The dismissal of head basketball coach Orlando Antigua back on January 3rd wasn’t the only change on the South Florida staff. Director of Basketball operations Jerry McCullough is now no longer part of the program. He is a long-time friend and former teammate of Antigua’s – they played together at Pitt, and played against each
East Carolina Head Coach Jeff Lebo Takes Leave of Absence to Undergo Hip Surgery
East Carolina Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jeff Lebo will undergo hip surgery on Monday, Jan. 16, and be sidelined indefinitely, director of athletics Jeff Compher announced Friday. Assistant coach Michael Perry will assume head coaching responsibilities during Lebo’s absence, starting with the Pirates’ game at UConn on Jan. 22 in Hartford. “I met with Coach
Tony Chiles Named Men’s Basketball Director of Student-Athlete Development at Tulane
Tony Chiles, a veteran collegiate coach, has been named as the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the Tulane men’s basketball program. A New York City native, Chiles started his career on Wall Street before switching gears to coaching, serving on staffs at Manhattan, Iona, Drexel, St. John’s and Fordham and helping those institutions to numerous
South Florida adds Spencer Smith to Basketball Staff as Video Coordinator
Spencer Smith has assumed the role of Video Coordinator for the University of South Florida men’s basketball team. Smith came to USF after serving as a graduate assistant and assistant to the video coordinator at Oklahoma under head coach Lon Kruger. Prior to OU, Smith attended Kentucky and worked in equipment, mostly working with the
Rafi Goldman Named Graduate Assistant Basketball Coach at Tulane
Rafi Goldman has been named graduate assistant on Mike Dunleavy’s staff at Tulane. Goldman will be responsible for coordinating recruiting operations, scheduling and campus outreach, as well as facilitating limited on-court activities. He will also assist with video/scout preparations and the handling of the team’s social media accounts. Goldman arrived at Tulane from Nevada, where
SMU Staff Update
SMU Head Coach Tim Jankovich announced his staff organization today. Jay Duncan was named as an assistant coach, Sean Stout becomes the director of operations and Jerry Hobbie takes over as the director of recruiting. Duncan is in his fifth season at SMU, most recently serving as the director of basketball operations. “Jay has an impressive
Jake Shechtman Named Temple University Men’s Basketball Video Coordinator
Jake Shechtman, who served as a graduate manager with the Temple men’s basketball program the last two seasons, has been named the Owls’ video coordinator, announced head coach Fran Dunphy. “Jake has proven to be a tremendously hard worker over the last two years and he demonstrated that he is more than ready to handle
Murray Bartow Named Assistant Basketball Coach at South Florida
USF head men’s basketball coach Orlando Antigua announced on Tuesday the hiring of Murry Bartow as an assistant coach. “Murry is a great addition to our team,” said Antigua. “He is someone who has great integrity and a basketball pedigree. I have known him for a few years and have admired the type of person
Minnesota Assistant Departs to Join American Athletic Conference Staff
American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today the hiring of Nate Pomeday, a 13-year veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, as associate commissioner for men’s basketball. Pomeday joins the American Athletic Conference after spending the past two seasons on the University of Minnesota men’s basketball staff. Pomeday will be The American’s primary administrator and
SMU Makes it Official; Names Tim Jankovich Head Basketball Coach
Tim Jankovich, who has spent the last four seasons as associate head coach and head-coach-in-waiting on the Hilltop, has been named head coach of the SMU men’s basketball program. Jankovich, a veteran of 33 seasons as a coach, takes the reins after Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown announced his resignation Friday morning. Jankovich, who
Dwayne Killings Named Assistant Basketball Coach at UConn
UConn men’s basketball head coach Kevin Ollie has announced the addition of Dwayne Killings to the Huskies’ coaching staff as a fulltime assistant coach. Killings has experience dealing with every level of basketball from AAU ball through the NBA. For the past five years (2011-2016), he has been an assistant coach on the staff of
Jim Platt Named Director of Player Development at Tulsa
University of Tulsa Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith announced today the hiring of Jim Platt as the program’s Director of Player Development/Team Manager. Haith also announced the promotions of Dennis Felton to assistant head coach and Toby Lane to director of scouting. Felton has served as an assistant coach for the last two seasons, while