Fresh off a record season and NCAA Championship Second Round appearance, James Madison moved quickly to fill its head coaching vacancy, hiring another NCAA qualifying coach in Preston Spradlin to a six-year deal. Spradlin comes to JMU from Morehead State, where he guided the Eagles to their second NCAA appearance in four seasons in 2023-24. During
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Brown named Assistant Basketball Coach at Western Carolina
Western Carolina men’s basketball first-year head coach Tim Craft has begun to fill his assistant staff with the addition of Andrew Brown, who spent the past five seasons on the bench with Craft at Gardner-Webb. Brown will also serve as the Catamount men’s basketball program’s recruiting coordinator. Brown, who brings over 15 years of collegiate coaching
OFFICIAL: Nagy named Head Basketball Coach at Southern Illinois
Following-up on yesterday’s report…Wright State’s Scott Nagy has officially taken over as the head coach at Southern Illinois. Here’s the statement that SIU has released announcing the hiring: Southern Illinois University Carbondale has named Scott Nagy the 15th men’s basketball head coach in the program’s history. With nearly three decades of head coaching experience at Wright
Gerry McNamara named Head Basketball Coach at Siena
Gerry McNamara has been named the 19th head coach in Siena College Men’s Basketball history. The Syracuse University legend and 2003 National Champion takes over the reins of the Saints after spending the past 15 years on staff with the Orange. McNamara will be formally introduced at a press conference on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the atrium
Schilling named Head Basketball Coach at Augustana University
Augustana national championship head coach Tom Billeter has announced his resignation from Augustana to pursue a head coaching position at another institution. Augustana Vice President for Athletics Josh Morton has named Augustana alum Cody Schilling as the successor of the men’s basketball program. “I want to thank Coach Billeter for building a championship program at Augustana,” Morton said. “Augustana fans
Billeter named Head Basketball Coach at Emporia State
Emporia State University Vice President, Director of Athletics David Spafford has announced that two-time National Coach of the Year Tom Billeter, will be the newest head coach of the Hornet men’s basketball program. An introductory press conference will be held on Tuesday, April 2 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sauder Alumni Center on the Emporia
Dru Joyce III named Head Basketball Coach at Duquesne
Duquesne University Director of Athletics Dave Harper announced Thursday that Dru Joyce III has been named the 18th head coach in the 108-year history of the Duquesne University men’s basketball program. Joyce III will be formally introduced at a press conference Monday, April 1, on DU’s campus. A media advisory will be distributed Sunday, March 31, for
REPORT: Southern Illinois expected to name Nagy as new Head Basketball Coach
ESPN’s Jeff Borzello is reporting that Southern Illinois is expected to hire Wright State’s Scott Nagy as their new head basketball coach. Nagy has 29-years experience as a head coach having serving the past eight at Wright State, and the previous 21 seasons at South Dakota State. He holds an overall career mark of 577-332
Louisville schedules 3pm presser to introduce Pat Kelsey as new Head Basketball Coach
The University of Louisville has scheduled a 3pm press conference for today where they will introduce Pat Kelsey as their new head men’s basketball coach. Kelsey has spent the past three seasons as the head coach at the College of Charleston, where he went 75-27 (.735). This past season, he led the Cougars to a
OFFICIAL: Jakus named Head Basketball Coach at Florida Atlantic
Following up on earlier reports…Florida Atlantic has made the hiring of Baylor Associate Head Coach John Jakus official. Here’s the statement that FAU released: Florida Atlantic University announced Wednesday that John Jakus has been named the school’s head men’s basketball coach. The associate head coach at Baylor, Jakus comes to Boca Raton after spending the
REPORT: SMU expected to hire USC’s Andy Enfield as new Head Coach
According to a Field of 68 report, USC’s Andy Enfield is expected to sign a deal to become the next head coach at SMU. Enfield has spent the past 11-seasons at USC where he went 220-147 (.599). He also served as the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast from 2011-13, where he went 41-28 (.594).
REPORT: Florida Atlantic to hire Baylor’s Jakus
According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Florida Atlantic will hire Baylor associate head coach John Jakus to replace Dusty May (Michigan) as their new head basketball coach. Jakus has been at Baylor for the past seven seasons, and was on staff at Gonzaga for three seasons before that. More on this one