American Athletic Conference

Joi Williams named MBB Chief of Staff at South Florida

University of South Florida Head Men’s Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim has announced the addition of former USF women’s basketball player Joi Williams as his new chief of staff. A USF graduate, Williams played for the Bulls from 1984-89 and brings over 20 years of head coaching experience in her return to Tampa. Williams was most recently the

Continue Reading →

Former ETSU Head Coach Oliver joins USF Basketball Staff as an Assistant

University of South Florida Head Men’s Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim has announced the addition of Desmond Oliver as an assistant coach on his first USF staff. Oliver brings nearly 30 years of experience as both a head coach at East Tennessee State University (2021-23) and assistant coach stints at Tennessee (2015-21), Charlotte (2010-15), Canisius (2009-10), Georgia (2004-09),

Continue Reading →

Small added to South Florida Basketball Staff

University of South Florida Head Men’s Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim has announced the addition of William Small as an assistant coach on his first USF staff. Small follows Abdur-Rahim from Kennesaw State where he spent two seasons on the Owls’ staff (2021-23) and helped lead the program to 26 wins and its first NCAA Tournament appearance in

Continue Reading →

Temple Basketball Staff Update

New Temple head basketball coach Adam Fisher has announced three additions to his staff. Chris Clark and Bobby Jordan have been named as assistant coaches, and Jimmy Polisi has been added as the director of basketball operations. They join Michael Huger, who was announced as the associate head coach last week. CHRIS CLARK Chris Clark,

Continue Reading →

Pickens joins UT Arlington Basketball Staff

 UT Arlington men’s basketball head coach KT Turner has finalized his third assistant coach position with the hiring of former Division-I student-athlete Keith Pickens. Pickens, 32, spent the previous five seasons (2018-23) in the same position at Southeast Missouri, helping lead the Redhawks to the NCAA Tournament last month after SEMO won its first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament

Continue Reading →

Wichita State Basketball Staff Update

Kenton Paulino, Chris Hollender and Quincy Acy will be the assistants on Paul Mills’ inaugural Wichita State coaching staff, Mills formally announced. Mills, who was recently hired as WSU’s 27th head men’s basketball coach, will introduce additional members of his support staff in the coming days. The 2023 national coach of the year finalist has spent

Continue Reading →

OFFICIAL: Gregory relieved of duties at South Florida

University of South Florida Head Men’s Basketball Coach Brian Gregory has been relieved of his duties effective immediately, Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Kelly announced today. Gregory concludes his six-year tenure leading the Bulls men’s basketball program with a 79-107 overall record. “Brian has been a true ambassador for the University of South Florida,” Kelly said. “Ultimately,

Continue Reading →

NBA vet Reggie Williams joins East Carolina Basketball staff

East Carolina men’s basketball head coach Michael Schwartz has announced the addition of NBA veteran Reggie Williams to the Pirate coaching staff as Director of Player Personnel. Williams arrives in Greenville after a decorated 11-year professional basketball career which included tenures with the Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans. The Prince

Continue Reading →

Memphis Basketball Staff Update

Memphis Tiger head men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway has named Faragi Phillips, a proven coach with significant ties to Memphis, an assistant coach on his staff. Hardaway has also named Garrett Kelly Director of Basketball Operations. Phillips spent the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons as an assistant coach under Jerry Stackhouse at Vanderbilt, which came after serving as head coach at Memphis’

Continue Reading →

UCF Basketball Staff Update

 UCF men’s basketball head coach Johnny Dawkins announced the addition of Ben Witherspoon to the staff Thursday afternoon under the role of special assistant to the head coach. Additionally, Jaycob Ammerman has been promoted to the team’s Director of Basketball Operations. “We couldn’t be happier to bring Ben on as part of our staff. He brings a wealth of experience and

Continue Reading →

SMU Basketball Staff Update

Rob Lanier’s new staff at SMU is now complete. In addition to assistant coach Chris Kreider and DBO Kyle Condon (previously announced HERE), Lanier has added the following staff members: Cliff Warren – Assistant Coach Josten Crow – Assistant Coach Andre Owens – Director of Recruiting Jordan Glover – Director of Player Personnel Isaiah Campbell

Continue Reading →