Boston University

Jones signs multi-year extension at BU

Boston University director of athletics Drew Marrochello has announced that three head coaches, including men’s basketball’s Joe Jones, have all recently signed multi-year contract extensions. “These three coaches are great examples of the type of leaders we strive to have in the BU Athletics family,” said Marrochello. “They are committed to providing a first-class experience for

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Boston University Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Boston University has added two administrative staffers to their men’s basketball staff, as they have hired Herschel Jenkins as the Director of Basketball Operations, and Griffin Lyon as the Video Coordinator. Herschel Jenkins After spending five seasons at Fordham, Herschel Jenkins was named Boston University director of basketball operations by men’s basketball head coach Joe

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Daily Dirt – 5/27/21

Daily Dirt compiled by: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick hitters from the D1 level… I have heard that Boston University Director of Basketball Operations Al Paul will be hired as an assistant at Yale. Paul has been at BU for the past three seasons, where he began as the video coordinator before being elevated

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Daily News & Notes – 1/5/21

Today’s Daily News and Notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski will miss Wednesday’s game vs. Boston College as he self-isolates. Krzyzewski said that a member of his family tested positive for COVID-19 which has forced he and his wife, Mickie, to quarantine. Both have tested negative for the virus. More

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Boston University Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Boston University head basketball coach Joe Jones has officially hired Mike Quinn as an assistant coach (first mentioned in the Daily Dirt on 7/13), and elevated John Papale to director of basketball operations. Mike Quinn Mike Quinn will join the Boston University men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2018-19 season after spending

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Daily Dirt – 5/1/17

A few quick hitters to start the week… Boston University head coach Joe Jones is on the hunt for an assistant to replace Shaun Morris who joined Baker Dunleavy’s staff at Quinnipiac earlier this spring. The name that I keep hearing here is former LIU head coach Jack Perri. He has New England ties, having

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Daily Dirt – 6/9/16

A bunch of things that I’ve heard over the past few days… It sounds like Radford assistant coach Chris Hawkins will be joining Reggie Witherspoon’s new staff at Canisius. Hawkins has been at Radford (his alma mater) since 2011, and was also an assistant there from 1997-2000. He has previously worked for Witherspoon at Buffalo

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Daily Dirt – 9/28/15

Some things to kick off the week… I have heard that Boston University head coach Joe Jones has promoted Jimmie Oakman to Director of Basketball Operations.  Oakman served last season as a special assistant / video coordinator for the Terriers.  He also spent three seasons as an assistant at DIII Daniel Webster College (NH) I

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Penn State Dirt…

I can confirm that Penn State associate head coach Brian Daly has left the program.  He has been at Penn State for the past four seasons, and also worked with Nittany Lions head coach Patrick Chambers at Boston University.  Before joining Chambers at BU, Daly was a prep coach in the Philadelphia Area.  It sounds

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