The Kennesaw State men’s basketball program officially welcomed in assistant D.J. Black to join the coaching staff for the 2013-14 season, head coach Lewis Preston announced on Tuesday, June 18. Black arrives to Kennesaw, Ga., after two years as an assistant coach at Navy and four years as the director of basketball operations at Penn
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URI Staff Update
Head coach Dan Hurley has announced the addition of Steve Enright to the Rhode Island men’s basketball staff, serving as the team’s assistant director of basketball operations. A native of South Kingstown, R.I., Enright has an extensive background in collegiate coaching, camps, and event operations. Most recently, he served as the director of event operations
Xavier University Adds Assistant
– Xavier University men’s basketball head coach Chris Mack announced today that he has filled the assistant coaching vacancy on his staff with the addition of Rick Carter, who has spent time working on the staffs at Michigan State, Fairfield and Western Michigan and most recently at Missouri. Mack is happy to welcome Carter, who
Fisk University rumors
I have now heard from three separate sources that the Fisk University (TN) is down to three candidates to replace Derek Watkins (resigned at the end of May). The guys that I’ve heard are: • Dan Price – Assistant coach Georgetown College (KY). • Michael Floyd- Former assistant South Alabama. • Rusty Elmore – Assistant
Alabama staff update
Alabama men’s basketball head coach Anthony Grant announced the final changes to his staff for the upcoming 2013-14 campaign. Former video coordinator Sean Dwyer moves into the special assistant to the head coach position, and will replace Antoine Pettway, who was promoted to assistant coach in May. Dwyer is entering his third season with the
HOT: Combs to Carroll U.
Wayne State College Director of Athletics Mike Powicki announced that head men’s basketball coach Paul Combs has resigned his position at the school and accepted the head men’s basketball position at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Combs spent four seasons as head coach at Wayne State College, compiling a 54-58 overall record and a 39-47
Fredonia State Hires Coach
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
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