Virginia Tech head men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams has announced the promotion of Steve Roccaforte to associate head coach. Roccaforte just completed his third season as an assistant coach with the program. He has nearly 30 years of Division I basketball coaching experience, including time as the head coach at Lamar University (2006-10). Known as
Virginia Tech Promotes Jeff Reynolds to Director of Scouting/Game Management
Virginia Tech head men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams has announced that Jeff Reynolds is being promoted to Director of Scouting/Game Management. Reynolds has just completed his third season as the director of men’s basketball operations with the Hokies. A veteran of 35 years in the college basketball coaching world, Reynolds has been a head coach
Wake Forest Dirt: Deacons to hire Jamill Jones as Assistant Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com can confirm a report by Deacons Illustrated that Danny Manning will add Jamill Jones to his staff as an assistant coach. Jones, who spent last season as an assistant to Johnny Dawkins at Central Florida, will replace Brett Ballard who became the head coach at Washburn University earlier this spring. A former assistant at
Josh Chambers promoted to Director of Recruiting Operations at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech head men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams has announced the promotion of Josh Chambers to Director of Recruiting Operations. Chambers just completed his first season as a full-time employee of the Hokies, but is no stranger to the program. He was hired last summer as the program’s graphic designer, but took on more and
Kevin Stallings adds Sam Ferry to Pitt Basketball Staff
University of Pittsburgh head coach Kevin Stallings announced the addition of assistant coach Sam Ferry to his coaching staff for the 2017-18 season, Wednesday afternoon. Ferry has spent the past six years at Monmouth University, including the past four seasons as an assistant coach. “Sam is a tireless worker on the court and on the
Lamont Franklin Named Director of Basketball Operations at Miami
University of Miami Coach Jim Larrañaga has announced the addition of Lamont Franklin as the director of operations for the Hurricanes basketball program. “Lamont Franklin is a great addition to our program,” Larrañaga said. “We were attracted to Lamont because of his diverse background in basketball and business. He has a lot of experience in
Maryland Names Broadus Assistant Basketball Coach; Warren Assumes Administrative Role
Maryland men’s basketball head coach Mark Turgeon announced the hiring of Kevin Broadus as an assistant coach with the program today. Additionally, Cliff Warren will assume a new role as director of player development. Broadus most recently spent nine years at Georgetown and brings more than 20 years of coaching and recruiting experience to Maryland.
Brownell makes staff change at Clemson
Clemson head coach Brad Brownell has shaken-up his staff by releasing long-time assistant coach Mike Winiecki. “It’s one of the more difficult decisions that I’ve ever made,” Brownell said. “He’s an outstanding coach, he’s been a great friend of mine for 15-plus years, we’ve been together since we were assistants at UNC-Wilmington and he came
Syracuse alum Allen Griffin named assistant basketball coach for the Orange
Former Syracuse men’s basketball standout Former Syracuse men’s basketball standout Allen Griffin has been named an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, according to head coach Jim Boeheim. Griffin replaces Mike Hopkins, who accepted the head coaching position at Washington. Griffin, who played at Syracuse from 1997-to-2001, brings 15 years of Division I coaching
NC State Names Takayo Siddle Assistant Basketball Coach
NC State has hired Takayo Siddle as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball program, head coach Kevin Keatts announced. Siddle is no stranger to Keatts as he played for him at Hargrave Military Academy and was an assistant coach under him at Hargrave as well. He most recently served as an assistant coach under Keatts
OFFICIAL: James Johnson added to NC State Basketball Staff
Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted last week…. NC State has hired James Johnson as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball program, head coach Kevin Keatts announced on Monday. No stranger to each other, Johnson and Keatts were teammates for two seasons at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Va., from 1991-93. “James and
Jordan Fair Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Louisville
Jordan Fair, a program assistant for the past year on the University of Louisville men’s basketball staff, has been named as an assistant coach on head coach Rick Pitino’s staff. “I first came across Jordan while recruiting some of his players at Oldsmar,” said Pitino. “I was extremely impressed with his practice, his organizational skills