Will Ferris has been elevated to the role of Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at UAlbany after spending the past season as a Graduate Assistant for the program. Last season, he was primarily responsible for video coordination, various analytical endeavors, and program operations. He also assisted in player development throughout the year, working closely with
Bryant Basketball Staff Update
Bryant men’s basketball head coach Jamion Christian announced the promotion of Morgan Williams and the addition of Zavier Anderson and Randy Phillips to the coaching staff for the upcoming 2026-27 season on Tuesday afternoon. Williams spent the 2025-26 season as a volunteer assistant, while Anderson and Phillips join the Bulldogs from FIU and UNC Greensboro, respectively. These three will
D3 DIRT: Lebanon Valley set to hire D1 assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
Following up on my post from earlier today…multiple sources have reported that D3 Lebanon Valley intends to hire University of New Hampshire assistant Matt Miller as their new head basketball coach. Miller had been at UNH for the past two seasons, and was an assistant at Loyola (MD) before that. The coaching veteran played collegiately
Schmidt added to UMass Lowell Basketball Staff
UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has announced the addition of Nick Schmidt as an assistant coach ahead of the 2026-27 season. Schmidt, who has nearly ten years of experience coaching at the high school and collegiate levels, joins the River Hawks after spending the last season as an assistant coach at St. Bonaventure University.
Ferry signs multi-year extension at UMBC
Jim Ferry has agreed to a new multi-year extension to remain head men’s basketball coach at UMBC, following a historic season capped by an NCAA Tournament appearance. “It’s a Great Day to be a Retriever! We are thrilled to announce the contract extension of men’s basketball head coach Jim Ferry,” said UMBC Director of Athletics, Physical Education,
Hipsher named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Stony Brook
Stony Brook men’s basketball head coach Geno Ford officially announced the hiring of Andy Hipsher as the program’s new associate head coach on Friday. Hipsher brings with him almost 20 years of coaching experience, most recently spending the last seven seasons in Europe. “We are really excited to add Andy to our coaching staff,” remarked Ford. “He
Binghamton Basketball Staff Update
The Binghamton men’s basketball staff added two members and promoted one over the past few months. Damani Myers has returned as an assistant coach (was at Army last season), Joshua Lehman has been added as an assistant coach / video coordinator (was at D2 STAC last season), and Tyler Williams is now the director of
Jenkins, Burns added to UAlbany Basketball Staff
Willie Jenkins and Elijah Burns have been added to the UAlbany Men’s Basketball staff. Jenkins was the associate head coach at Lehigh last season, while Burns was an assistant at LeMoyne. WILLIE JENKINS Jenkins comes to UAlbany from Lehigh University, having previously spent the past four seasons on the staff at Lehigh University as an
UMass Lowell adds Johnson as Assistant Basketball Coach
UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has announced the addition of new assistant coach David Johnson ahead of the 2025-26 season. Johnson joins the coaching staff with eight years of coaching experience at the high school level, most recently serving as the Head Varsity Boy’s Basketball Coach at Jackson-Reed High School inWashington, D.C. “I am excited about hiring David
OFFICIAL: Hinnant joins UMass Lowell Basketball Staff
I mentioned this move in the DAILY DIRT back on June 9th. It’s now official…Octavius Hinnant has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at UMass Lowell. Here’s the release from UML: UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has announced the addition of Octavius Hinnant as an assistant coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. Hinnant, who has
Bryant Basketball Staff Update
Bryant men’s basketball head coach Jamion Christian announced the additions of Harley Fuller, Brian Merritt, Bruce Shingler and Derrick Wall to the Bulldog coaching staff. “I am extremely excited about working with this group of men as all of our passions are aligned in building Bryant basketball into one of the most dominant teams in the America East,” Christian said. “I
OFFICIAL: Christian named Head Basketball Coach at Bryant
Bryant University President Ross Gittell, Ph.D. and Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Bill Smith are pleased to announce the naming of Jamion Christian as the head men’s basketball coach at the university. The 10th head coach in program history, Christian comes to Bryant from Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Professional Basketball League along with prior head coaching positions at George