Story Courtesy: Craig Shelton, NPU Athletics North Park University men’s basketball has found their new assistant coach, as Coach Ed McGhee welcomes former Viking standout Tyshaun “TJ” Cobbs to the NPU staff. Cobbs returns to North Park after building an impressive coaching résumé at the high school level, bringing a strong background in player development, game strategy,
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JUCO DIRT: Florida SouthWestern set to hire David Grace as new Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 Florida SouthWestern will hire David Grace as their new head men’s basketball coach. Grace, who served for 20 years in the Air Force, has been a high major assistant at UCLA, Cal, Vanderbilt and Oregon State. He has also had coaching stops at Sacramento State
JUCO DIRT: Watkins resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Southeastern CC (IA)
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Lorenzo Watkins has resigned as the head basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Southeastern College (IA). Watkins joined the SCC staff as an assistant in 2008, and was elevated to head coach in 2017. He wraps up his tenure at Southeastern with a 195-72 record, including a 17-13 mark this past season.
Grady elevated to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Lenoir-Rhyne
Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Basketball head coach Brent Owen has promoted Tyrone Grady to associate head coach, elevating one of his most trusted assistants within a program that has quickly become one of the premier programs in Division II. “I couldn’t ask for a better assistant coach than Tyrone. He has been operating as an associate head
NAIA NEWS: Drinkwine named Head Basketball Coach at Warner Pacific
Warner Pacific University Athletics has announced the hiring of Jeff Drinkwine as the new head coach of the Knights men’s basketball program. Bringing more than 25 years of coaching experience across multiple levels of basketball, Drinkwine arrives at Warner Pacific with a reputation for building successful programs and developing student-athletes on and off the court.
D3 NEWS: Austin named Head Basketball Coach at Thiel College
Thiel College Director of Athletics Isaac Collins announced the hiring of Trey Austin as the next Thiel Men’s Basketball head coach. Austin becomes the 26th head coach in program history and arrives in Greenville after serving as the head coach at Penn State Fayette for two seasons, where he orchestrated one of the program’s most significant turnarounds in recent
JUCO NEWS: Shaffer departs Neosho; Named Head Basketball Coach at McCook
After four seasons at Neosho County Community College, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Taylor Shaffer is taking the next step in his coaching career as he accepts a new opportunity at McCook Community College. While the Panthers will undoubtedly miss his leadership, Shaffer leaves Chanute having played a significant role in elevating the men’s basketball program.
D2 NEWS: Tabor named Assistant Basketball Coach at Emporia State
Emporia State men’s basketball coach Tom Billeter has announced the addition of Justin Tabor to the Hornet coaching staff. Tabor spent last year as an assistant coach at UMKC after spending the previous three years as the Director of Player Development for the Roos. He was on the sidelines when Kansas City had one of their most successful seasons in
D3 NEWS: Rhea hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Denison University
Denison University men’s basketball welcomes Jalen Rhea to its 2026-27 coaching staff. Rhea joins the staff after two seasons as the assistant coach at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Penn. During his time there, he helped the Bullets earn the 2026 regular-season Centennial Conference Championship and the 2026 Centennial Conference Tournament Championship. The team made the
NAIA NEWS: Freeman named Assistant Basketball Coach at Montana Western
Montana Western Men’s Basketball has added Ryne Freeman as an assistant coach, Head Coach J.C. Isakson announced Thursday. “We are excited to add Coach Freeman to our staff,” Isakson said. “He came highly recommended from his previous head coaches and already has shown a tremendous work ethic and commitment to the team. Coach Freeman is a bright young coaching professional
Johnson, Stepanian added to East Carolina Basketball Staff
East Carolina Men’s Basketball has made two final additions to its staff for the upcoming 2026-27 season in Tyler Johnson and Jackson Stepanian according to an announcement from head coach Michael Schwartz on Thursday. Johnson joins the Pirates as assistant coach/director of player development after spending the 2025-26 season as an assistant coach at his alma mater,
Winchester named Assistant Basketball Coach at Troy
Troy men’s basketball head coach Adam Howard announced the hiring of assistant coach Anthony Winchester on Thursday afternoon. Winchester helped guide Kansas State to a run to the 2023 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight during a four-year tenure with the Wildcats, which included three seasons as an assistant coach after beginning as the program’s Director of Video