Bill Courtney’s name came up in conversation today, and I guess I missed this one from last month. Here’s the official press release on DePaul’s hiring of the former head coach at Cornell: DePaul head coach Dave Leitao announced today that Bill Courtney has joined the staff as an assistant coach. “Bill Courtney’s experience
Rob Judson Joins Steve Wojciechowski’s Staff at Marquette
Rob Judson, who owns over 30 years of coaching experience, is joining the Marquette University men’s basketball program and will serve as special assistant to the head coach, Steve Wojciechowski announced Tuesday afternoon. Judson arrives on campus after spending the last four seasons at Indiana University under former Marquette head coach Tom Crean. The Zion,
Will Vergollo added to Butler Staff as Basketball Analyst
Will Vergollo, who served as an assistant coach under LaVall Jordan last season at Milwaukee, has joined Jordan’s coaching staff at Butler in the position of Basketball Analyst. In this role for Butler, Vergollo will oversee video operations and analytics, while assisting with preparation of scouting reports. Jordan announced Vergollo’s hiring on Wednesday, July 26.
Ewing Announces Georgetown Basketball Staff
Georgetown University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Patrick Ewing announced his coaching staff for the 2017-18 season, his first at the helm of the Hoyas program. Ewing tabbed Louis Orr and Robert Kirby as well as Akbar Waheed, who was on the Georgetown staff last year, as his full-time coaches and recruiters. Orr is a former
Omar Lowery Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Butler
Omar Lowery has been hired as a men’s basketball assistant coach at Butler. Lowery spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant on LaVall Jordan’s staff at Milwaukee. “Omar did an excellent job as a member of our staff at Milwaukee last season and I’m excited that he is joining me at Butler,” said Jordan, who was
Jeff Meyer Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Butler
Jeff Meyer, who has strong ties to both head coach LaVall Jordan and Butler University, will return to the Butler staff as an assistant coach. Jordan made the announcement Tuesday, June 20. Meyer, who has been a college coach for 38 seasons, and Jordan will reunite at Butler. They worked together as assistant coaches on
OFFICIAL: LaVall Jordan Named Head Basketball Coach at Butler
LaVall Jordan, who helped Butler to conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances as both a player and an assistant coach, returns to his alma mater as the 24th head coach in men’s basketball program history. Butler Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier announced. “LaVall is a tremendous coach who exemplifies The Butler Way,”
HOT: Butler to Name LaVall Jordan Head Basketball Coach
Multiple outlets are reporting that LaVall Jordan will be named as the next head basketball coach at Butler. He will replace Chris Holtmann who departed for Ohio State late last week. Jordan, who spent last season as the head coach at Milwaukee, is a Butler alum (’01) and also worked as an assistant for the
Shane Heirman Named Assistant Basketball Coach at DePaul
DePaul head coach Dave Leitao announced that Shane Heirman joined the staff as an assistant coach. Heirman joins the Blue Demons after leading national prep power La Lumiere School for the last three seasons. “Shane Heirman has coached at a very high level of success against the top high school and prep programs in the
Butler Extends Head Basketball Coach Chris Holtmann Through 2025
Following one of the most successful seasons in program history, Butler and head coach Chris Holtmann have agreed to a contract extension. Holtmann’s deal at Butler now runs through the 2024-25 season. Butler Vice President/Director of Athletics Barry Collier made the announcement Friday (April 28). Financial terms were not released. “Chris is a tremendous ambassador
OFFICIAL: Patrick Ewing Named Head Basketball Coach at Georgetown
Georgetown University announced today that Patrick Ewing (C’85) has been named its new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Ewing comes back to Georgetown after serving for 15 years as an assistant head coach in the NBA. He served as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards (2002-03), Houston Rockets (2003-06) and Orlando Magic (2007-12) and most
REPORT: Slice out at St. John’s
According to a report by SNY.tv, St. John’s will part ways with assistant coach Barry “Slice” Rohrssen. The New York native, and former Manhattan College head coach joined Chris Mullin’s staff last spring after working for John Calipari at Kentucky. The New York Post is has said that this situation could take up to another