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
Former Buffalo Head Coach Whitesell joins Albany Basketball Staff
The University at Albany men’s basketball team has announced the hiring of Jim Whitesell and Matt Cerruti. Whitesell will serve as an Assistant Coach, Cerruti will serve as the team’s Video Coordinator. Whitesell comes to the Capital Region after spending the last four seasons at the helm of the University at Buffalo basketball program, amassing
UMBC adds Bryan as MBB Graduate Assistant
Sean Bryan has been named men’s basketball graduate assistant coach it was announced by UMBC head coach Jim Ferry. “We are extremely excited to have Sean join our staff,” stated coach Ferry. “Sean was a phenomenal college basketball player and brings great energy and passion. His experience will play a big role with our player development.”
NJIT Basketball Staff Update
First-year NJIT men’s basketball Head Coach Grant Billmeier filled out his initial coaching staff this week with the promotion of Mike Hamlin to Assistant Coach and hiring of Vincent Tamburro as Director of Basketball Operations. Hamlin served as the Director of Basketball Operations last season and was retained by Billmeier after he was hired in early April. A Philadelphia native, Hamlin spent
Hargraves’ Messinger set to become assistant coach at NJIT
Hargarve Military Academy head boys basketball coach Tom Messinger is headed to NJIT as an assistant coach. There has been no announcement yet by NJIT, but Hargrave has released the following statement: The 2022-23 Next Up Recruits National Postgraduate Coach of the Year is heading to the collegiate ranks, as Thomas Messinger has accepted a