Story Courtesy: Jessica Burg, Yale Athletics James Jones, the Joel E. Smilow ’54 Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, is thrilled to announce that Kris Quintana will join his staff as Director of Operations. “I’m extremely pleased to have Kris Quintana join our staff,” said Jones. “Kris brings a wealth of experience from all different levels of
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D3 DIRT: Caltech set to name Army assistant Brian Joel as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) D3 Caltech will name Army assistant Brian Joel as their new head men’s basketball coach. Joel, a Caltech alum, had been on the Army staff since 2024. Prior to that, he spent nine seasons as an assistant at D3 University of Chicago. He will replace Doc Eslinger who became the associate
Patrick Ewing, Jr named Head Basketball Coach at Vermont Academy
Vermont Academy has hired Patrick Ewing, Jr as their new head coach of the boys’s prep basketball team. The school released the following statement on the hiring via Instagram: Vermont Academy is thrilled to announce the appointment of Patrick Ewing Jr. as the new Head Coach of Boys’ Prep Basketball.A former NBA player, NCAA Final
Rogers named Assistant Basketball Coach at Millersville
Bernie Rogers joined the Millersville men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2026-27 season. Rogers, a 2025 Lycoming College graduate, comes to Millersville after serving as the top assistant at his alma mater in 2025-26. In addition to his work at Lycoming, Rogers serves as the 15U head coach for Team
Thurlow, Beaton added to Sarah Lawrence Basketball Staff
Sarah Lawrence College has added Ryan Thurlow and Joash Beaton as assistant men’s basketball coaches. In addition to his duties at SLC, Thurlow is the co-director and head coach for the New Jersey Panthers 17 U Showcase Circuit team and former associate varsity coach at Saddle River Country Day (2017-2022). Beaton recently graduated from Medgar
Balanc, Houde, Morales added to Quinnipiac Basketball Staff
Story Courtesy Quinnipiac Athletics Quinnipiac Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tom Pecora has officially announced the hiring of former Bobcat standout Matt Balanc (’24) as the program’s Director of Player Development, as well Matt Houde and AJ Morales as graduate assistants “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Matt back to our program in this new
Rocco named Assistant Basketball Coach at Triton College
Nick Rocco has been named as an assistant coach at Triton College following a long, successful tenure at Lewis University as Associate Head Coach. In his 9 seasons with Lewis, Rocco has helped lead the Men’s Basketball program to new heights and program firsts that included; Lewis’ first number one overall conference seed in the
Pigatti adds three to Spring Arbor Basketball Staff
Spring Arbor University head men’s basketball coach John Pigatti has announced the additions of Drew Maynard, Max Walz and Tracey Lowder to the Cougar coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Maynard and Walz join the program as assistant coaches, while Lowder, a Spring Arbor alumnus and former Cougar men’s basketball player, will serve as an
Saint Martin’s promotes Velasquez to Head Basketball Coach
Saint Martin’s University Athletics today announced a transition in Men’s Basketball coaching leadership, with Tyler Velasquez promoted from associate head coach after Aaron Landon‘s departure to Sonoma State. The transition in leadership comes on the heels of historic success this past season, as the Saints coaching staff won GNAC Regular Season and Tournament championships, becoming
Landon named Head Basketball Coach at Sonoma State
Aaron Landon, who led St. Martin’s University to three Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) regular-season championships and two NCAA Division II regionals in five years, has been named head coach of the Sonoma State University men’s basketball team. Landon, a five-time Coach of the Year at both St. Martin’s (Lacey, WA) and South Puget Sound
Oregon’s Altman announces retirement effective immediately; Stubblefield named Interim Head Coach
Oregon head men’s basketball coach Dana Altman, who has more wins than any other coach in program history, is retiring effective immediately, the University of Oregon announced Wednesday. Altman, 68, won 382 games in 16 seasons in Eugene (382-182, .677) from 2010-11 through 2025-26 and was 792-425 (.651) in 37 seasons as a Division I
NAIA NEWS: Broome departs as Head Basketball Coach at Walla Walla U; Named AD at Pacific Union
Brandon Broome has departed his roles of head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Walla Walla University, and has been named as the new Director of Athletics at Pacific Union College. Broome had served as the head coach at Walla Walla for the past six seasons. Here is the release from PUC announcing the move: Pacific