Former NCAA Division I player and coach Philip Seymore is the new head coach of the Fredonia State men’s basketball team. A native of Brooklyn, Seymore coached 12 seasons at Providence College – seven as women’s head coach, five as men’s assistant coach. He also served as a men’s assistant coach for three seasons at
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Abatemarco Joins LMU Staff
LMU Head Men’s Basketball Coach Max Good has announced the hiring of Tom Abatemarco as an assistant coach to the Lions’ program, bringing with him more than 40 years of coaching experience at the professional and collegiate level. Abatemarco has spent the last three seasons with the University of Colorado, his second stint with the
DePaul Hires Assistant
DePaul coach Oliver Purnell announced today that Renard Phillips has joined the men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. The newest member of the staff started work with the Blue Demons on June 17. Phillips makes the move to Chicago from Washington, D.C. where he was head varsity basketball coach at Friendship Collegiate Academy since
Dakota Wesleyan finalists
The search to replace Shane Murphy at Dakota Wesleyan is down to four finalists. From what I have heard, there were 122 applicants for the position, and the final four will be wrapping up their on –campus interviews this week. Two separate sources have told me that the final group includes: • Josh Mueller –
FDU staff update
The Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball program will welcome three additions to the coaching staff, Head Coach Greg Herenda announced Monday. Joining Herenda on his staff will be Associate Head Coach Bruce Hamburger and assistant coaches Zak Boisvert and Dwayne Lee. “I really like the diversity and balance of our staff,” Herenda said. “There is a
Daily Dirt – 6/14/13
Today’s dirt… • I can confirm that Nate Oats will join Bobby Hurley’s staff at Buffalo. Oats has been the head coach at Romulus HS (MI) for the last 11 seasons and won his second State Championship this past year. He was previously an assistant at Wisconsin Whitewater and Maranatha College (WI). • I have
Wake Forest hires video coordinator
Former Demon Deacon guard Will Murphy has joined the Wake Forest basketball staff as the team’s Video Coordinator, as announced by head coach Jeff Bzdelik on Thursday. Murphy, who graduated from Wake Forest this past May, will be responsible for managing the program’s video operations, including cutups and exchanges. He will serve as Summer Camp
ETSU adds two assistants
East Tennessee State University men’s basketball head coach Murry Bartow announced Friday the addition of assistant coaches Bob Bolen and Thomas Carr to his 2013-14 staff. Bartow, who is replacing longtime assistants Mike Boyd and Scott Wagers, said that he had very specific criteria in mind as he evaluated the pool of candidates for these
American staff update
We’ve blogged about both of these already – they’ve now been made official. Just wanted to pass along the release: American University men’s basketball head coach Mike Brennan has completed his coaching staff hires. Former Maine assistant coach Nate Philippe will assume the same role at AU while former George Washington assistant coach Greg Collucci
Coleman named assistant at NDSU
North Dakota State head men’s basketball coach Saul Phillips announced the hiring of Freddy Coleman as assistant coach for the Bison on Thursday, June 13. Coleman replaces Jason Kemp, who was hired as an assistant coach at Toledo in May. Coleman was the top assistant at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., the past two years
Ohio State rumor
Multiple sources are reporting that Ohio State head coach Thad Matta will elevate Greg Paulus from video coordinator to assistant coach. He would replace Chris Jent who departed last week for a job with the Sacramento Kings. Paulus is a former player at Duke who also had a stint as an assistant at Navy. The
Hillsdale College staff update
With the departure of former assistant coach Dan Evans to Ohio Dominican University, the Hillsdale College men’s basketball coaching staff has undergone a few changes. Longtime assistant coach Brian "Pistol Pete" McCauley remains as assistant coach, while Luke Laser, who had served for three seasons as a part-time assistant coach, has been promoted to a