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Four Nebraska Basketball Staff Members Sign Multi-year Contract Extensions

Story Courtesy: Shamus McKnight, Nebraska Athletics Nebraska Men’s Basketball Head Coach Fred Hoiberg announced that assistant coaches Nate Loenser, Ernie Zeigler and Pat Monaghan and general manager Luca Virgilio have signed multi-year contract extensions. “The success our program had this year is really a testament to the efforts of our entire staff, and it is important to reward them for all of their work,”

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Lexus Williams added to Minnesota Basketball Staff

University of Minnesota men’s basketball coach Niko Medved has added Lexus Williams to the Golden Gopher coaching staff as an assistant coach. Williams comes to Minnesota after a five-year stint at Boise State. He replaces Chad Warner, who joined the Clemson staff following the 2025-26 season. Williams joined the BSU coaching staff  in 2021 as an assistant to Bronco

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Purdue Basketball Staff Update

Purdue Athletics and men’s basketball head coach Matt Painter have announced updates to the Purdue men’s basketball coaching and support staff. P.J. Thompson has been elevated to associate head coach, while Kenneth Lowe has been hired as an assistant coach. In addition, Lance Jones and Sterling Carter and have been announced as graduate assistant coaches for the next two seasons. Lowe replaces Terry Johnson, who

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Cooper, Cunningham added to K-State Basketball Staff

Kansas State Head Basketball Coach Casey Alexander announced the additions of veteran coaches John Cooper and Phil Cunningham to his coaching staff on Friday afternoon (April 10). “I’m excited to welcome Phil and John to K-State,” said Alexander. “They have parallel paths to Manhattan as they both bring a long resume of high major experience and head coaching experience. Players and

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Carr named Assistant Basketball Coach at Indiana

Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries announced the hiring of assistant coach Thomas Carr on Friday. He has twice been named to the Silver Waves Media 2026 100 Most Impactful High Major Assistants with a decade of experience at the Division I level. Carr will join assistant coaches Drew Adams, Rod Clark, Kenny Johnson, and Nick Norton on Coach DeVries’ staff for the

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OFFICIAL: Cincinnati hires Calhoun as Head Basketball Coach

Here’s the official release from Cincinnati announcing the hiring of Jerrod Calhoun as their new head men’s basketball coach: Ohio native and University of Cincinnati graduate Jerrod Calhoun has been named the 29th head coach in Cincinnati men’s basketball history, director of athletics John Cunningham announced Tuesday. Calhoun recently completed his ninth season as a

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Hoiberg agrees to 3-yr extension at Nebraska

Nebraska has agreed to a contract extension with men’s basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg, as announced by University of Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen on March 9.  The new contract with Hoiberg, who has guided Nebraska to 26 wins this season, including a school-record 15 wins in Big Ten Conference action, extends through the 2031-32 season. “Fred

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Indiana adds NBA Front Office Veteran Ryan Carr as Executive Director of Basketball

Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries announced the Executive Director of Basketball Ryan Carr, a former Indiana men’s basketball manager and 1996 graduate, on Monday. He brings over two decades of NBA front office experience with the Indiana Pacers, rising from a regional scout to Senior Vice President of Player Personnel. His role with the Hoosiers will

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Izzo becomes highest paid basketball coach in Big Ten with $1m/yr raise

The Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees approved a contract amendment for men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo. The amendment recognizes Coach Izzo’s Hall of Fame legacy and demonstrates a shared commitment to achieving continued success. The updated contract gives Izzo a $1 million raise, raising his compensation from $6.2 million to $7.2 million per year. The contract, which renews annually, goes into effect

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Purdue’s Painter earns 500th career victory

#2 Purdue (4-0) Head coach Matt Painter won his 500th career game with a 97-79 win over Akron on Sunday. Painter, in his 22nd season as a head coach (25 wins at Southern Illinois; 475 at Purdue), becomes the 16th active head coach with 500 wins. He achieved the milestone in the seventh-fewest games (Few, Calipari, Self, Pitino, Izzo, Bennett).

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