Tony Chiles, a veteran collegiate coach, has been named as the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the Tulane men’s basketball program. A New York City native, Chiles started his career on Wall Street before switching gears to coaching, serving on staffs at Manhattan, Iona, Drexel, St. John’s and Fordham and helping those institutions to numerous
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Kentucky Legend Kyle Macy Joins Transylvania Basketball Staff
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Kentucky basketball legend Kyle Macy has joined the Transylvania University men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, Transylvania head coach Brian Lane announced. Macy joins Lane’s four-man coaching staff as the Pioneers prepare for the upcoming 2016-17 season. “I am thrilled that Kyle is joining my staff,” said Lane. “His level of basketball expertise,
HOT DIII DIRT: SUNY Maritime Head Coach Jake Scott Headed to SUNY Cobleskill
HoopDirt.com can confirm that SUNY Maritime head coach Jake Scott will be named as the new head basketball coach at SUNY Cobleskill. He will replace Matt Allen who resigned back in August. Scott has been the head coach of the Privateers since 2012. He has also worked as an assistant coach at Rochester Institute of
Fran Fraschilla and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Speak at Harvard Basketball Coaches Clinic on October 29, 2016
Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg ’71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men’s Basketball, has announced that the 10th annual Harvard Basketball Coaches Clinic will be held Saturday, Oct. 29 at Lavietes Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic will begin with opening remarks from Coach Amaker. Those in attendance will then have
BRIAN BARONE: Self Awareness in Coaching – Good Cop…Bad Cop
You be “Good Cop” and I’ll be “Bad Cop.” We have all heard it and most of us have all tried it. I lost belief and interest in this concept a long time ago. It is gimmicky and fake. The long term effectiveness of this tactic does not help win championships. My current team reaffirmed
OFFICIAL: Ed Huckaby Joins Maryland-Eastern Shore Basketball Staff
Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted back on 9/12 (UMES DIRT). Ed Huckaby has officially joined Bobby Collins staff at Maryland-Eastern Shore. Huckaby served six seasons as the head post graduate basketball coach at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, Virginia. From 2009 -2015, Huckaby’s teams compiled a record of 147-39 and were consistently
HOT: Borough of Manhattan CC Names Tommy Guerin Head Basketball Coach
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The BMCC Athletic Department has named Tommy Guerin as the Head Coach of the Panthers men’s basketball team prior to the beginning of the 2016-17 season. “I am happy with what he has accomplished as an assistant coach for us last year,” said Steve Kelly, Director of Athletics for BMCC. “With his commitment to the
St. Lawrence University Men’s Basketball Staff Update
St. Lawrence University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Downs has announced the addition of veteran coaches Sherry Dobbs and Tom Miller to his staff for the 2016-17 season. St. Lawrence coaching veteran Mark Bickelhaupt will continue on in an assistant coaching role as well. “Last spring we knew we were returning all of the most
Andrew Wisniewski Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Baruch College
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The Baruch College Athletic Department has named Andrew Wisniewski as assistant coach of the men’s basketball team. Andrew is a former professional player who will bring years of experience to the basketball program at Baruch College. From 2004 to 2012, he started at point guard for various international clubs in FIBA and in the Euroleague.
Former Kansas State Head Coach Tom Asbury Joins NC State Staff as Basketball Analyst
Tom Asbury, with 15 years of head coaching experience in college basketball, will consult with the NC State Men’s Basketball coaching staff as a basketball analyst for the 2016-17 season, head coach Mark Gottfried announced. “I’m delighted to have Tom work with our staff,” Gottfried said. “He brings a wealth of experience and has been
DIII DIRT: SUNY Cobleskill Search Update II
On Monday, I mentioned that there were three finalists for the vacant SUNY Cobleskill job (DIII DIRT). I can now confirm that an offer has been made, and accepted by a current DIII head coach from NY State. The official paperwork should be done shortly, and the new coach is expected to begin working with
CSU extends Larry Eustachy’s Contract Through 2020-21
09 MAR 2016: San Jose State University takes on Colorado State University during the 2016 Mountain West Conference Men’s Basketball Championship at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. Steve Nowland/NCAA Photos
Colorado State Director of Athletics Joe Parker today announced a one-year extension to the contract of head men’s basketball coach Larry Eustachy. This guarantees that Eustachy will remain at the helm of the Rams through the 2020-21 season. Now in his 26th season as head coach, Eustachy is just 11 shy of 500 Division I