Russell Payne joined the Cal State East Bay men’s basketball coaching staff in July 2024. He brings many years of basketball coaching experience, both at the high school and club level. Before joining East Bay, Payne served as the varsity assistant basketball coach at Harvard-Westlake School and was the founder and president for Los Angeles
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Dowd named Director of Men’s and Women’s Basketball Operations at Evansville
Entering his third year at the University of Evansville, Sammy Dowd has assumed the role of Director of Basketball Operations for both the Purple Aces men’s and women’s basketball teams. “Sammy is as resilient a person as you will find while also being one of the most grateful people you have ever come across. He is
Butler named Interim Head Basketball Coach at D3 St. Scholastica
Christian Butler has been named Interim Head Coach following long-time St. Scholastica men’s basketball coach David Staniger’s departure. “First and foremost I would like to thank Coach Staniger for bringing me onto his staff a year ago. He has been amazing to work for and I’ve truly enjoyed our time together. I wish him the
Zach Angelini named Director of Player Development/Assistant Coach at Pacific
The Pacific men’s basketball program announced the hiring of Zach Angelini as Director of Player Development/Assistant Coach. Angelini spent the last two years as Assistant Coach at Carleton University. He worked under Taffe Charles who was Head Coach at Carleton. Angelini was part of Carleton’s national championship winning squad in 2022-2023. “I am extremely excited to get
Bradley joins SIUE staff as Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development
SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Brian Barone has added Jay Bradley to his staff as an Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development. Bradley joins the Cougars after having most recently served as the Head Coach at Northwest Kansas Technical College, a junior college in Goodland, Kansas. After winning just three games the season before
Texas Tech Basketball Staff Update
Texas Tech head basketball coach Grant McCasland has announced the promotion of Chris Nottingham and the addition of Brian Pete to his coaching staff. Nottingham will serve as the Director of Player Development in his second season with the program, while Pete joins the staff as the Video Coordinator after previously working in the same role at Vanderbilt the
Vermont adds Estes as Director of Basketball Operations
Cioffi Men’s Basketball Head Coach John Becker announced that Braeden Estes has joined his staff as director of basketball operations. “I’m really excited to add Braeden to our staff,” Becker said. “He has experience in this league as a manager for Bill Herrion at New Hampshire, and a lot of overall experience for this position, so he’s going to be a
Russell promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Weber State
Weber State men’s basketball head coach Eric Duft has promoted Dan Russell to the Associate Head Coach with the Wildcats. Russell is entering his third season on the Weber State coaching staff. He joined the Wildcat staff in June 2022 as Duft’s first hire as head coach. In two years with the Wildcats, Russell has helped Weber State to
Estepp resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Cedarville University
Pat Estepp, who guided Cedarville University to three NCCAA Championship banners and spent 24 years on the men’s basketball staff, has resigned his position as head coach. Estepp, 49, has decided to pursue another opportunity in collegiate basketball with that announcement coming soon. The University has begun an immediate search for his successor. “I am
Fort Scott CC hires Glover as new Head Basketball Coach
Fort Scott Community College has announced the hiring of Matt Glover as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. “I am incredibly honored and excited to join Fort Scott Community College and start the next chapter of my career at the helm of the Men’s Basketball program. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you
Staniger resigns as Head Basketball Coach at St. Scholastica
After 24 seasons as the Head Coach for St. Scholastica men’s basketball, David Staniger has resigned his position. “It is always sad when one of our own decides to depart. Coach Staniger has been a vital catalyst in our community for over 24 years. We will miss his dynamic energy and sincere dedication to CSS Athletics and
Kupa named DBO at Yale
Caleb Kupa has joined James Jones‘ staff at Yale the as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Kupa comes to Yale after spending two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations at Towson, where the Tigers finished the 2023-24 season winning 20-plus games for a school record third straight season and reached the CAA Championship Semifinals for the