Oklahoma State head basketball coach Mike Boynton has rounded out his staff with the addition of David Kontaxis as an assistant coach. Kontaxis spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant coach at James Madison University, and has a history of success in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region. “David is a
John Cooper joins Oklahoma State basketball staff
John Cooper, a veteran of over 100 wins as a Division I head coach, has joined Mike Boynton’s staff as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma State basketball team. A Kansas City, Missouri native, Cooper spent the previous five seasons as the head coach at Miami (Ohio), where his defense-first approach saw the RedHawks ranked
Bruce Weber to Return to Kansas State for 2017-18 season
Bruce Weber will remain as the head basketball coach at Kansas State, and return for a sixth season in 2017-18. Interim AD Laird Veatch ended the speculation surrounding Weber’s future when he confirmed to The Mercury that Weber will indeed be returning. “We took a step forward this year, and we look forward to making
OFFICIAL: Mike Boynton Named Head Basketball Coach at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder has announced the hiring of Mike Boynton as the 20th head coach in Cowboy basketball history. Considered one of the nation’s top up-and-coming coaches, Boynton, 35, helped engineer OSU’s run to the NCAA Tournament last season, was an architect of Stephen F. Austin’s success and helped revitalize the South
HOT: Steve Prohm receives contract extension at Iowa State
Iowa State basketball coach Steve Prohm has agreed to a contract extension through 2022 according to Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard. Prohm’s team won six of its last seven regular-season games this year, then captured the Big 12 Tournament Championship and advanced to the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the sixth year in a
Mike Morrell promoted to Assistant Coach at Texas
University of Texas Head Basketball Coach Shaka Smart has promoted Director of Basketball Operations Mike Morrell to Assistant Coach. He will replace David Cason whose contract was not renewed last week. Morrell was an assistant on Smart’s staff at VCU, and served as an assistant coach during the 2015-16 season at UT. He was moved
Texas parts ways with assistant basketball coach David Cason
Texas head coach Shaka Smart just released the following statement: “David Cason will no longer be a part of our men’s basketball coaching staff. We are very appreciative of his efforts over the past two years here at Texas. We wish David and his family well in the future as he moves forward.” Cason was
West Virginia Basketball Staff Update
West Virginia assistant coach Ron Everhart underwent successful back surgery on January 6th, and is now on medical leave. There is no timetable for his return, but it sounds like his return to the bench this season is “unlikely.” Everhart joined Bob Huggins staff back in 2012, after stints as a head coach at Duquesne,
Win #800 for West Virginia’s Bob Huggins
With yesterday’s 112-67 rout of UMKC, West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins became just the 10th coach in NCAA Division I history to win his 800th career game. Huggins now joins a college basketball who’s who of coaches that includes Mike Krzyzewski, Bob Knight, Jim Boeheim, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Jim Calhoun, Jim Phelan, Eddie
Nate Schmidt Elevated to Coordinator of Player Development at Iowa State
Iowa State head men’s basketball coach Steve Prohm has announced the promotion of Nate Schmidt to Coordinator of Player Development for the Cyclones. Schmidt, who served as a graduate assistant the past two seasons, will be in charge of video editing and player development in the role. “I’m really happy to give Nate this opportunity,”
Former Kansas guard Jeremy Case returns to Jayhawk’s staff as Video Coordinator
Former Kansas men’s basketball guard Jeremy Case has rejoined the KU staff as video coordinator, Jayhawks’ head coach Bill Self announced Friday. Case comes to KU after four seasons as an assistant coach at Houston Baptist University. Case was a member of Kansas’ 2008 NCAA National Championship team and after graduation was on the KU
Chris Crutchfield Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger announced Thursday that Chris Crutchfield has been promoted to associate head coach. Crutchfield has spent the past five seasons as an assistant for the Sooners. During the past five campaigns, OU has compiled a 111-57 (.661) overall record and has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in