According to a statement released by Texas A&M, head coach Billy Kennedy is taking a medical leave of absence due to an undisclosed medical condition. Kennedy will have a series of tests run and will be evaluated by his physician before returning to coach the Aggies. Associate head coach Glynn Cyprien will be in charge
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Liberty University Staff Update
Matt Olinger has been promoted to assistant coach at Liberty. Olinger is in his eighth year with the program, having previously spent three seasons as the director of basketball operations, two as a graduate assistant and two as a video coordinator Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Moss Named Assistant at Coastal Carolina
Former UNC Wilmington head coach Benny Moss has been named an assistant at Coastal Carolina. Before Wilmington, Moss served six seasons as the top assistant at UNC Charlotte. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Liberty Assistant Steps Down
Liberty Head Coach Dale Layer has announced that Myron Guillory has chosen to resign as assistant coach to pursue other career opportunities. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Let practice begin!
We’ve made it through the off-season….finally time to kick-off the 2011-12 season. With practices starting tonight and tomorrow, I wanted to wish all of the coaches out there good luck! I know that I am looking forward to getting out there with my own squad and I’m sure you all feel the same. This is
St. Louis Rumor….
According to a source, St. Louis head coach Rick Majerus has hired former Army and Evansville head coach Jim Crews as an assistant. Crews will replace Alex Jensen who became the head coach of the Cavs D-League team last week. In 24 seasons as a head coach, Crews holds a 353-349 record (294-209 in 17
UC Irvine assistant takes WBB job
Doug Oliver has been named a women’s basketball assistant coach at UC Irvine. Oliver spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the UC Irvine men’s program. He has over 35 years of coaching experience, had two stints as the top assistant at Stanford, the first from 1986-98 as a member of Mike
DONE DEAL: Jackson to Bluefield State
Stillman College assistant Jamaal Jackson has officially been tabbed as the interim head coach at Bluefield State. On Tuesday, I reported that he was the choice (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/aa274a97/bluefield-state-update/…) – it is now a done deal. I have heard from a source that former head coach Jimmy Voight is still in a battle with the college over
Hawaii staff update
University of Hawai’i men’s basketball head coach Gib Arnold announced a pair of changes to his 2011-12 coaching staff. Benjy Taylor has been elevated to associate coach and Scott Fisher has been hired as an assistant coach. Taylor served as an assistant coach last year, while Fisher was previously the team’s director of operations. The
UNO staff update
University of New Orleans men’s basketball coach Mark Slessinger formally announced the additions of Kris Arkenberg and Kerwin Forges to his coaching staff. Arkenberg was an assistant at Panola JC last season. He began his collegiate coaching career as a student assistant at Division I IUPUI and also worked as an assistant at Lincoln Trail
New Mexico State adds assistant
New Mexico State has hired Keith Brown as an assistant basketball coach. Brown joined the Aggies after 14 seasons (1997-2011) at Cal State Bakersfield including six years as the head coach (2005-11). He helped the Roadrunners make the transition to NCAA Division I. Brown was promoted to head coach after serving as the head assistant
Williams Signs Contract Extension
UNC has extended Roy Williams contract through 2018. Williams is in his ninth season as head coach of the Tar Heels. His base salary will be $325,000, he will receive an expense allowance of $30,000 in 2011-12 and $40,000 in each of the next six years and he will receive supplemental income paid by the