According to a Pete Thamel report, Mike Magpayo is expected to be named as the Head Basketball Coach at Fordham. Magpayo, a former assistant at Columbia, has been the head coach at UC Riverside for the past five seasons, where he has gone 89-63 (.586). More on this one as it continues to develop.
George Mason University Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Marvin Lewis has announced a contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Tony Skinn (’06) through the 2029-30 season. The 2024-25 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Skinn has quickly established himself as one of the top young head coaches in the nation. He is the fastest George Mason coach to
Phil Martelli Jr. has been named the 14th head coach in VCU Men’s Basketball history, VCU Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin announced Wednesday. He will be formally introduced at a press conference at the Stuart C. Siegel Center on Thursday, March 27 at 11:30 a.m. The press conference is open to the public. “We are thrilled to
According to a Pete Thamel report, Keith Urgo will be dismissed as the head basketball coach at Fordham. More on this story as it continues to develop.
According to a Jeff Goodman / Field of 68 report, La Salle is expected to name Radford’s Darris Nichols as their new head men’s basketball coach. Nichols has been at Radford for the past four seasons, where he has gone 68-63 (.519), including a 20-13 mark this season. More on this one once it becomes
Legendary La Salle University head men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy, ’70, HON ’20, the all-time winningest coach in Philadelphia Big 5 history, will retire from his position at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. Dunphy will assume the role of special assistant to the president at La Salle and has agreed to a lifetime contract with the University for
Fordham has released the following statement on the status of head men’s basketball coach Keith Urgo: As part of an ongoing investigation with the NCAA, Fordham is self-imposing a four-game suspension for men’s basketball coach Keith Urgo beginning January 22, consistent with the updated NCAA guidelines related to recruiting violations. Associate head coach Tray Woodall, in
Fordham Men’s Basketball Head Coach Keith Urgo has announced the addition of Roy Blumenthal and Chris Harris to his staff for the 2024-25 season. Blumenthal will serve as the director of program management while Harris will serve as the team’s assistant recruiting coordinator. Blumenthal brings nearly five decades of coaching experience to Fordham. Most recently, Blumenthal served as the director of player development
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA Insider for ESPN, is retiring from his award-winning journalism career and returning to his alma mater as general manager for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program. “I’m thrilled and humbled to return to St. Bonaventure with an opportunity to serve the university, Coach Mark Schmidt and our elite Atlantic 10 men’s basketball program,”
Loyola University Chicago Head coach Drew Valentine announced the addition of Andrew Cobian to the men’s basketball staff. Cobian will oversee the program’s scouting efforts. Cobian has been on the Long Island Nets staff for the last three years and had a five-year stint with Hofstra’s men’s basketball program prior to the Nets. “As this process unfolded,
Duquesne University head men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III announced Monday that Darik Artis has joined the staff as director of basketball operations. Artis joins the Dukes after spending the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach at Orangeville Prep Academy in Mono, Ontario. While with the Bears, Artis conducted practices and individual workouts, edited film and built scouting reports
Brody Dempsey has joined the men’s basketball staff at La Salle University as a graduate assistant. Dempsey comes to La Salle after spending four years as a men’s basketball manager at national powerhouse Kentucky. In his role with the Wildcats, Dempsey assisted with critical activities within the program, including practice, workouts, and equipment management. He
