CSUN head men’s basketball coach Andy Newman has announced the addition of Mykel Morse to the staff as the program’s director of operations for the 2024-25 season. “We’re really excited to bring Mykel on staff,” said Newman. “He’s incredibly organized and an incredibly hard worker. His personality and how he gets along with players is such a
Wells hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Cal State Fullerton
Head Coach Dedrique Taylor has announced the hiring of Jayson Wells as an assistant coach for the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball program. “We get more of Coach Wells on a full-time basis now and I am super excited for him to enhance our program both on and off the court,” Taylor said. “He gives us a
Julius Smith named Assistant Basketball Coach at UC Irvine
UC Irvine Head Coach Russell Turner has announced the addition of Julius Smith to the men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. “I am excited to add Julius Smith, a proven winner in college basketball, to our coaching staff,” remarked Turner. “Julius is young and hungry and brings contagious energy to our staff that will impact our developing
Pacheco named Director of Basketball Operations at Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton Head Coach Dedrique Taylor has announced the addition of Tyler Pacheco to the men’s basketball coaching staff. Pacheco will serve as the director of basketball operations. “Tyler comes to our program highly regarded for his energy, efficiency and productivity,” Taylor said. “I think his youth may be one of his most important attributes, with his ability to
Shingles added to CSUN Basketball Staff
CSUN head men’s basketball coach Andy Newman has announced the hiring of Brandon Shingles as an assistant coach to the Matadors in 2023-24. “Brandon’s had an incredible playing career and he takes that same fearless attitude that he had as a player and applies it into his coaching profession,” said Newman. “He’s had a ton of early
BIG WEST DIRT: DeGeorge to be named Head Basketball Coach at Cal Poly
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Earlier today in the DAILY DIRT, I mentioned that D2 Colorado Mesa head coach Mike DeGeorge was the leader at Cal Poly. I have now confirmed that DeGeorge has accepted the position. This past season, DeGeorge led Mesa to a 29-5 (21-1 RMAC record). In his six seasons as the Mavericks
Monson, Long Beach State agree to mutually part ways
Long Beach Athletics Executive Director of Athletics Bobby Smitheran and Head Coach Dan Monson met this morning and agreed to mutually part ways following the conclusion of the season. Monson, who has served as head basketball coach since 2007, will remain as the coach of the team through the postseason including the upcoming Big West Championship, but
Hurwitz promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Cal Riverside
Matt Hurwitz has been promoted to Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Cal Riverside. Hurwitz enters his second season at UCR, serving as the Director of Operations in 2022-23. Hurwitz arrived at UCR by way of a one-year graduate student manager position at Santa Clara. Before joining the Broncos, Hurwitz spent the 2021 season as an
Eskildsen named Assistant Basketball Coach at UCSB
The UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball team has added Brian Eskildsen as an assistant coach, Head Coach Joe Pasternack announced. “We are excited to welcome Brian, his wife Natalie, and his daughter Penny to the UC Santa Barbara Basketball family,” Pasternack said. “It’s great to be reunited with him after our time of working together at New Orleans.” Esklidsen
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Head coach John Smith completed the Cal Poly men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2023-24 season Monday with the announcement that Jamal Smith has been promoted to an assistant coaching role while Adam Helmer arrives as the program’s director of operations. The son of John Smith, Jamal Smith served as Cal Poly’s director of operations last year after occupying the same position
Brown added to CSUN Basketball Staff
CSUN Head Men’s Basketball Coach Andy Newman has announced the addition of Bobby Brown to the Matador staff. A former NBA player and Big West Freshman of the Year, Brown will serve as Director of Player Development this upcoming season. “I am really excited to be adding Bobby Brown to our staff here at CSUN,” said
UC Santa Barbara adds Ettin to Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
The UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball team is thrilled to bring on Skye Ettin as an assistant coach with the program, Head Coach Joe Pasternack announced. “We are really excited to add a coach like Skye to our program,” Pasternack said. “He comes from an incredible program in Princeton that reached the Sweet 16 last season.” As mentioned above,