Second-year UNC Asheville men’s basketball head coach Mike Morrell announced on Tuesday, July 2 the addition of Mike Venezia as an assistant coach. “I am excited about the addition of Mike to our staff,” Morrell said. “Like R.J. Evans, Coach Venezia is someone that I am extremely familiar with from our time together at VCU
Williams named Assistant Basketball Coach at Longwood
Heading into his second preseason at the helm, Longwood head coach Griff Aldrich rounded out his coaching staff for the 2019-20 season with the addition of Donovan Williams as an assistant coach. Williams brings to Longwood a coaching resume that spans more than a decade and includes trips to the NCAA Tournament with Georgia Tech
Gray join Winthrop Basketball Staff
Winthrop head men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey announced former Wake Forest standout Justin Gray will be joining his staff as an assistant coach. Gray comes to the Eagles after spending last season as the director for basketball development at Wake Forest. Prior to that Gray spent the previous 12 years playing professional basketball overseas, most
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I have heard from a great source that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey will add DII Newberry College (SC) head coach Dave Davis to his staff. Davis has been the head coach at Newberry for the past nine seasons where he has gone 143-113. Prior to that, he spent 14 years as the head coach
DeLaney added to Gardner-Webb Basketball Staff
Gardner-Webb men’s basketball announced the hiring of Jake DeLaney as an assistant coach Tuesday afternoon. DeLaney, a Birmingham, Ala., native, most recently served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga. He will begin his second stint at Gardner-Webb, after serving as a graduate assistant from 2015-2017 with the
Austin Shaver joins Longwood Basketball Staff
Calling on a coach with more than a decade of experience, with the majority of those years at successful Division I programs in the Commonwealth, Longwood men’s basketball head coach Griff Aldrich announced the hiring of Austin Shaver as assistant coach Tuesday. A former assistant coach at William & Mary under Tony Shaver and graduate
Nimley added to Charleston Southern Basketball Staff
Charleston Southern head men’s basketball coach Barclay Radebaugh is welcoming back another one of the Buccaneers’ all-time greats to the coaching staff as he announced the addition of Saah Nimley as an assistant coach on Wednesday morning. Nimley takes the place of former teammate Arlon Harper who left CSU following the 2018-19 season to pursue
Presbyterian Basketball Staff Update
Presbyterian College Men’s basketball Head Coach Quinton Ferrell filled out his staff this week with the addition of four assistants. Joining Coach Ferrell are assistant coaches Ben Korren, Nick Lagroone, and Trey Meyer. Trey Johnson has been hired as the director of basketball operations. Korren was most recently the Director of Basketball Operations and Video
Jones Agrees to Contract Extension at Radford
Radford University Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg announced today that Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Jones has agreed to terms and is finalizing a new contract extension that will keep him with the program through June 2025. “Mike Jones has done an exceptional job leading Radford University Men’s Basketball,” said Lineburg. “We are pleased to
Kennesaw State’s Al Skinner Resigns
Kennesaw State University head men’s basketball coach Al Skinner has announced his intention to step down at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season. “We certainly appreciate the time Coach Skinner has spent at Kennesaw State,” said Director of Athletics Milton Overton. “He has invested in the lives of countless student-athletes over the years and we wish him the
Radford Names Kevin Jones Assistant Director of Men’s Basketball Operations
Kevin Jones has joined the Radford men’s basketball staff as Assistant Director of Basketball Operations and Video Coordinator, head coach Mike Jones announced. “I’m extremely thankful for Coach Jones welcoming me into his program and to Radford University,” said Kevin Jones. “He is someone I have a great deal of respect for as a coach
OFFICIAL: Kerns Adds Szorc to Presbyterian Men’s Basketball Staff
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported yesterday (Presbyterian Dirt)… Presbyterian College and head men’s basketball coach Dustin Kerns announced Wednesday the addition of Bob Szorc as assistant coach. He will start immediately and will replace Tommy Brown, who left in June. “We are extremely excited about adding Bob Szorc to our coaching