Purdue University Northwest and its Athletics Department mourns the death of men’s basketball head coach Matt Bush, who passed away on Sunday, April 8, at the age of 62. Details on a memorial service or funeral have yet to be released. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of
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Bryan Weakley Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M International University head men’s basketball coach Bryan Weakley announced that he will resign his position as head coach. Weakley has led the program for the past six seasons. Weakley’s resignation will take effect on April 17, 2018. Weakley cited personal reasons for leaving his post at TAMIU but he does so with an
The Coach’s Insight, featuring Harvard Assistant Coach Mike Sotsky
Mike Sotsky, an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Harvard University, discusses how his experience as a 4-year basketball manager at Duke University under Coach K prepared him to be a Division I assistant coach, making the transition to his current role, managerial roles & responsibilities, and the importance of the “team within the team.” View
Armon Gates Named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Florida
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Florida men’s basketball head coach Mike White announced the hiring of Armon Gates as associate head coach on Sunday. Gates fills the position on White’s staff that opened when Dusty May was named head coach at Florida Atlantic. “We conducted an extensive national search, and Armon kept coming back atop my list,” White said. “UF
HoopDirt.com Social Media Update
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Ashley Howard Named Head Basketball Coach at La Salle
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La Salle University today announced the appointment of Ashley Howard as the 19th head coach of the school’s storied men’s basketball program. Howard, who most recently served for the past five seasons as the top assistant coach to Jay Wright at Villanova University, will begin his tenure immediately. Howard will be formally introduced on Monday,
JUCO DIRT: New Mexico JC set to name Head Coach
Last week I reported that the search at New Mexico Junior College was down to three candidates: Seward College (KS) assistant coach Luke Adams, North Lake College (TX) head coach Tim McGraw, and Indian River State College (FL) head coach Charlie Wilson. I have now heard that the choice will be Seward assistant Luke Adams.
MEN’S BASKETBALL SEARCH UPDATE: Wisconsin-Stout Finalists
UW-Stout has named four finalists to be interviewed for the head men’s basketball coach position. The four finalists are Jim Lake, assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University (MI); Zach Malvik, assistant men’s basketball coach at Winona State University (MN); Mark Darnell, assistant men’s basketball coach at California State University, Chico; and Mike DeGeorge,
Archey Joins UIW Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
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Head men’s basketball coach Dr. Carson Cunningham has announced the hiring of Darnell Archey as an assistant coach for the University of the Incarnate Word men’s basketball program. “Darnell is someone who I have known and respected for many years,” said Cunningham. “He sat on the Butler bench for its two national championship games and
Louisville Basketball Staff Update
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Three experienced assistant men’s basketball coaches have joined head coach Chris Mack’s staff at the University of Louisville, including Dino Gaudio, Luke Murray and Mike Pegues. Pegues has worked as an assistant coach with Mack for the past six seasons at Xavier, Murray has been an assistant with Mack for the past three seasons at
Memphis Basketball Staff Update
University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added two more members to his initial staff. Hardaway announced that former Tiger basketball player Dwight Boyd and former Tennessee State assistant basketball coach Rodney Hamilton, both Memphis natives, will join the staff. Boyd will become Director of Player Personnel, and Hamilton will serve as Director of Operations.
Greg Polkowski Named University of Wisconsin-Superior Men’s Basketball Coach
The University of Wisconsin-Superior and Yellowjacket Athletics have announced they’ve completed a national search and Greg Polkowski has been named head men’s basketball coach. Polkowski took over the head coaching reins of the Yellowjackets when Paul Eberhardt resigned in October. In his first year leading the program Polkowski and the Yellowjackets finished the season just