Today’s Daily News & Notes from around the college basketball coaching world… With Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Week being in full swing, here’s a great tribute to former Muskingum University head coach Gene Ford, who passed away after a battle with cancer back in 2019. His sons, Stony Brook head coach Geno Ford,
BREAKING: Neubauer out at Fordham
Jeff Neubauer, men’s basketball head coach is leaving Fordham, effective immediately, said Ed Kull, Fordham University’s interim director of athletics. Associate head coach Michael DePaoli will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season and a national search for a permanent replacement will begin immediately. “Fordham Athletics appreciates Coach Neubauer and his
Atkins named Assistant Basketball Coach at George Washington
The George Washington men’s basketball program proudly welcomed today Eric Atkins as an assistant coach on Head Coach Jamion Christian‘s staff. “I’m super excited about joining the GW program,” said Coach Atkins. “It’s an honor to be at a school with such a rich basketball tradition, and I’m looking forward to connecting and assisting our staff
Kaplan added to Duquesne Men’s Basketball Staff
Adam Kaplan has joined the Duquesne University men’s basketball staff as the Director of Student-Athlete Development. He most recently served as a player development coach and scout for the professional team Maccabi Haifa in Haifa Israel. Kaplan, a 2015 honors graduate of Suffolk University, played college basketball for three years, including one year at Curry
FREE BASKETBALL COACHING CLINIC: George Washington University – 10/19/19
George Washington men’s basketball head coach Jamion Christian and his coaching staff will host a free coaching clinic on Saturday, October 19th from 8 am – 1pm in the Charles E. Smith Center. Open to coaches of all levels, the clinic will begin with registration at 8am followed by a welcome from Coach Christian, who was recently
Carroll to resign as Assistant Coach at URI
The University of Rhode Island Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach John Carroll remains on sick leave. Head Coach David Cox and Coach Carroll are hoping that his health improves so that he can continue to be an integral part of the URI men’s basketball coaching staff. In the event that Coach Carroll’s health will not allow
Haring named Director of Basketball Operations at Dayton
University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that James Haring has joined the Flyer staff as Director of Basketball Operations. Haring, 27, comes to UD from Jacksonville State where he was Coordinator of Basketball Operations since 2017. “We are excited to add James to our program,” Grant said. “He brings a wealth of experience
Quinnipiac Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that Quinnipiac will replace Anthony Goins (Clemson) with St. Bonaventure assistant Dwayne Lee. Lee had spent the past two seasons on Mark Schmidt’s staff, and was an assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson before that. He began his coaching career as a graduate manager at Wagner in 2012. Lee was
Milestone wins for Amaker, Schmidt
A couple of milestone wins from this weekend: Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker won the 400th game of his career with a 75-68 overtime win at Penn. Amaker, who has also been the head coach at Seton Hall and Michigan, becomes the 135th DI head coach to reach the 400 mark. His career record now
George Mason’s Paulsen Records 400th Career Win
Behind three Patriots in double-figures, George Mason men’s basketball head coach Dave Paulsen recorded his 400th career victory with a 63-44 rout over Penn Saturday night at EagleBank Arena. Paulsen is in his first season at George Mason, prior to that, he spent seven seasons at Bucknell. During his tenure there, the Bison became the first
Win #500 For Davidson’s Bob McKillop
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Davidson head coach Bob McKillop won his 500th career game today as Davidson upended visiting Denison 83-70. In addition to the milestone, Davidson is off to a 4-0 start for the first time in McKillop’s 27 years at the helm. Davidson posted a nice tribute video to McKillop which
Phil Martelli Receives Multi-Year Extension at St. Joseph’s
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Saint Joseph’s University and head men’s basketball coach Phil Martelli have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension, school officials have announced. The agreement comes as Martelli begins his fourth decade on Hawk Hill, having served 10 years as an assistant coach (1986-1995) and the last 20 seasons