Penn State Altoona athletics has announced the hiring of Doug West as the head coach of its men’s basketball program. West becomes the fifth head coach in the Penn State Altoona men’s basketball Division III era, which began with the team’s first season as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1998-1999.
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Julian Terrell Named Assistant at Austin Peay
Julian Terrell, a former Vanderbilt standout who has served as the program’s director of video operations the last two seasons, has been hired as Austin Peay State University men’s assistant basketball coach. The announcement was made by head coach Dave Loos. Terrell replaces Corey Gipson, who left last week for an assistant’s position at Missouri State.
Missouri State Completes Staff With Hiring of Gipson
Missouri State men’s basketball coach Paul Lusk put the final piece for his coaching staff in place with the announced hire of assistant coach Corey Gipson, a native of Sikeston, Mo. Gipson has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at his alma mater, Austin Peay State University in Clarksville,
Hurley Adds Burno to Arizona State Staff
Rashon Burno, assistant coach at the University of Florida the past three seasons, has joined the Arizona State University men’s basketball coaching staff, Coach Bobby Hurley has announced. Burno, who held collegiate coaching positions at Towson State, Manhattan College and the University of Nebraska – the latter post he accepted in May after Florida head
OFFICIAL: Cotton Named Associate Head Coach at Kennesaw State
A former Division I basketball standout at Oklahoma and Boston College, Michael Cotton joins his former head coach Al Skinner at Kennesaw State. “I feel very fortunate to be able to name Mike as my Associate Head Coach,” Al Skinner said. “He brings tons of experience and recruiting ties in this area. He is totally
North Carolina Central Dirt…
On Monday, it was announced that Paris JC (TX) head coach Chuck Taylor had resigned to become an assistant at a DI school in North Carolina (Taylor Resigns at Paris JC). I have now heard that his landing spot will be North Carolina Central where he will replace Michael Cotton who recently became the associate
Tilmon Joins staff at Morehead State
Derrick Tilmon, who was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Missouri State from 2012-15, has joined Morehead State’s staff in the same capacity. He will have a variety of duties, including working with post players, assisting with recruiting and helping with scouting. “I want to welcome Derrick and his family to Morehead State,” Head Coach
Akbar Waheed Named Assistant at Hofstra
Hofstra University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich announced today that Akbar Waheed has joined the Pride coaching staff as an assistant coach. Waheed replaces Shane Nichols, who departed for a similar position at Murray State. “Akbar will be a tremendous addition to an already strong staff here at Hofstra,” commented Mihalich. “Akbar was on
Charleston Southern Dirt II…
I can confirm that Joey Murdock has been hired as an assistant coach at Charleston Southern. Murdock has been an assistant at Pensacola State College (FL) for the past five seasons. Before that, he was a GA under Jeff Lebo at Auburn and also spent time as a high school coach in Florida. He was one of
Nutt Joins Hamilton’s Staff At Florida State
Dickey Nutt, most recently the head coach at Southeast Missouri State, has joined Leonard Hamilton’s basketball staff at Florida State. Nutt, the 1998 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year, was the head coach at Arkansas State (1996- 2008) and at Southeast Missouri State (2010-2015) and led those programs to success on the national and
Virginia Staff Update
Virginia men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett has promoted assistant coach Ron Sanchez to associate head coach. Bennett also promoted Vic Sfera to director of scouting/recruiting and recently added Orlando Vandross as the director of recruiting/player development. Sanchez has served as an assistant coach at Virginia for the last six seasons after holding the same
B180 Basketball Fundamental Skills Program Improves Basketball Players’ Academic Reading Skills
The B180 Basketball Fundamental Skills Program Improves Basketball Players’ Academic Reading Skills Average 20 and 10 = Improve 20 Lexile Levels in 10 days www.b180basketball.com What Makes the B180 Basketball Fundamental Skills Program the Most Complete Basketball Skills Training Program Ever Put On Cards According to a recent report by CNN http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/07/us/ncaa-athletes-reading-scores/ student athletes’ reading