North Carolina A&T men’s basketball coach Jay Joyner announced changes to his coaching staff for the 2017-18 season on Wednesday. Jack Agostino, who sustained major success for more than 25 years at a New York high school, will serve as the new Aggies associate head coach. David Butts, a former Division III and junior college
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Western Kentucky Basketball Staff Update
WKU men’s basketball head coach Rick Stansbury announced Wednesday the hiring of Marc Hsu and Nikita Johnson as assistant coaches. “We’re excited to have Marc and Nikita join our program,” Stansbury said. “I’ve known Nikita for a long time, back from his days in junior college and his years at LSU. He’s an extremely hard
Furman’s Meyer Promoted To Assistant Basketball Coach
Trey Meyer, who joined the Furman men’s basketball program as director of operations in May, has been promoted to assistant coach, head coach Bob Richey announced this week. “I am absolutely thrilled to be promoted to assistant coach,” said Meyer. “Coach Richey is taking this program to new heights and I am very grateful to
Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Lonzo Ball Change of Pace Floaters
Dr. Dish Basketball is back at it with another great Skill Builder workout. Our main focus will be working on different types of floaters coming off of a screen and also change of pace floaters in which the offensive players use their body to create space. Each drill within this complete workout will provide different
Marlon Stewart Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Hawaii
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University of Hawai’i men’s basketball head coach Eran Ganot announced the hiring of Marlon Stewart as an assistant coach. Stewart has been working in collegiate basketball for more than a decade, including the last three seasons at the University of Montana. A native of Washington, Stewart boasts a depth of championship experience. He’s been associated
Bender Named Southwest Mississippi Community College Men’s Basketball Assistant
Bryan Bender has been named an assistant coach for the Southwest men’s basketball team. He comes to the program after three seasons as Director of Operations for the men’s basketball team at Appalachian State University. A native of Cambridge, Wisconsin, Bender is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a B. S. degree
Former Buckeye Scoonie Penn Named Director of Player Development at Ohio State
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James (Scoonie) Penn has been named Ohio State’s director of player development, Chris Holtmann, Ohio State first-year head coach, announced Tuesday. Penn was a letterwinner for the Buckeyes from 1999-2000 and garnered second team All-America honors in 2000. “We are really excited about Scoonie being a part of our staff,” Holtmann said. “All of Buckeye
Indiana Names Brian Walsh Director of Basketball Operations
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Indiana University men’s basketball coach Archie Miller has announced that Brian Walsh has been named the Director of Basketball Operations for the Hoosiers. He comes to IU after spending the last three years on the staff at the University of Dayton. He was the Assistant Director of Basketball Operations for one year and a graduate
Butch Pierre Joins Tubby Smith’s Memphis Basketball Staff
University of Memphis head men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith has announced that long-time assistant coach Butch Pierre has joined the men’s basketball staff as the director of player personnel. “I am excited to have Butch Pierre join our staff,” said Smith. “He is someone that I have known of for many years, having coached against
Grambling State Dirt: Assistant Coaches Hired…
HoopDirt.com has learned that new Grambling State head coach Donte’ Jackson will hire Demetrius Moore and Winston Hines as assistant coaches. Moore had been an assistant on Jackson’s staff at Stillman for the past three seasons, serving as the recruiting coordinator last year. Before coming to Stillman, Moore spent 13 seasons as an AAU coach
DIII DIRT: Centenary University (NJ) Selects New Head Basketball Coach
Multiple sources have confirmed to HoopDirt.com that Centenary University (NJ) will hire Millersville University assistant Damian Pitts as their new head basketball coach. He will replace Tim Fusina who became the head coach at Cal Lutheran back in May. Pitts has been on the Millersville staff for seventeen seasons. He first served the program as a graduate
Metro State Basketball Staff Update
Metropolitan State University of Denver Men’s basketball head coach Michael Bahl will be adding three assistant coaches for the 2017-18 season. Lucas Gabriel will join Bahl after serving three years as head assistant coach for the Chico State men’s basketball team. He was also an assistant coach at Chico State from 2008-10. In between his Chico State