Louisiana Tech basketball assistant coach Rennie Bailey has resigned from his duties. No official reason was given. Head Coach Kerry Rupp said the search for his replacement has already begun.
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Drew Hires Head Coach
Darryl Keckler, most recently the top assistant at Gettysburg College, has been named Head Coach at Drew University in New Jersey. He replaces Walter Townes.
Durham hired at New Mexico State
Mick Durham was added to Marvin Menzies staff as an assistant. Durham was the head coach at Montana State for 16 seasons before retiring in 2006. He has a career record of 246-213.
DIII Legend Steps Down
Albion’s Mike Turner has retired effective immediately. Turner has been the head coach at Albion since 1974 and accumulated 527 wins. he will be replaced by assistant coach Jody May.
West Texas A&M Hires Assistant
Arendijus Mejeras returns to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the 2008-09 campaign. The 2004 graduate of WTAMU previously served as an assistant at Weatherford College, where he spent the past three seasons. While with the Coyotes’ program, he helped guide the men’s basketball program to the 2008 NTJCAC (North Texas Junior College
UNC-Greensboro Adds Director of Operations
Ben Thompson has been named Director of Basketball Operations at UNC-Greensboro. Thompson most recently served as the graduate manager at Virginia Tech. He replaces Tripp Pendergast who took an assistants job at DII Pfeiffer University over the summer.
Bowling Green Adds Assistant
Bowling Green State University head men’s basketball coach Louis Orr has announced the hiring of Louis Twigg as an assistant coach. Twigg began his duties with the Falcons on Monday (Sept. 29). Twigg, a native of Snow Hill, Md., comes to BGSU after spending a year as an assistant coach at Bloomsburg (Pa.) University. He
Rhode Island College Hires Assistant
John Shannon has been named as an assistant at DIII Rhode Island College. He previously worked at Lesley University in Boston.
Head Coach Opening
Gillette College in WY, is looking for a full time Head Coach.
Baylor adds Student Manager
Baylor head men’s basketball coach Scott Drew and his team welcomed an old face back to the program in former BU and NBA star David Wesley, who has been hired as a student manager, while completing his undergraduate degree. Wesley returns to Baylor after a successful 14-year NBA career. He scored 11,842 points and dished
Richmond Men’s Basketball Announces Two Promotions
Kevin McGeehan was promoted to Associate Head Coach, Rob Jones was promoted to assistant coach and 2007 graduate Peter Thomas comes aboard as the director of basketball operation.
NAIA Head Coach fired for using profanity
Ave Maria University men’s basketball coach Ricky Benitez was fired Tuesday, one month before the Gyrenes inaugural season was scheduled to begin. Benitez, 42, said the reason given to him was,"the use of profanity in a scrimmage."��