Following multiple reports yesterday, Kansas State has issued an official statement on the dismissal head men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang. Kansas State Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced the school is parting ways with men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang. This decision is effective immediately. Associate head coach Matthew Driscoll has been selected as the interim head coach. “This was a decision
Kansas’ Bill Self Hospitalized as Precaution, Will Not Travel With Team to Colorado
Kansas head men’s basketball coach Bill Self was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Monday as a precaution after feeling under the weather, according to KU Athletics. Self received IV fluids and is reportedly feeling better but did not travel with the team to Boulder for Tuesday night’s game at Colorado. Self previously missed the
Kansas Assistant Joe Dooley suspended following DUI arrest
LAWRENCE, Kan.(AP) — Kansas has suspended men’s basketball assistant coach Joe Dooley after he was arrested late Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence and failure to stop at an accident, the school said in a statement Sunday. Jayhawks coach Bill Self said Dooley “exercised poor judgement and will be suspended for three weeks,
Case promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Kansas
Jeremy Case has been promoted to associate head coach for Kansas men’s basketball, KU head coach Bill Self announced today. A former guard for the Jayhawks, Case joined the staff in August 2016 and was promoted to a full-time assistant coach in April 2021. With Case on staff, which includes 2009 when he was a graduate student, Kansas
BYU Basketball announces staff additions and promotions
BYU head men’s basketball coach Kevin Young announced promotions and additions to his staff for the 2025-26 season on Friday afternoon. Tim Fanning and Will Voigt have been elevated to associate head coach positions, with Justin Hamilton and Luke Klores joining the staff as graduate assistants. “Will and Tim are both world-class coaches who help lead our coaching efforts,” Young said. “I’m excited they
Utah Men’s Basketball adds Mason as Head Video Coordinator
Utah head men’s basketball coach Alex Jensen announced the addition of Jordan Mason to his staff as head video coordinator. “We’re happy to have Jordan join our Runnin’ Utes family,” Jensen said. “He comes to us with a wealth of information having been on staff with the OKC Blue and will be very integral in
REPORT: Kansas set to hire Tony Bland as Assistant Basketball Coach
Kansas men’s basketball is set to add Tony Bland as an assistant coach, according to multiple reports including one from ESPN. Bland, who spent last season on Danny Sprinkle’s staff at Washington, will replace Chase Buford, who recently departed for an assistant coaching role with the Denver Nuggets. A Los Angeles native, Bland has deep
Buford departs Kansas Basketball staff for assistant role with NBA’s Denver Nuggets
Kansas head coach Bill Self confirmed that assistant coach Chase Buford is leaving the Jayhawks after just one season to join the Denver Nuggets’ staff. Buford, a former Kansas walk-on guard and member of the 2008 national championship team, was hired as an assistant coach in Denver under David Adelman. Buford’s coaching journey has taken
Bakamus, Bacon added to Texas Tech Basketball Staff
Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach Grant McCasland has announced two additions to his coaching staff, hiring Rem Bakamus as assistant coach and Duncan Bacon as Associate Director of Operations. Bakamus arrives in Lubbock after working at Arizona as an assistant coach along with experience as a graduate assistant coach at Baylor and a player for Gonzaga.
Mergner named Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at West Virginia
West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Ross Hodge has announced the hiring of Alex Mergner as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Mergner, a native of Milford, Delaware, has spent the last four seasons in the Mountaineer basketball program, including this past season as head manager. He spent the previous three seasons as a student manager. “We are
Valentine added to Oklahoma State Basketball Staff
Oklahoma State head coach Steve Lutz announced the addition of former St. Bonaventure assistant Dana Valentine to the Cowboy Basketball coaching staff. “I believe in surrounding our student-athletes with great teachers and even better people, and Dana fits that mold perfectly,” Lutz said. “He brings infectious energy, a passion for teaching, and a proven ability to help players maximize
Young inks contract extension at BYU
BYU Director of Athletics Brian Santiago announced the university and Men’s Basketball Head Coach Kevin Young have agreed to an extension that will keep Young in Provo for the foreseeable future. Young and the Cougars are coming off a 2024-25 season where they went 26-10 overall, 14-6 in Big 12 play, reached the Sweet 16 for the