Lipscomb is set to hire University of Alabama Huntsville’s Lennie Acuff as their new head basketball coach. This was first reported by Evan Daniels. Acuff will replace Casey Alexander who departed for Belmont earlier this month. In 22 seasons as the head coach at UAH, Acuff has amassed a 436-214 record, including a 24-8 tally
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Bryan Galuski Named Eckerd College Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Since the beginning of the Eckerd College Men’s Basketball program in 1963, only two permanent head coaches have roamed the sidelines—Jim Harley and Tom Ryan, a 1987 Eckerd graduate. Now, a third name will be added to the list. Eckerd College Athletic Director Tom Ryan ’87 announced that former Triton player and assistant coach Bryan
Belmont Basketball Staff Update
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Belmont University men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander announced Tuesday members of his coaching staff. Associate head coach Brian Ayers and assistant coach Tyler Holloway will remain at Belmont, while Sean Rutigliano (roo-TILL-ee-AH-no) follows Alexander down Belmont Boulevard from Lipscomb University. “A trademark of Belmont’s success has been continuity and stability within the program, so
Chew joins Grand Canyon Men’s Basketball Staff
Grand Canyon added more Division I coaching experience to its men’s basketball staff with the hiring of Isaac Chew as Lopes assistant coach. The next GCU season will mark Chew’s 13th year on a Division I bench, starting with Murray State (2007-11) before he moved on to Missouri (2011-12), Marquette (2012-14), Virginia Tech (2014-16) and
Bethel Names Steve Drabyn as Next Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Bethel College Athletic Director Tom Visker is pleased to announce that Steve Drabyn has been named as the tenth head coach in men’s basketball program history. “Steve rose to the top of an exceptional list of candidates for this position,” stated Visker. “He has the winning experience, recruiting connections, and faith-based approach to coaching that
McMillan Named Head Basketball Coach at Navarro College
Navarro College has hired Grant McMillan as its new head men’s basketball coach. “We are so excited to have Grant on board with the Bulldog basketball program. He has experienced great success as a head coach and in Region XIV. He has been involved with highly successful programs at each stop in his coaching career,”
Daily Dirt – 4/22/19
Busy day today….just getting caught up now. Here are a few things… Richmond will promote DBO Steve Thomas to assistant coach. He will be replacing Kim Lewis who left to become an assistant at Mercer. Before joining the Spiders staff in 2015, he had served as a staffer at Virginia Tech and Oregon. Speaking of
Diebler named Assistant Basketball Coach at Ohio State
Chris Holtmann, head coach of the Buckeyes, announced Monday the hiring of Jake Diebler, who most recently was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt, to the Ohio State staff as an assistant coach. Diebler replaces Mike Schrage, who recently was named head coach at Elon University. “We are excited about the addition of Jake Diebler to
Troy Basketball Staff Update
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Troy men’s basketball first-year head coach Scott Cross has finalized his coaching staff with the addition of Kenneth Mangrum and Jermaine Johnson as announced by Troy University Monday morning. Cross retained assistant coach Mike Worley from the previous staff while adding both Mangrum and Johnson as assistant coaches. Worley has been a part of the Trojans for six years, serving as the director
Molinari promoted to Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Coe College
Coe College and head men’s basketball coach Bryan Martin announce the promotion of Paxton Molinari from assistant coach to associate head coach of the men’s basketball program. Molinari completed his fourth year on Martin’s staff in 2018-19 and has served as the recruiting coordinator, coached the Kohawk guards, and also coordinated the Kohawk defense this
James Strong joins Vandy Basketball Staff
Former Commodore player and staff member James Strong is returning to West End to join new head coach Jerry Stackhouse’s staff as the Director of Player Personnel. Strong, who returns to Vanderbilt after spending eight seasons on Rick Byrd’s staff at Belmont, played for the Commodores from 1996-2000 and spent six seasons as a member
Clark Tabbed as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Alma College
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After guiding the Alma College women’s basketball team to its best season in nearly two decades, Ryan Clark has accepted the offer to become the head coach of the men’s basketball program, as announced by Director of Athletics Steven Rackley on Monday (April 22). Clark will assume the position immediately. “I’m very happy to have