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2019-20 USA Basketball Men’s National Team Assistant Coaches Announced

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The USA Basketball Men’s National Team coaching staff today was finalized with the announcement that NBA head coaches Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors) and Nate McMillan and Villanova University head coach Jay Wright have been selected as assistant coaches for the 2019-20 USA Basketball Men’s National Team. Kerr, McMillan and Wright join USA and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich to complete

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Tom Kiely Named Director of Basketball Operations at VMI

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Tom Kiely has been named Director of basketball Operations for the Institute. He comes to VMI from Seton Hall University where he served as a student manager for the men’s basketball team for four years. Among his many responsibilities were to order and execute team meals, create and develop recruiting mail, film practice and games

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Roberts Wesleyan College Head Coach McCoy Retires Effective Immediately

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Head men’s basketball coach Rob McCoy is retiring after 16 years with Roberts Wesleyan College. McCoy is the longest tenured coach in the athletics department and is the winningest coach in Redhawks’ men’s basketball history. Coach McCoy leaves Roberts with 185 career wins. In the 2017-18 season McCoy led the Redhawks to the East Coast Conference Championships

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NCAA to permit ShotTracker technology on benches at 2018 Hall of Fame Classic

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 For the first time ever in Division I men’s college basketball, teams competing at the 2018 Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker will have access to ShotTracker’s live stats and analytics on the benches during game play. The NCAA has granted a waiver that will allow coaches for Missouri State, Nebraska, Texas Tech and

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Reid Jacoby Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Guilford College

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Guilford College Director of Athletics Sue Bower named Reid Jacoby assistant men’s basketball coach. Jacoby, a 2018 graduate of Guilford’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)-rival Randolph College, joins lead assistant Ronnie Thomas on head coach Tom Palombo’s staff for the 2018-19 season. Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Jacoby played on 2013 Benedictine College Preparatory

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Daily Dirt – 10/9/18

A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Earlier today, I posted a Delaware State men’s basketball staff update. In the story, new DSU head coach Eric Skeeters mentioned that a third assistant will be named shortly. I can confirm that choice will be Stephen Stewart. A former player and assistant at MEAC rival Coppin State,

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Delaware State Men’s Basketball Staff Update

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Delaware State men’s basketball head coach Eric Skeeters has announced two appointments to his staff for the 2018-19 season, his first with the Hornets. Skeeters has named Kevin McClain and Keith Goodie to assistant coach positions. McClain and Goodie each previously served as assistants at Delaware State’s MEAC rival Morgan State University during a period

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Rollins College Names Kevin Hogan Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

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Rollins men’s basketball head coach Tom Klusman has named former standout guard Kevin Hogan as the Tars new assistant coach. Klusman also announced longtime volunteer assistant Theo McWhite will be joining the staff on the bench for game days after spending the prevous four years in a support position. “I’m very excited about Kevin joining

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Wade Smith joins Panola College Basketball Staff

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Wade Smith has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Panola College. Smith comes to PC with an impressive coaching background at both the prep and college level. “Wade has been apart of some very successful and respected coaching staffs at the Division One Level, where he helped in every area of a

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W&L Names Matt Williams Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

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Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced the appointment of Matt Williams as assistant men’s basketball coach effective October 5. Williams comes to W&L from Hampden-Sydney, where he served as an assistant coach last season. The Tigers finished 10th in the ODAC last year, and Williams was involved in all the day-to-day

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Baseline Shooting Skill Builder Workout

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Our very own Coach Jefferson Mason is back at it with another great Skill Builder workout in the Dish Lab! In this workout, Coach Mason works on conditioning shooting by going baseline to baseline and shooting off the move. In between the shooting drills, he combines two-ball ball handling drills and then finishes with free

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