Former Blue Mountain College star point guard Jonah Simpson has returned to campus as the men’s basketball assistant coach, Topper head coach Jermael Bingham announced this week. A Jackson, Mississippi, native, Simpson was the floor general for Bingham from 2018-20; he led the team in scoring and assists and was one of the top defenders
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Oetjen named Assistant Basketball Coach at Arizona Christian
Caleb Oetjen has been added as an assistant coach to the Arizona Christian Men’s Basketball staff for the 2021-22 season as announced by Head Coach Jeff Rutter. Coach Oetjen joins the Firestorm coaching ranks after serving the last two years on staff with Mount Vernon Nazarene University. “Caleb is a great addition to our staff,” stated
Hepker promoted to Associate Head Coach at OUAZ
OUAZ head men’s basketball coach Matt Keeley announced the promotion of Adam Hepker to Associate Head Coach. Hepker has been the top assistant to Keeley since the program started in 2017. “Adam has been supremely important to our program as we continue the process of building into a program that can compete nationally,” Keeley said.
Hamer elevated to Assistant to the Head Coach at Illinois
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced Friday that Zach Hamer has been elevated to the position of assistant to the head coach. Hamer takes over this role after spending the last two seasons on the Fighting Illini staff as video coordinator. Illinois Basketball has enjoyed widespread success over the last two seasons, with Hamer’s tenure aligning with the winningest two-year Big Ten run in program
Des Moines Area CC Men’s Basketball Staff Update
DMACC men’s basketball coach Brett Putz has announced the hiring of Trevor Smith and Taylor Tucker as assistant men’s basketball coaches. Smith and Tucker replace former DMACC assistant coaches Kannon Burrage and Sam Esboldt. Burrage left DMACC to become the men’s basketball coach at Black Hawk College and Esboldt has joined the Minot State University
Stevens joins Regis College MBB staff
Zach Stevens has joined the Regis College athletics staff as the assistant men’s basketball coach starting in 2021-22. Stevens has spent four years as an assistant coach at Plymouth State University, helping with recruiting, practice plans, game plans, in-game coaching, and player development. He also assisted in monitoring player’s academic performance, oversaw film exchange, scouted
McLeroy named Assistant Coach at Newman University
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Newman Men’s Basketball announces the addition of Kyle McLeroy as Assistant Coach for the 2021-2022 campaign. McLeroy comes to the Jets from Dallas Baptist University where he served as Graduate Assistant for two seasons. The Patriots were 21-9 in year one and landed a berth in the NCAA tournament. In 2020-2021 Kyle helped DBU return
Daily Dirt – 8/5/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Today’s Daily Dirt… Horace Owens, Vernon Dupree, and Shadid Perkins will make up Stan Waterman’s new staff at Delaware State. Owens was a long-time assistant at La Salle. Dupree had spent the past 11-seasons as an assistant at D2 Wilmington University (DE). Perkins had been on Waterman’s staff at the Sanford
Cohen named Video Coordinator at Western Carolina
Cody Cohen has joined the Western Carolina men’s basketball staff as the video coordinator. Prior to arriving in Cullowhee, Cohen served for two seasons as an assistant varsity basketball coach at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, Fla. He also coached with Florida PRO AAU in the spring of 2021. Cohen spent the 2018-19
Columbia Hires Jake Brown as Assistant Coach
Columbia men’s basketball has hired Jake Brown as an assistant coach, head coach Jim Engles announced today. Brown, who spent the 2018-19 season on Engles’ staff as a graduate manager, re-joins the Lions after two years as an assistant at Howard University. “Jake’s familiarity with our program and relationship with our veteran group is going to
Droney Elevated to Babson College Full-Time Assistant Coach for Men’s Basketball
Babson College head men’s basketball coach Stephen Brennan announced on Wednesday that Matthew Droney ’17 has been elevated to the program’s full-time assistant coach, effective immediately. Droney returned to his alma mater as a part-time assistant coach prior to the 2019-20 campaign and helped the Beavers return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time
Wilk named Head Basketball Coach at Tompkins Cortland CC
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Tom Wilk has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Tompkins Cortland Community College. The Panther alum and former assistant coach at SUNY Cortland and Morrisville State replaces Rich Echevarria, who stepped down earlier this summer after six seasons. Wilk played for the Panthers in 2008-09, averaging 10.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.3