Evan Conti has been named as an assistant basketball coach at Stonehill. Conti has been at D2 St. Michael’s (VT) for the past five season, most recently serving as the associate head coach. Prior to his time at St. Mike’s, Conti was the head coach at New York Institute of Technology (2018-2020). No official announcement yet
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INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Johnson named Head Basketball Coach at Jackson State
Jackson State University Division of Athletics Vice President/Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson removed the interim tag from Trey Johnson, formally announcing the former Tiger as the new head men’s basketball coach at his alma mater. “There are not many chances you get to have one of your own lead a program, and we have that with Trey Johnson,” Robinson
Joey Rodriguez added to UTRGV Basketball Staff
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) head men’s basketball coach Brandon Chambers announced on Wednesday the hiring of Joey Rodriguez, who spent the last eight seasons as an assistant coach at Florida International University (FIU), as an assistant coach. Rodriguez helped the Panthers to 113 wins throughout his tenure helping Jeremy Ballard become the winningest coach at FIU while
NAIA DIRT: Hammett no longer Head Basketball Coach at Paul Quinn College
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Leshawn Hammett is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Paul Quinn College. Hammett took over at PQC last April after a nine year run as the head coach at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. This past season, his team went 9-17 (4-8). Hammett, the all-time wins
Lorenson named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Rockhurst
Todd Lorensen, who helped lead Graceland University to an 89-35 record over the past four seasons, has been named as the new head coach for the Rockhurst University men’s basketball program. Graceland’s win totals improved in each of Lorensen’s four seasons in Lamoni, Iowa and directed the Yellow Jackets to back-to-back NAIA national tournament appearances
Archey resigns as Head Basketball Coach at NAIA University of Mobile
Darnell Archey has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Mobile. He will take over as the girls basketball coach at UMS-Wright. Archey’s wife is a teacher at the school, and his daughters play basketball there. No official announcement from Mobile, but UMS-Wright released the following on Instagram: UMS-Wright is thrilled
Cross adds five to ULM Basketball Staff
ULM head men’s basketball coach Ryan Cross has announced four new members of his staff for the 2026-27 season, in addition to a staffing change. Jermaine Johnson, Assistant CoachJermaine Johnson arrives in Monroe after five seasons at Memphis. He joined the Memphis staff as an assistant prior to the 2020-21 season, later moved into the Director of Player
South Alabama extends Head Basketball Coach Richie Riley through 2030 season
University of South Alabama head men’s basketball coach Richie Riley has agreed to a contract extension that will continue his leadership of the Jaguars through the 2030 season, Director of Athletics Dr. Joel Erdmann announced Monday afternoon. In his tenure at South Alabama, Riley has led one of the most sustained runs of success in program history,
Balentine hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Marty Simmons has announced the addition of Desmond Balentine as an assistant coach on the Panthers men’s basketball staff. Balentine comes to EIU following two seasons as the head coach at NCAA Division II Tiffin University in Ohio with four total seasons on the Tiffin staff. He helped the program post
Slick added to Lamar Basketball Staff
Tyler Slick has been named to the Lamar University men’s basketball coaching staff announced head coach Jordan Fee Tuesday morning. Slick becomes the fourth addition to Fee’s first staff. “We are excited to welcome Tyler Slick to our staff,” said Fee. “He brings a unique perspective having coached at every level of basketball. Tyler is widely
Freesman named Assistant Basketball Coach at North Florida
North Florida Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bobby Kennen announced the addition of Assistant Coach Zack Freesman on Tuesday. “We’re extremely excited to welcome Zack, Jill and Amelia home,” Kennen said. “I first met Zack as a high school senior. Immediately, he articulated his dream of becoming a Division I coach, in addition to his plans for doing
Northern Iowa Basketball Staff Update
I think we’ve mentioned all of these additions at some point over the past few weeks. Here’s the official announcement from Northern Iowa announcing new head coach Kyle Green’s staff: UNI head men’s basketball coach Kyle Green on Monday announced the members of his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Green retains three members of