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After seven years of overseeing the Blue Mountain College Men’s Basketball team, J.D. Parker has stepped down from his position. Parker will return to his native Arkansas where he will take over as the head basketball coach at Wynne High School. Parker leaves as the winningest coach in BMC basketball history, chalking up 65 total
According to a report by Michigan Insider Josh Henschke, John Beilein will hire DeAndre Haynes to fill one of the two vacant assistant spots on his staff. This is the second move by Haynes this off-season. Back in May, he departed the Toledo staff to become an assistant at Illinois State. Haynes a former Mid-American
In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Ben Miller, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at UNC Pembroke, discusses his rebounding philosophy, Coach Roy Williams’ effect on his team’s success, and how his program is annually among the best at crashing the glass in all of NCAA Division II. View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight:
HoopDirt.com can confirm multiple reports that East Carolina assistant coach Mike Netti has accepted a position on Chris Holtmann’s new staff at Ohio State. Pirateradio1250 was the first to report this move. Netti and Holtmann served as assistants together at Gardner-Webb (2004-07), and Netti returned to GWU when Holtmann became the head coach there in
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University of Nevada men’s basketball assistant coach Ronald Dupree has accepted a position in the National Basketball Association. The team Dupree will be working for and his position within that organization will be announced at a later date. After an outstanding career at LSU, Dupree played six seasons in the NBA for Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota,
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Bryen Spriggs has been named as the new head basketball coach at Community College of Beaver County (PA). Spriggs was most recently an assistant coach at Mineral Area CC (MO), and has also worked at Lincoln Trail CC (IL), Marshalltown CC (IA), and Slippery Rock University (PA). The Philadelphia native, who
Drew Schauss has been selected as the next assistant men’s basketball coach at John Brown University, head coach Jason Beschta announced Tuesday (July 25) morning. “We are fortunate to have brought in a coach of Drew’s caliber,” noted Beschta. “As both a player and a coach, he has been a part of some great programs
After a feverish search, the College of Staten Island has announced the hire of T.J. Tibbs as its new Head Men’s Basketball Coach in an interim capacity. Tibbs takes over for long-tenured coach Tony Petosa, who stepped away from the program earlier this month after a 27-year head coaching career. A former student-athlete and graduate from
Lamar Thornton has joined the Stony Brook men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, announced by head coach Jeff Boals Thursday afternoon. Thornton previously served as the graduate assistant and video coordinator at Toledo during the 2016-17 season. “We are very excited to add Lamar to our Stony Brook basketball family,” said Boals. “He will bring great energy and passion
Christopher Newport University Director of Athletics Kyle McMullin and Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Krikorian today announced the hiring of DOMINIC PARKER as assistant coach. “We’re thrilled to have someone of Dom’s caliber joining our staff,” Krikorian said. “His character, experience, and recruiting acumen will make him a great addition to our program.” Parker comes
Dr. Dish Basketball was thrilled to have professional player Yanhao Zhao fly in from China to get some skills training in at the Dish Lab! Yanhao has been touted as one of the best young and upcoming talents from China. His countrymen have tagged him as the “Steph Curry” of China because of his exciting
Will Vergollo, who served as an assistant coach under LaVall Jordan last season at Milwaukee, has joined Jordan’s coaching staff at Butler in the position of Basketball Analyst. In this role for Butler, Vergollo will oversee video operations and analytics, while assisting with preparation of scouting reports. Jordan announced Vergollo’s hiring on Wednesday, July 26.
