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
Central Florida Staff Update
UCF men’s basketball head coach Johnny Dawkins has announced Robbie Laing, who was previously an assistant at Florida Atlantic for two seasons, as his new assistant coach, rounding out his staff. Dawkins also announced that he will retain Ricardo Greer as the Director of Player Development. “Robbie brings a lot of coaching experience to our program, and he has been a
Tulane Staff Update
New Tulane head coach Mike Dunleavy has announced the first three members of his staff. HoopDirt.com reported earlier this week that Doug Stewart had been named as the associate head coach (Daily Dirt – 4/26) – he will be joined by assistant coach Anthony Wilkins and DBO Raman Sposato. Doug Stewart Doug Stewart has been
Drew Named Director of Basketball Operations at UCF
UCF head men’s basketball coach Johnny Dawkins has announced that Jimmy Drew will serve as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. Drew comes to Orlando after serving as the head prep coach for Victory Rock Prep in Sarasota, Florida from 2014-15. During his one-year stint, he led the program to a 25-7 record with a
OFFICIAL: Tubby Smith Named Head Basketball Coach at Memphis
Legendary basketball coach Orlando “Tubby” Smith, who guided the University of Kentucky to the 1998 NCAA title, has been named the 18th head coach in the storied history of the University of Memphis basketball program. Smith, who has a 557-276 career record at Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Texas Tech, is a three-time National Coach
WATCH LIVE: Tubby Smith Introductory Press Conference at Memphis
The University of Memphis will hold a press conference today at 1:00pm ET where they introduce Tubby Smith as the Tigers new head basketball coach. The live link can be found here: Memphis Press Conference. This past season, Smith led Texas Tech to a 19-13 record, and earned the Big 12 Coach of the Year and Sporting
Jamil Jones Added to UCF Basketball Staff
UCF head men’s basketball coach Johnny Dawkins has announced the hiring of Jamill Jones as an assistant coach for the Knights. “I am excited to add Jamill to my staff,” said Dawkins, who was hired on March 23. “He is one of the top young coaches in the country and has worked with some great programs in VCU and
Kevin Norris Named Assistant Basketball Coach at UCF
One week after being announced as UCF’s head men’s basketball coach, Johnny Dawkins has hired Kevin Norris to serve as one of his assistant coaches. “Kevin brings a lot of experience to our program, both as player and coach,” said Dawkins. “He had an accomplished career as a student-athlete at Miami, played professionally for a number of years and