University at Buffalo Athletic Director Danny White announced a contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley on Tuesday morning. The extension keeps Hurley on the sidelines for the Bulls through the 2018-2019 season. "Our men’s basketball program made tremendous progress in just one season under Coach Hurley and his staff," said White. "Our
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Elon staff update
Elon University head men’s basketball coach Matt Matheny announced three staff promotions today, Sept. 1. Jack Wooten and Monty Sanders have been elevated to Elon’s top two assistant coaches, respectively. Former director of operations Chris Long has been promoted to assistant coach, as well. All three assistant coaches will have increased responsibilities in recruiting, scouting
NYC JC Dirt…
Some things that I’ve heard from two NYC JC’s… • Word on the street is that the two finalists at Hostos CC are Hunter College assistant Eddie Lau and Hostos assistant Darryl Jones. They are in the hunt to replace Dr. Jody King who became the head coach at Mercy College earlier this summer. Sounds
Beilein Receives Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award
University of Michigan men’s basketball head coach John Beilein was named as the recipient of the NCAA’s Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award for the 2013-14 season. The Frederick Award, first presented in 2009 to honor the late Kansas and Illinois State athletics director, is awarded annually to an NCAA member institution coach or administrator who exhibits
Former Villanova and URI head coach Kraft passes away
Former Rhode Island men’s basketball coach Jack Kraft died at the age of 93 Thursday. The coaching legend – who won 361 games in 20 seasons with Villanova and Rhode Island – passed away in New Jersey. "The entire Rhode Island community mourns the passing of Mr. Kraft," said Rhode Island Director of Athletics Thorr
Hightower named head coach at Southwestern
Janson Hightower has been named by Director of Athletics Dr. Glada Munt as the head men’s basketball coach at Southwestern University effective immediately. Hightower takes over after 15-year veteran Bill Raleigh stepped down to assume the role of Assistant Athletic Director and Exercise and Sports Studies Department Chair full-time. "I want to thank Dr. Munt,
HOT: Woodley resigns at Truman State
Truman State University head men’s basketball coach Matt Woodley has announced his resignation, as the third-year head coach accepted an assistant coaching position with the Iowa Energy, an NBA Development League program owned and operated by the Memphis Grizzlies NBA franchise. In three seasons at the helm of the Bulldog program, the Iowa-native posted a
Mountain State Dirt…
A couple of things from the Mountain State… • West Virginia Tech Head Coach Bob Williams has hired Nic Kjaerholt as a full-time assistant. Kjaerholt, a native of Denmark, replaces David Rawlinson who was interim assistant in 2013-14. Kjaerholt spent the past two years as the Graduate Assistant at Rio Grande University. He served as
Kentucky Announces Staff Additions
The UK men’s basketball program has added Joel Justus as the director of men’s basketball analytics and Robert Harris as assistant strength and conditioning coach, head coach John Calipari announced Thursday. Justus’ main responsibilities will include analyzing player and team performance, utilizing various stats and data to help develop efficient strategies through video. Justus comes
HOT: 6-year extension for Brennan at American
American University men’s basketball head coach Mike Brennan has agreed to a new contract with AU. The reigning Patriot League Coach of the Year signed a new six-year contract, extending his current deal by two years, keeping him in D.C. through 2020. In his first season at the helm of the Eagles, Brennan led the
Young and Johnson remove names from C of C search
In a strange turn of events, the final two candidates to replace Doug Wojcik at the College of Charleston have both withdrawn their names from consideration for the position. I can confirm that both Anthony Johnson and Mike Young are no longer involved with the job. Yesterday, I mentioned that they were the two candidates
Marek Named Utah State Video Coordinator
– Utah State’s men’s basketball head coach Stew Morrill announced that David Marek has been named Video Coordinator. Marek comes to USU after two seasons as video coordinator and graduate assistant coach at Idaho State. He becomes the first full-time USU Video Coordinator, as the previous positions have been graduate assistants. "To keep pace with