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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will host a memorial service in honor of men’s basketball head coach Lew Hill, who passed away on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Additionally, members of the community not attending the memorial service
Today’s Daily News & Notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Earlier this week, I mentioned the t-shirt that Butler head coach LaVall Jordan wore on Saturday that honored the late John Thompson with a quote, and also listed all of the current African-American D1 head coaches on the back. I’ve now learned that
By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 12 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2020-21 college basketball
Cory Hoff has resigned as the men’s basketball coach at Graceland University after three seasons as the head coach. Hoff previously served as the assistant coach for two years, including during the Yellowjackets’ NAIA national championship run in the 2017-18 season. Assistant Coach Ernest Shand will serve as the acting coach for the remaining three
Boston College William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Pat Kraft announced today that head men’s basketball coach Jim Christian has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Christian finishes his seven-year tenure at Boston College with an overall record of 78-132 (.371), including an ACC mark of 26-94 (.217). “I know that Jim gave everything that he had into leading
Daily News & Notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Providence Head Coach Ed Cooley missed Saturday’s game at DePaul with a non-Covid issue. Assistant Coach Jeff Battle led the Friars to a 57-47 win in his head coaching debut. No word on if Cooley will return for tomorrow’s game at UConn. Following last
Our good friend and NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great 3-point shooting challenge called Plus 5. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! https://www.youtube.com/embed/Za9U_2JYzU8 This drill focuses on the difference between makes and misses as players try for a score of plus 5. Made shots are plus 1 and missed shots
The University of Maine men’s basketball team has opted out of the remainder of the 2020–21 season due to challenges related to COVID-19. The team reached a final decision on Feb. 12. President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Director of Athletics Ken Ralph were informed and are in support of the decision. A team meeting with athletic
According to a report from 21-WMFJ Sports, Youngstown State head coach has signed a contract extension through the 2024-25 season. Ron Strollo, YSU’s Executive Director of Athletics, told WMFJ that the contract extension was worked out a few weeks ago, and this is year one of that extension. According to the original contract that Calhoun
Bacone College announced today the hire of Ruben Little Head from Lawrence, Kansas as the new men’s basketball coach. Little Head is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Lame Deer, Montana, where he grew up on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University in the late 90s and played
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Thursday that Jai Steadman, who has been an assistant coach with the men’s basketball program since 2014, will serve as Interim head coach for the remainder of the season follow the tragic passing of head coach Lew Hill on Sunday. Steadman was ranked tied for the No.
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If you’ve been watching the SEC lately, though, you know one thing is as certain as the taxes you’ll soon have to file: Alabama is going to shoot an absolute ton of threes.
