I can confirm through great sources that Mississippi Valley State has hired Andre Payne as their new head basketball coach. He will replace Chico Potts who was dismissed earlier this spring. Payne has been the head coach and AD at Wiley College (TX) since 2006. He led his squad to a 19-11 (15-9) record this
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OFFICIAL: Jackson to Stilman
I reported this as a rumor this weekend – it’s now official… Stillman College’s Director of Athletics Paul Bryant announced the selection of Donte Jackson as its new men’s basketball coach. The announcement comes after a national search that saw more than 200 applicants vie for the position. Jackson will be introduced at a press
Daily Dirt – 6/3/14
From the HD World Headquarters… • Quick exit for Jeff Bower at Marist. Some names floating around, but nothing worth publishing. It will be an interesting situation…the AD is feeling some heat with this one. • I can confirm that Travis Garrett is no longer the head coach at USC-Salkehatchie. Garrett had been at Salk
Pittis promoted to assistant at Bradley
Having served the previous two years as Bradley Basketball Director of Operations, Cole Pittis will take over as an assistant coach on the Braves staff, according to an announcement today by fourth-year Bradley head coach Geno Ford. Pittis’ connection to Ford goes back to his playing days at Muskingum University and he boasts seven years
Wake hires video coordinator
Joe Balestrieri begins his first season on the Wake Forest basketball staff in 2014-15, serving as the program’s Video Coordinator. In his current role on the Demon Deacon staff, Balestrieri is responsible for managing the program’s video operations, including film cutups and exchanges. Balestrieri (pronounced bal-uh-STRARE-ee) came to Wake Forest in June 2014 after a
Mills named Director of Player Development at Wake Forest
Josh Mills is in his first season on the Wake Forest basketball staff in 2014-15, serving as the program’s Director of Player Development. In his current role, Mills serves as a mentor for Demon Deacon student-athletes in their academic and professional development. He also assists in recruiting by organizing and maintaining databases, sending mailouts and
Micallef Named Brooklyn’s Head Coach
The Brooklyn College Office of Recreation, Intramurals & Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the hiring of Rich Micallef as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach, effective immediately. Coach Micallef is no stranger to BC Athletics having spent four seasons on the Men’s Basketball team from 1980-1984 and graduating as Brooklyn’s all-time leading scorer with 1,740 career points,
Bennett Receives New 7-Year Contract
Virginia Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage announced Tuesday (June 3) the University has signed men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett to a new 7-year contract through the 2020-21 season. The contract replaces an extension to Bennett’s original contract signed in 2012 that was scheduled to end following the 2018-19 season. "We are pleased with Coach
OFFICIAL: Bower resigns at Marist
After leading the Marist College men’s basketball program for one season, Jeff Bower has resigned his position as head coach. Bower will become the General Manager of the Detroit Pistons. “I have a lot of respect for Jeff and the job he did in his time at Marist,” Marist Director of Athletics Tim Murray said.
HOT RUMOR: Marist’s Bower headed back to NBA
Yahoo! Sports first reported, and I can now confirm, that Marist head coach Jeff Bower is close to finalizing a deal to become the GM of the Detroit Pistons. Bower took over at Marist last spring, and guided his squad to a 12-19 record. He had previously worked in the NBA as the head coach,
Franklin College adds assistant
Franklin College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Kerry Prather has announced the addition of Brian Lebowitz as assistant coach to the men’s basketball program after a successful four-year playing career at Kenyon College (Ohio) from 2011-14. Lebowitz was a three-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference player and was selected team captain for his senior and junior seasons.
Daily Dirt – 6/2/14
Somethings that I heard over the weekend… • Word on the street is that Southern assistant Ryan Price is departing and will become an assistant at Prairie View A&M. Price had been at Southern since 2011 and has also worked at Arkansas-Ft. Smith, Henderson State, and Gannon. He is the son of current Lamar head