Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard has elevated Brian Burg to assistant coach announced Tuesday. Burg, a tireless worker who is described as one of the nation’s top recruiters by his peers, fills the assistant coach position on staff left by Chris Ogden who was named UTA head coach last Friday. He has
Chris Beard Inks New 6-year Deal at Texas Tech
Texas Tech Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt and men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard have agreed on a new six-year contract announced Monday. The $19,050,000 contract over six years locks Beard up as head coach of the Red Raiders through the 2023-24 season. “Coach Beard continues to elevate Texas Tech basketball to a record level
Bob Huggins Inks Contract Extension at West Virginia
West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons has announced a four-year contract extension to 2021-22 for basketball coach Bob Huggins, extending his relationship with the University until 2027. The amended employment agreement takes effect immediately. “This is a great day for our department. I want Bob Huggins leading our basketball program for many years
Scott Sutton Joins Oklahoma State Basketball Coaching Staff
Oklahoma State head basketball coach Mike Boynton has announced the hiring of Scott Sutton, the winningest coach in Oral Roberts history and a former Cowboy, as an assistant on his staff. A veteran of 18 seasons as a head coach and 328 career victories, Sutton guided the Golden Eagles to eight postseason appearances, including three
Former Oklahoma State Head Coach Sean Sutton Joins Texas tech Staff
Sean Sutton has joined the Texas Tech men’s basketball staff as an Advisor to the Head Coach announced Wednesday by head coach Chris Beard. Sutton possesses 22 years of collegiate coaching experience and has either coached or played with 24 NBA players over his career. He has been a part of 13 NCAA Tournaments, seven
Ontario Lett Joins TCU Basketball Staff
TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon announced the hiring of Ontario Lett as special assistant to the head coach. “I’m thrilled to have Ontario join us at TCU as the final piece of our staff this season,” said Dixon. “Ontario was an integral part of turning our program around at Pitt. He’ll provide great insight
Baylor Basketball Staff Update
Baylor men’s basketball 15th-year head coach Scott Drew announced two additions and two promotions on his coaching staff on Thursday. Bill Peterson joins the staff as Director of Basketball Operations and Ty Beard is the Bears’ new Director of Video Operations. Additionally, Drew promoted Jared Nuness to Special Assistant and Director of Player Development and
Boynton Rounds Out Oklahoma State Coaching Staff With Kontaxis Hiring
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