Coach Wright will hold a clinic this Saturday starting at 10 am.
News
Trinity (CT) Coach Retires
Stan Orgodnick has resigned as the Head Basketball coach at Trinity College. Ogrodnik compiled a 478-186 (.720) record to go along with seven NCAA Tournament bids (including last season), four ECAC Division III New England titles, and eight consecutive appearances in the NESCAC Championship Tournament. Last season, the team finished with a 21-7 overall record,
Kansas Hires Administrative Assistant
Barry Hinson, the former head coach at DI Missouri State has accepted the position of administrative assistant on Bill Self’s staff at Kansas. Hinson, who was at Missouri State for the past nine seasons also served as an assistant under Self at Oral Roberts.
Colby Hires Assistant
Former Colby standout Nick Farrell has been hired as an assistant at his alma mater. The 2007 graduate is the 24th all-time leading scorer at Colby with 1,087 points.
Upcoming clinics
Two good basketball clinics are coming up if you live in the Northeast. Seton Hall Head Coach Bobby Gonzalez his staff will be conducting a clinic on Sunday 10/19. http://www.shupirates.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1599186&am… Harvard’s Tommy Ammaker will host a clinic on Saturday October 25th. Joining Coach Ammaker will be Former NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy. http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=41123&SP… Both
Seton Hall Rounds Out Staff
Seton Hall Head Coach Bobby Gonzalez has added Dennis Kazimir and Rodrick Rhodes to his staff for the 2008 – 2009 season. Kazimir will assume the role of Director of Basketball Operations. He was most recently an assistant at Tiffin College. Rhodes, a five year NBA veteran and former Kentucky and USC star, will be
Southeast Missouri State Fires AD
Southeast Missouri State fired athletic director Don Kaverman and placed men’s basketball coach Scott Edgar on administrative leave on Thursday, three days after the NCAA notified the school of possible major violations. Edgar will keep his job title while the school waits for the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions to hear the case and
DIII Rosemont (PA) Hires Head Coach
Rosemont College hired Ryan Tozer as it’s first ever men’s basketball coach. The DIII school which recently went coed will begin play in men’s basketball in 2009-2010. Tozer, who was an assistant at Holy Family, will spend this season recruiting.
DIII CalTech Hires Assistants
The California Institute of Technology men’s basketball program, under the direction of head coach Oliver Eslinger, has named Craig Heffernan, Adam Levitt, Dennis McCreary, and Jamayne Potts volunteer assistant coaches for the 2008-09 season.
Louisiana Tech Assistant Resigns
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.
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.