Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Kilgore College (TX) will hire Coastal Bend College (TX) head coach Robert Byrd to take over their men’s basketball program. Byrd will replace Brian Hoberecht who resigned in mid-July after 15-seasons on the job. Byrd was hired at Coastal Bend last May, following a
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Auburn Basketball Staff Update
Long-time Auburn men’s basketball staff members Chad Prewett (assistant coach), Mike Burgomaster (assistant coach/offensive coordinator), Ian Borders (director of scouting and recruiting) and Maddux Jeffreys (director of operations) have been elevated to new roles within the program. In January, the NCAA Division I Council modernized its rules for coaching limits. The Council supported an increase of two coaches in men’s and women’s basketball. These
JUCO DIRT: Florida State College at Jacksonville set to hire former D1 assistant as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Florida State College at Jacksonville will hire former UT Arlington assistant coach John Putyrski as their new head men’s basketball coach. Putyrski began last season at UTA as the Director of Scouting & Video, and was elevated to assistant coach after Greg Young was released
Oklahoma State Basketball Staff Update
Head men’s basketball coach Mike Boynton has reshaped his staff for the 2023-24 season with a series of moves designed to take Oklahoma State’s player development program to the next level. Terrence Rencher will assume the new title of Associate Head Coach, Scott Sutton and James Barrett have both been elevated from support staff to Assistant Coach, and Nelson Hernandez is the
Former LSU head coach John Brady joins Baton Rouge CC Basketball Staff as Special Assistant
Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Coach John Brady as a Special Assistant to the Head Coach for the college’s basketball program. Coach Brady, well-known for his tenure at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he coached the Tigers for 11 seasons and led them to the NCAA Final Four
Doc Sadler joins Kansas Basketball Staff
Doc Sadler has returned to the Kansas men’s basketball program as an analyst, KU head coach Bill Self announced today. Sadler comes to Kansas after being on the staff at Oklahoma for the 2022-23 season where he was a special advisor to the head coach. Sadler served as director of basketball operations at Kansas for
USC Basketball Staff Update
The USC men’s basketball program has elevated Desmon Farmer and Kurt Karis to assistant coaches, it was announced by head coach Andy Enfield. In January this year, the Division I Council moved forward to modernize rules for coaching limits across several sports. In men’s and women’s basketball, the Council supported an increase of two coaches, effective July 1. Per the
UCLA Basketball Staff Update
The UCLA men’s basketball program has elevated Nate Georgeton to the role of assistant coach, while adding Nemanja Jovanovic and Brendyn Taylor as assistant coaches. The NCAA Division I Council voted in January 2023 to approve an increase of two basketball coaches who can participate in skill instruction, but may not recruit off campus. These changes became effective in men’s and women’s
D3 NEWS: Lewis promoted to full-time assistant at Averett
Averett University men’s basketball head coach David Doino announced Tuesday the full-time addition of KeShawn Lewis ’22 to the program as an assistant coach. Lewis, who played four seasons for the Cougars, served as a volunteer assistant coach last season while also working within athletics administration. “I am extremely proud and excited to elevate KeShawn to a full-time assistant
OFFICIAL: Dildy named Assistant Basketball Coach at Duke
No secret here – this one has been out for a while. Duke finally made it official today though. Here’s the release from the the Blue Devils: Duke men’s basketball head coach Jon Scheyer announced Tuesday the hiring of Emanuel Dildy as an assistant coach. Dildy fills the position vacated by Amile Jefferson, who was hired as an assistant coach
Moats elevated to Assistant Basketball Coach at Boise State
Boise State men’s basketball head coach Leon Rice has announced that David Moats will transition into the role of assistant coach. Moats enters his seventh season with Boise State after joining the program in 2017-18. He spent five seasons as the director of operations (2017-22) before moving into the newly-created role of director of recruiting ahead of the 2022-23
OFFICIAL: Miller announces retirement at Wisconsin-Whitewater; Wischer named Interim Head Coach
Following-up on a report from earlier today…Wisconsin-Whitewater head men’s basketball coach Pat Miller has officially announced his retirement. Here’s the statement from the school: Pat Miller, head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team — who led the program to 10 NCAA national tournament appearances and two national championships — will retire after