Rutgers University and Steve Pikiell have come to terms on a two-year contract extension that will keep the 2020 Naismith Coach of the Year candidate courtside through 2025-26. In his fourth season, Pikiell has led the Scarlet Knights to their first national ranking in 41 years, first winning season in fourteen years, and most conference
Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr. Joins Michigan State Men’s Basketball Staff
No stranger to Michigan State or to the Breslin Center, Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr. has joined the men’s basketball staff as a graduate manager, Head Coach Tom Izzo announced today. “I can’t say enough about how excited I am to have Tum Tum back here,” Izzo said. “He’s the type of person who can
Indiana Basketball Staff Update
Indiana University men’s basketball coach Archie Miller has announced promotions for two members of his staff and the addition of two graduate managers for the 2019-20 season Drew GladstoneTeam and Recruitment AnalystDrew Gladstone is in his third season with the Indiana men’s basketball program and first as a Team and Recruitment Analyst. He joined the
Former Hoosier Roberts tabbed as Assistant Basketball Coach at Indiana
Indiana University men’s basketball coach Archie Miller has announced the addition of former Hoosier Mike Roberts to his coaching staff. Roberts, a native of Terre Haute, comes to IU after spending the last eight seasons as Associate Head Coach at UNC Greensboro. “Mike is someone who I think can have a great impact on our
Tucker named Interim Assistant Coach at Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s all-time leading scorer is back on the Badgers bench. Alando Tucker returns to the Wisconsin basketball program as an interim assistant coach, head coach Greg Gard announced Tuesday. Tucker will serve in this role for the 2019-20 season, filling the position of assistant coach Howard Moore, who is on medical leave. “I never wanted
Rutgers Basketball Staff Update
Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell announced today that Mike Larkin has joined the staff as Special Assistant to the Head Coach and Ben Asher has been elevated to Director of Basketball Operations and Recruiting. Larkin arrives after serving as associate head coach at Saint Michael’s College, while Asher has worked under Pikiell for the past three seasons. “Mike and Ben
McIntosh Named Assistant Director of Basketball Operations at Northwestern
Sullivan-Ubben Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Collins announced that former Northwestern standout Bryant McIntosh is returning as the program’s assistant director of basketball operations. “We are really excited to bring Bryant back home,” said Collins. “He is one of the all-time great players in Northwestern history and was a big part of us reaching our
Michigan Basketball Administrative Staff Update
University of Michigan David and Meredith Kaplan Men’s Basketball Coach Juwan Howard announced the hiring of Jay Smith as the Wolverines’ director of player personnel and development. In addition to Smith’s return to U-M, Howard retained Chris Hunter as the program’s director of basketball operations and added David Metzendorf as the video analyst and Jaaron
Schilling departs Indiana Basketball staff
Indiana University men’s basketball head coach Archie Miller has announced that Ed Schilling will not remain as an assistant coach for the Hoosiers and will look to pursue other opportunities in basketball. “I appreciate Ed for his hard work and dedication to our program and wish nothing but the best for him and his family,”
Turgeon Adds Haynes as Assistant Coach at Maryland
Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon has announced the hiring of assistant coach DeAndre Haynes, who is widely regarded as one of the fastest rising coaches in the country. Haynes most recently spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the University of Michigan men’s basketball program, where he was instrumental in working with the Wolverine
Michigan Basketball Staff Update
University of Michigan David and Meredith Kaplan Men’s Basketball Head Coach Juwan Howard announced that 24-year veteran head coach Phil Martelli and NBA assistant coach Howard Eisley have joined the Wolverine program as assistant coaches. Additionally, Howard retained assistant coach Saddi Washington, who recently completed his third season at U-M. “When I took this job,
Yaklich named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Texas
An assistant coach at the University of Michigan for the last two years where the Wolverines advanced to back-to-back Sweet 16s including the 2018 National Championship game, Luke Yaklich has been named associate head coach at The University of Texas. The 43-year-old Yaklich brings 20 years of overall coaching experience to the sidelines. He replaces