Head men’s basketball coach Derrin Hansen announced Wednesday the hiring of John Ritzdorf as Omaha’s Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Ritzdorf replaces Tyler Bullock, who left UNO after two seasons to become an assistant coach at Southwestern Community College. Ritzdorf is a native of York, Neb., and a 2013 UNO graduate with a bachelor’s degree
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Brown adds Operations Specialist
Ted Rawlings has been named the Men’s Basketball Operations Specialist (DOBO) at Brown in an announcement made by Brown head coach Mike Martin. Rawlings comes to Brown from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. "My staff and I are excited to have Ted join us in this new position,"
Moynihan named DBO at George Mason
George Mason men’s basketball head coach Paul Hewitt announced Mike Moynihan has been named the director of operations for the program. Moynihan joins the staff after a one-year stint as the video coordinator at Troy University last season. While with the Trojans, Moynihan was responsible for all aspects of video editing and exchange, recruiting organization,
Burkholder named head coach at AIC
American International Director of Athletics Matthew Johnson has announced the hiring of Andy Burkholder as the 13th Head Men’s Basketball coach in program history. Burkholder, American International’s Director of Compliance since 2011, sat on the bench as an assistant under former head coach, Art Luptowski, from 2005-11. Luptowski left AIC this past summer after taking
Fairleigh Dickinson Basketball Coaching Clinic
The Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball program will conduct the Fairleigh Dickinson Men’s Basketball Coaching Clinic on Saturday, October 18th. The clinic is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. inside Stratis Arena at the Rothman Center. The cost is $20 per coach or $25 per coaching staff. The day will start with a
Pritzl Added To Ohio Staff
Brandon Pritzl has joined the Ohio men’s basketball coaching staff as a graduate assistant, as announced by first-year head coach Saul Phillips on Wednesday (Oct. 1). A four-year letterwinner, Pritzl helped lead the Chargers to the four winningest years of basketball in Hillsdale College – including a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title and NCAA
Rider adds staffer
Shannon Hodge of Hainesport, NJ is the newest member of the Rider University men’s basketball staff, serving as Director of Player Development. “We are happy to announce Shannon Hodge to a newly created position on my staff as Director of player development,” said Rider head coach Kevin Baggett. A 2013 graduate of Temple University, Hodge
Chattanooga staff update
The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball program is promoting two staffers, pending University approval, coach Will Wade announced Tuesday. Brooks Savage and Alex Wharton are moving into new roles in the wake of assistant coach Turner Battle leaving to take a similar position at UAB. Savage takes Battle’s place as a full-time assistant after one year
Karius elevated to DBO at Green Bay
Rick Karius has been named the Director of Basketball Operations for the men’s basketball program, Green Bay head coach Brian Wardle recently announced. Karius will be working on Wardle’s staff for the second-straight season and first as the director of basketball operations. In 2013-14, Karius helped the Phoenix win the Horizon League regular season championship
Shaka Smart Coaches Clinic with VCU Practice
Fifth Annual VCU Coaches Clinic Date: Saturday, October 25 Time: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Location: Siegel Center, 1200 West Broad St. Richmond, VA 23284 Registration fee: $70.00 per person, All attendees will receive a clinic notebook The clinic begins with a VCU practice at the Siegel Center. After breaking for lunch, the participants will
Baruch adds two assistants
Baruch College Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Alesi has announced the additions of TJ Tibbs and Brian McKenzie as assistant coaches for the 2014-15 season. The two new assistants bring a plethora of experience to the program, both as former players and young rising coaches in the business. TJ Tibbs (full name Thomas Tibbs, Jr.)
Durr named DBO at Colgate
Colgate men’s basketball head coach Matt Langel announced Monday the hiring of Pete Durr as the director of basketball operations. Durr’s primary responsibilities include serving as the team’s travel and video coordinator, in addition to assisting with recruiting efforts, summer camps and day-to-day office duties. "We are thrilled to add Pete to our coaching staff,"