West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has named Trent Michaels, a two-time WVU graduate, as director of men’s basketball operations for the Mountaineers. It will be Michaels’ second consecutive season in the role, and his third season on the Mountaineer men’s basketball staff. He served as the operations coordinator during the 2022-23 season. In his
BYU adds Dunson as Assistant Basketball Coach
BYU men’s basketball head coach Kevin Young announced on Tuesday the addition of Brandon Dunson as an assistant coach. “I’m thrilled to add Brandon Dunson to my staff at BYU,” Young said. “He’s the total package as a basketball coach. He’s extremely bright and has an incredibly bright future. Brandon is someone our players and
West Virginia adds Barnett to Men’s Basketball Staff
West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has announced the hiring of Kory Barnett as assistant coach for the Mountaineers. Barnett joins the Mountaineer basketball after spending the last five seasons at Nevada and six seasons at UCLA, working for coach Steve Alford at both places. During his basketball career, Barnett has been with eight NCAA
James Miller named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Oklahoma State
Steve Lutz’ s Oklahoma State men’s basketball staff continues to take shape with the addition of James Miller as associate head coach. Miller held the same title on staffs at Mississippi State and New Mexico State under Chris Jans. In a six-year span he helped those programs to four NCAA appearances and five conference regular
Oklahoma State adds Guster to Men’s Basketball Staff
Newly-appointed men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz announced Thursday that Robert Guster, a 25-year veteran with deep Texas ties, will be an assistant coach on his inaugural Oklahoma State staff. Guster held a similar role on Lutz’s Western Kentucky staff during the 2023-24 season. Together they led the Hilltoppers to 22 wins, a Conference USA championship
Scott Drew issues statement; Not going to Kentucky
Baylor head coach Scott Drew posted the following on X earlier today. Looks like he’s not headed to Kentucky and will stay put at Baylor….
Page retained as Assistant Coach at Oklahoma State
New Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz announced Wednesday that former Cowboy Keiton Page will remain with the program as an assistant coach. “After visiting with Keiton, it was clear that our values and priorities align,” Lutz said. “I’m delighted to have him on our bench. His work ethic, basketball knowledge, leadership skills, and
Norton named assistant basketball coach/director of player development at West Virginia
West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has named Nick Norton as assistant coach/director of player development for the Mountaineers. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Norton spent the last three seasons on DeVries’ staff at Drake, helping the Bulldogs to an 80-26 (.755) record with two NCAA Tournament appearances and two Missouri Valley Conference titles. “Nick
Lutz named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Chad Weiberg has hired Steve Lutz as the school’s 21st head men’s basketball coach, pending board approval. “Coach Lutz is known as one of the hardest-working coaches in the business,” Weiberg said. “He has worked at all levels of college basketball and has deep ties to this part of the country,
OFFICIAL: Boynton will not return as Oklahoma State’s Head Basketball Coach
Here’s the brief press release issued by Oklahoma State following the dismissal of head men’s basketball coach Mike Boynton: Oklahoma State Athletic Director Chad Weiberg announced today that Mike Boynton will not return as men’s basketball head coach. “For seven years, Coach Boynton has led this program and represented this university with class,” Weiberg said.
REPORT: Boynton dismissed at Oklahoma State
According to Jon Rothstein tweet, Mike Boynton is out as the head basketball coach at Oklahoma State. Boynton has struggled to find consistency is his seven seasons at OSU, and wraps up his tenure with a 119-109 (.522) record. While he did achieve three 20 win seasons, they were always followed up 5-7 less wins
West Virginia AD issues statement on Men’s Basketball Search
West Virginia University Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced today the beginning of a national search for a new head men’s basketball coach. In his statement, he thanks interim head coach Josh Eilert and his staff for their “leadership and professionalism.” While never directly addressing Eilert’s future, Baker did say that he “met with Coach Eilert, the coaching staff and the team