Northwestern men’s basketball Special Assistant to the Head Coach Brian James announced his retirement from an illustrious, 50-year coaching career on Thursday. James’ career included stops at the NBA, collegiate and high school levels. He first crossed paths with Sullivan-Ubben Head Men’s basketball Coach Chris Collins at Glenbrook North High School, where James coached Collins from 1989 to 1992.
Penn State Basketball Staff Update
Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced staff updates ahead of the 2026-27 season, including the promotion of Brent Scott to associate head coach, the additions of Sam Little (video coordinator/player development) and Alex Grumer (assistant director of operations) and title changes for both Patrick Dorney and Jake Szczecina. Brent Scott – Associate Head Coach Brent Scott has been elevated to associate head coach
Ohio State Basketball Staff Update
Ohio State men’s basketball head coach Jake Diebler has completed his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season, adding assistant coach Mike Wells, strength and conditioning coach Dave Richardson and program assistant William Buford. He has also promoted Jamall Walker to associate head coach. Wells brings over 27 years of NBA experience to Columbus and most
Underwood, Illinois agree to new contract terms
Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood and the University have agreed to new terms related to his existing six-year contract, Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced Thursday. Underwood’s contract, which runs through June 30, 2032, could now extend through June 30, 2036, based on team performance over the next four seasons. The agreement would also include updated financial terms
Former Western Michigan Head Coach Dwayne Stephens joins Penn State Basketball Staff
Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced the hiring of highly-accomplished college coaching veteran Dwayne “DJ” Stephens as assistant coach ahead of the 2026-27 Penn State men’s basketball season. Stephens spent the last four seasons as the head coach at Western Michigan and comes to Happy Valley with nearly 30 years of college
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,”
Fuline resigns as Head Coach at D3 Mount Union; joins Cincinnati Basketball Staff
The University of Mount Union Athletics Department has announced today that Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Fuline has resigned to accept an assistant coaching position at Division I University of Cincinnati under Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun. “From the first day on the job 15 years ago, we set out to build a family-first program,” said Fuline. “The
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
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
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
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
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