Randy Pulley has joined the Tarleton State men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Pulley had been an assistant at Virginia State University since 2021-22 where he helped craft a pair of VSU student-athletes (Francis Fitzgerald and Terrence Hunter-Whitfield) to consecutive All-CIAA honors in 2021-22 and 2022-23. In 2022-23, the Trojans finished 17-11 overall and a
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D2 NEWS: Anderson joins Azusa Pacific Basketball Staff
Tim Anderson joined the Azusa Pacific coaching staff ahead of the 2023-24 season. Prior to his arrival at Azusa Pacific, Anderson spent two seasons as the lead assistant coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson, Calif. While with the Toros, Anderson helped lead Cal State Dominguez Hills to its second winning season in 10 years,
D3 NEWS: Schauer named AD at Wheaton (IL); will remain as Head Basketball Coach
Wheaton College (Ill.) Vice President for Student Development, Dr. Paul Chelsen ’91 has announced that he has appointed Mike Schauer ’93 as Wheaton’s next Athletics Director effective immediately. Schauer has been serving as the Acting Athletics Director since May 2022, while also serving as Wheaton’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach, a role he has fulfilled since 2009, and a role in
Northern Kentucky Basketball Staff Update
I mentioned both of these moves at Northern Kentucky in the Daily Dirt back on 8/4. They are now official as Isaac Wodajo and TJ Kaufmann’s bio’s have been posted on the Northern Kentucky website. Here they are: ISAAC WODAJO Wodajo joined the Norse staff after a year’s stint as the Head Coach at Division I
Scheyer agrees to new six-year contract at Duke
Duke University Vice President and Director of Athletics Nina King announced Saturday that head men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer has agreed to a new six-year contract through the 2028-29 season. The 2010 Duke graduate, who signed an initial five-year contract when he was named head coach, enters his second year as the head coach of his alma mater in
Elmhurst University Basketball Staff Update
Elmhurst University head men’s basketball coach John Baines announced his coaching staff for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Peyton Wyatt has been elevated to the position of Associate Head Coach. A four-year member of the Bluejays’ basketball team from 2012-2016, Wyatt spent the 2016-17 season as a graduate assistant coach at Anderson University before joining the Bluejays’ staff in
Bodycam footage released of Bryant’s Grasso being questioned by Police
North Smithfield, RI police have released body cam footage of Bryant head coach Jared Grasso being questioned about a hit and run accident that he was allegedly involved in on October 1st. Grasso, who is currently on leave from Bryant (in an unrelated matter), was later charged with “Failure to Stop for Accident Resulting in
OFFICIAL: Sorenson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Dubuque
Back on September 20th, Scott Sorenson announced that he had resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Northland College. In the release, it mentioned that he “would be a part of the University of Dubuque’s Men’s Basketball program”. That move is now official – here’s the official release from UD: Scott Sorenson comes
D3 NEWS: Vermont State Lyndon elevates MBB assistant to Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Vermont State University Lyndon has named Brennen Morton as its new Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Morton, a current assistant with the Hornet men’s basketball program, succeeds Ben Arsenault, who stepped down last month to become the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Spalding University in Louisville, KY. Morton is entering his seventh season as a part
Minnesota Basketball Staff Update
University of Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson has announced two promotions within his staff. Josh Adel has been promoted from video coordinator to assistant coach, while Collin Southworth has been promoted from recruiting coordinator to head video coordinator. Adel now joins Marcus Jenkins, Jason Kemp and Dave Thorson as coaches. The NCAA approved the addition of a fourth assistant per team this past summer.
BREAKING: Young out at Fairfield
Fairfield University has released the following statement on the status of head men’s basketball coach Jay Young: Fairfield University announced today that Jay Young, the University’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach, has stepped down from his position and will be leaving the University. We would like to thank Coach Young for his dedication and contributions to
JUCO NEWS: Howard College adds Hicklin as Assistant Basketball Coach
Jonathan Hicklin has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Howard College (TX). Hicklin started his playing career at NCAA D1 James Madison University and later transferred to NCAA D2 Winston-Salem University. During Hicklin’s career with the Rams he would help them win the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association regular season Championship