In the midst of one of the most successful runs in the program’s 118-year history, Iowa State head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has agreed to a new contract that will keep him on the Cyclone bench through June 30, 2032, ISU President Dr. Wendy Wintersteen and Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today. “In just four
Simpson added as Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Utah
Utah head men’s basketball coach Craig Smith announced the addition of Triston Simpson to his staff as the special assistant to the head coach. “I am so excited to have Triston join our staff,” Smith said. “I recruited and coached Triston at South Dakota. He is tough, competitive, relentless with his effort and very intelligent. His attention to detail, desire
Big 12 names Thornton Vice President of Men’s Basketball
Today, the Big 12 Conference announced the hiring of Brian Thornton as Vice President of Men’s Basketball. Thornton most recently served as Commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and has over two decades of experience in college basketball as a student-athlete, coach and administrator. In this role, Thornton will oversee all operations of Big 12
Finch joins Houston Men’s Basketball Program
Will Finch has joined the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program as associate director of operations, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson announced. In that role, he will work closely with Sampson and assist Director of Operations and Basketball Strategy Bobby Champagne in team travel, student-athlete recruiting visiting and day-to-day operations. This will be the second time Finch has worked with
Laing, N’Diaye promoted to Associate Head Coaches at Central Florida
UCF men’s basketball head coach Johnny Dawkins has announced Wednesday that Robbie Laing and Mamadou N’Diaye have been promoted to associate head coaches. “We’re excited to promote Robbie and Mamadou to associate head coaches. Both have been key contributors to our staff and have really showed their ability to work with our student-athletes to raise their level on and
Arizona Basketball Staff Update
Arizona men’s basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd has announced the promotion of TJ Benson to Assistant Coach and the hiring of Matt King as President of Basketball Operations. Benson will also continue to be the recruiting coordinator. Additionally, with the recent change in NCAA rules increasing the number of on-court coaches, Rem Bakamus and Ken Nakagawa have been elevated to assistant coaches, joining
Utah adds Stevens as Men’s Basketball Director of Scouting/Video
Utah head men’s basketball coach Craig Smith added Carter Stevens to the Runnin’ Utes staff as the director of scouting/video last week. “We’re thrilled to announce that Carter will be joining our Runnin’ Utes family,” Smith said. “Throughout the interview process, Carter demonstrated key skills that are a separator for him as he has proven the ability to
Cannady named Men’s Basketball Video Coordinator at West Virginia
West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has announced the hiring of Jalen Cannady to the Mountaineer staff. Cannady, who served as Player Development Coach/Video Coordinator for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G-League last season, will be the Video Coordinator for men’s basketball. “We are excited to have Jalen join our staff as our video
Crawford, Taylor promoted to assistant basketball coaches at Iowa State
Iowa State men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger has named Erik Crawford and Stevie Taylor as assistant coaches. Crawford has spent the past two seasons as the Director of Player Development, while Taylor was the Assistant Director of Player Development last season. The 2023-24 Cyclones won the Big 12 Championship and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The
BYU Basketball Staff Update
BYU men’s basketball head coach Kevin Young announced updates to his staff. Akash Sebastian joins the Cougars as director of analytics and strategy after spending the past two seasons with the Phoenix Suns as a coaching analyst, working alongside Young. He also spent a season as a coaching analyst with the Utah Jazz after completing an internship
Texas Tech Basketball Staff Update
Texas Tech head basketball coach Grant McCasland has announced the promotion of Chris Nottingham and the addition of Brian Pete to his coaching staff. Nottingham will serve as the Director of Player Development in his second season with the program, while Pete joins the staff as the Video Coordinator after previously working in the same role at Vanderbilt the
Colorado Basketball Staff Update
One of the most iconic figures in the recent era of Colorado men’s basketball has officially made his way back to Boulder. After two years of playing professionally overseas, Evan Battey has joined Tad Boyle‘s staff at Colorado as an assistant coach/quality control analyst. “There’s no better Buff in my mind from head to toe than