Mentioned this a few weeks ago – it’s now official… Head coach Dan Hurley announced the addition of Luke Murray as an assistant coach with the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball program. Murray joins the Rhody staff – and reunites with Hurley – after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at
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Cal State East Bay names Argenal head coach
Cal State East Bay has named Gus Argenal as the next head coach of Pioneer men’s basketball. Sara Lillevand Judd announced the hiring on Wednesday in one of her first acts as the new Director of Athletics. A native of Lafayette, Calif., Argenal brings coaching experience at both the Division I and Division II levels
Kansas rumors
There is some movement on Bill Self’s staff at Kansas. Self, who needs to replace Joe Dooley (named head coach at Florida Gulf Coast) appears to have found his man. Multiple sources are reporting that SMU assistant Jerrance Howard will be the choice here. Howard played for Self at Illinois and has worked for Billy
VCU Hires DBO
A familiar face will rejoin the VCU Men’s Basketball coaching staff. Head Coach Shaka Smart announced the addition of Jesse Bopp to the Rams, he will take over Director of Basketball Operations duties. Bopp served as a graduate manager during the 2009-10 campaign, Smart’s first season at VCU. Bopp rejoins VCU after spending three seasons
OFFICIAL: Bike out / Latina in at Sacred Heart
The Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics will hold a press conference on Thursday, May 30th to announce changes to the men’s basketball coaching staff for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Thursday’s press conference will be to announce the retirement of head men’s basketball coach Dave Bike after 35 years at Sacred Heart and the appointment
OFFICIAL: Zeigler to Detroit
The University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team added a veteran basketball coach with strong ties to the State of Michigan as head coach Ray McCallum announced the hiring of Detroit native Ernie Zeigler as an assistant coach on Wednesday (May 29). “I’m truly blessed and privileged to have the opportunity to work with coach
Daily Dirt – 5/29/13
Today’s "dirt"… • I have heard that former Central Michigan head coach Ernie Zeigler will join Ray McCallum’s staff at Detroit. Zeigler was the head coach at CMU from 2007-12 (75-111). He has also been an assistant at UCLA, Pitt, Kansas State, and Bowling Green. • It sounds like Presbyterian College assistant Brooks Savage is
Northern Illinois names Larson assistant
Northern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery has announced the promotion of Jason Larson to assistant coach following two seasons as NIU’s director of basketball operations. “I am excited to be able to promote Jason to an assistant coaching position,” said Montgomery. “Jason has done an unbelievable job the last two years in his
Henry promoted at Iowa State
Iowa State head men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced today the promotion of Charlie Henry to Director of Player Development. Henry was in charge of all video editing as a graduate assistant in 2012-13, helping the Cyclones make their second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. A 2009 graduate of Madonna University (Mich.), Henry worked as a graduate
Updated 2013 NCAA DI coaching changes
Here’s the up-to-date list of 2013 DI coaching changes: School: (old coach) new coach American: (Jeff Jones) Mike Brennan Ball State: (Billy Taylor) James Whitford Buffalo: (Reggie Witherspoon) Bobby Hurley Cal State Fullerton: (Andy Newman) Dedrique Taylor Cal State Northridge: (Bobby Braswell) Reggie Theus Campbell: (Robbie Laing) Kevin McGeehan Chattanooga: (John Shulman) Will Wade Drake:
Hofstra staff update
Hofstra University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich, who was announced as the 12th head coach in the history of the program on April 10, announced his coaching staff today. Joining Coach Mihalich’s staff at Hofstra will be Mike Farrelly, Kyle Neptune, Shane Nichols and Colin Curtin. All four were members of Mihalich’s staff at
Binghamton Staff Update
The Binghamton men’s basketball program has announced the hiring of Bryan Goodman as an assistant coach. He brings over a decade of Division I coaching and administrative experience with three successful programs. In addition, current assistant coach Ben Luber has been elevated to the position of associate head coach. At 28, he is the youngest