Cioffi Men’s Basketball Head Coach John Becker announced that Braeden Estes has joined his staff as director of basketball operations. “I’m really excited to add Braeden to our staff,” Becker said. “He has experience in this league as a manager for Bill Herrion at New Hampshire, and a lot of overall experience for this position, so he’s going to be a
Albany Basketball Staff Update
The University at Albany men’s basketball team has announced the hiring of Jaylen Bond, Kian Boroujerdi, and Sanjit Shelukar for the 2024-25 season. Bond will serve as an assistant coach, Boroujerdi will serve as the team’s director of basketball operations, and Shelukar joins as a graduate assistant. Bond joins the Great Danes after serving two
O’Grady promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Vermont
Cioffi Men’s Basketball Head Coach John Becker has announced that Derryk O’Grady ’17 has been promoted to assistant coach ahead of the 2024-25 season. O’Grady will be entering his 12th season with the Vermont men’s basketball program. “I’m really excited for Derryk’s promotion to assistant coach,” said Becker. “He’s been a big part of our program. Starting as a student
Miller added to New Hampshire Basketball Staff
University of New Hampshire men’s basketball head coach Nathan Davis announced the addition of assistant coach Matt Miller to the staff for the 2024-25 season. “I am excited to welcome Matt to the Wildcat basketball family,” Davis said. “He brings tremendous experience and knowledge to our program and will be a great asset to helping develop our students-athletes both
Schmidt joins Bryant Basketball Staff
Bryant men’s basketball head coach Phil Martelli Jr. announced the addition of Nick Schmidt to the coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season. “Nick Schmidt comes with deep basketball bloodlines with his father being one of the best coaches and people in college basketball. Nick has forged his own path in his coaching career, developing
Bryant adds Daly as Assistant Basketball Coach
Bryant men’s basketball head coach Phil Martelli Jr. announced the addition of Ryan Daly to the coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Daly comes to Smithfield after spending the last two seasons at UAlbany. “Ryan Daly is from a legendary Philadelphia basketball family,” Martelli said. “He was a relentless worker as a player and
Cole promoted to Associate Head Coach at Bryant
Bryant men’s basketball head coach Phil Martelli Jr. announced the promotion of Chris Cole to Associate Head Coach on Wednesday afternoon. Cole came to Smithfield in April of 2018 and has served as an assistant coach at Bryant for the last six seasons. The Alexandria, Va., native has helped the Bulldogs become one of the
Phil Martelli Jr. officially named Head Basketball Coach at Bryant
Bryant University President Ross Gittell, Ph.D. and Vice President of Athletics & Recreation Bill Smith have named Phil Martelli Jr. head coach of Bryant men’s basketball. Martelli becomes the ninth men’s basketball coach in Bryant’s history and marks the first head coaching role for Martelli. He spent the past five seasons, including the last three
Bryant’s Grasso arrested
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to a report from GoLocal, Bryant College head men’s basketball coach Jared Grasso was arrested by Smithfield, RI police on October 1st, and charged with “Failure to Stop for Accident Resulting in Damage to Vehicle.” Grasso is due for arraignment on Oct. 24 in Third Division District Court. The arrest
Nichols named Director of Basketball Operations at UNH
University of New Hampshire men’s basketball head coach Nathan Davis announced the addition of Kevin Nichols who will serve as the Director of Basketball Operations for the program. In this position, Nichols’ responsibilities include the day to day needs of the men’s basketball program. Specifically, he focuses on managing the team and player schedules, along with the players’ academics. He
BREAKING: Bryant’s Grasso on leave of absence
Bryant University has released the following statement on the status of head coach Jared Grasso: Men’s basketball head coach Jared Grasso is on a leave of absence from Bryant University. Associate Head Coach Phil Martelli, Jr. will serve as the acting coach effective immediately. Grasso is in his 6th season at Bryant 79-67 (.541). He
Johnson added to Vermont Basketball staff
Cioffi Men’s Basketball Head Coach John Becker has announced that Nathan Johnson will join the staff as an assistant coach. “We kept this addition in the family – literally – with hiring Nathan,” Becker said. Johnson is the brother of former Vermont assistant coach Bryson Johnson, who helped the program earn America East Championships in each of the last two