Kim Waiters, who will be in his first full time college coaching position, has joined the NJIT men’s basketball staff as an assistant, Highlanders head coach Jim Engles announced. Engles also announced the appointment of Andrew McGlynn as Director of Basketball Operations. Waiters got involved with coaching when he was an undergraduate at Robert Morris
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Simmons Receives Extension at McNeese State
Dave Simmons has signed a three-year extension at McNeese State. Simmons, who will be entering his 10th season at McNeese, is the first coach in school history to take his team to back-to-back national postseason tournaments (2011 NIT; 2012 CBI). During his time at McNeese, he’s won 127 games and passed Wayne Cusic last season
Chrys Cornelius Named Assistant at Bethune-Cookman
Bethune-Cookman University Men’s Head Basketball Coach Gravelle Craig announced the appointment of Chrys Cornelius as assistant coach. Cornelius, 42, comes to B-CU from Wisconsin – Green Bay, where the Phoenix have won 95 games, including a 48-17 record the past two seasons. In 2013-14, Green Bay won the Horizon League and made an NIT appearance.
Terrence Commodore Joins Eastern Kentucky Staff
Kentucky native Terrence Commodore will join the Eastern Kentucky men’s basketball staff as Director of Player Personnel. Commodore’s duties at EKU will include planning recruiting schedules for staff, assisting in on-campus official visits by recruits, and serving as a liaison between players and the coaching staff. “TC will be instrumental in our on-campus recruiting and
Washburn (KS) Names Matt Hundley Assistant
Former Washburn Ichabod basketball player Matt Hundley will return to the Ichabod bench as an assistant coach starting the 2015-16 season after spending the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Barton County Community College. Hundley will lead the Ichabod junior varsity program while assisting on the varsity team as well. During his four
Two former NCAA Coaches Land in Pro Ranks
Two former NCAA coaches have recently landed jobs at the professional level. Jerome Allen – The former head coach at Penn will join Brad Stevens staff with the Boston Celtics. Allen took over at his alma mater mid-way through the 2009 season and was dismissed following this past season (65-104 overall). The former two-time Ivy League Player
Dooley Adds Abatemarco and Carey to FGCU staff
Bringing more than 50 years of coaching experience combined, a plethora of NCAA Tournament appearances and a litany of recruits who turned into professional players, the FGCU men’s basketball team has added Tom Abatemarco and Senque Carey as assistant coaches, Eagles’ head coach Joe Dooley announced. Bringing 41 years of collegiate coaching experience on his
Central Arkansas Dirt…
I can confirm a couple of staff moves by Russ Pennell at Central Arkansas. Josh Lowery and Tyler Miller who both served as Graduate Assistants / Assistant DBO’s at UCA last season have both been promoted – Lowery will serve as an assistant coach, and Miller will assume the DBO role. Lowery played at Pepperdine
Spruance Named Assistant at Lewis University
Lewis University head men’s basketball coach Scott Trost has promoted John Spruance to assistant coach after spending the previous two seasons as a volunteer. Spruance replaces associate head coach Adam DeMong who has accepted a job in the private sector. “It was a natural progression to elevate John (Spruance) and I thought it was important
JUCO DIRT….
I have heard that two Mid-Atlantic Junior College’s are set to new head coaches… Bucks County CC (PA): I have heard that Nick Burke is the choice here. He has spent the past three seasons as an assistant at DIII Gwynedd Mercy University (PA). The Messiah (PA) grad has also been a HS coach, and
VIDEO: Scott Burrell Formally Introduced at Southern Connecticut
Former NBA player and UConn Standout Scott Burrell was officially introduced as the head coach at Southern Connecticut this afternoon. Here is the video of the introductory press conference:
A.J. Register Named DBO at Central Florida
Central Florida men’s basketball head coach Donnie Jones added to his staff on Monday, announcing the hiring of A.J. Register as the program’s new Director of Operations for the 2015-16 campaign. Register worked as a graduate assistant with the Knights during the 2014-15 season, helping to prepare scouting reports, working with game film, and organizing offseason