the head coach at Mountain Pointe HS in Phoenix, and had previously worked for Gordon at PC.
- REGION II: I have heard that Bruce Chavka, who recently resigned as the head coach at at Lane CC (OR) will join Jeremy Jackson’s staff at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Chavka resigned back in March after 12-seasons at Lane where he compiled a 161-177. Chavka served as the head coach at Napa Valley CC back in the early 2000’s when Jackson played there.
- REGION V: It sounds like Junsie Cotten will join the staff at Howard College (TX). Cotten has previously served as the head coach at Panola College (TX), Lincoln Trail College (IL), and Midland College (TX). He also worked as an assistant at UTEP and Eastern Oklahoma.
- REGION XXI: I have heard from a great source that MassBay CC will hire A.J. Stephens as an assistant coach. Stephens played collegiately at South Plains College (TX) before transferring to Curry College (MA). He previously spent time as an assistant at DIII Daniel Webster College (NH).
Some JUCO jobs posted on HoopDirt.com over the last few days (click the links for full descriptions):
- DI: Mineral Area College Assistant Coach
- DI: Blinn College Men’s Basketball Red Shirt Program Coordinator
- DII: Delaware Technical Community College Head Coach
- DIII: Quinsigamond Community College Assistant Coach
