Following up on the earlier news of the firing of Tony Shaver at William & Mary. The college has released the following statement: William & Mary Director of Athletics Samantha K. Hugeannounced today that head men’s basketball coach Tony Shaverwill not be retained. The Tribe season ended Sunday in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Quarterfinals,
Rowe to be retained at James Madison
Heading off any speculation of what the off season may bring for the James Madison men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne released the following statement today announcing his support for head coach Louis Rowe; JMU Nation, As we sit in the heart of March Madness and with our spring sports fully in action,
DI DIRT: Tony Shaver out at William & Mary
I can confirm that Tony Shaver has been released as the head basketball coach at William & Mary. He had been the head coach at W&M since 2003, and compiled a 226-268 record during his tenure. The Tribe finished 14-17 (10-8 CAA) this past season. UPDATE: Shaver has released the following statement:
UNC Wilmington Dirt…
UNC Wilmington has promoted Director of Basketball Operations Rob Burke to assistant coach. He replaces Joe Wolf who became the head coach of the Greensboro Swarm (NBA G-League) back on 9/10. Burke joined the UNCW staff back in 2015. Prior to that, he spent two seasons as the DBO at Georgia Southern. Burke has also
James Madison Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Eric Wagenlander and former James Madison forward Ivan Lukic have joined the JMU Men’s Basketball staff as video coordinator and graduate assistant, respectively, for the 2018-19 season, as announced by Head Coach Louis Rowe on Wednesday afternoon. “We’re very excited to have Eric and Ivan join us heading into this season,” Rowe said. “They both
Curtin Promoted to Special Assistant to the Head Coach at Hofstra
Hofstra University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich announced today that Colin Curtin has been promoted to special assistant to the head coach. “We are so thrilled to recognize the incredible work that Colin does for our program and the Hofstra community,” commented Mihalich. “Colin is so deserving of this promotion and we can’t thank
Spiker Agrees to Contract Extension at Drexel
Drexel Head Coach Zach Spiker has agreed to a multi-year contract extension, Drexel Athletics announced. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Spiker, the 26th head coach in Drexel history, recently completed his second season with the Dragons. He has increased their win total in each of his first two seasons. His team has averaged
Manny Adako promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Northeastern
After serving last season as a graduate manager with the Northeastern men’s basketball program, former Husky forward Manny Adako has been elevated to an assistant coaching position in 2018-19. Adako’s focus will be primarily coaching the Husky forwards. “Manny has done an outstanding job this past season as a Graduate Manager,” said Head Coach Bill
Towson Dirt…
I can confirm that Kevin Clark will be elevated to associate head coach at Towson University. Clark has been an assistant on Pat Skerry’s staff since 2011. The pair also worked together as assistants at URI in the mid-2000’s. The coaching veteran has previously served as the associate head coach at St John’s and as
Elon Basketball Staff Update
Elon University men’s basketball head coach Matt Matheny has announced coaching staff changes for the program today, June 19. J.B. Tanner has been elevated from director of basketball operations to assistant coach. Additionally, the Phoenix adds Bryson Gibson to the staff as the program’s new director of basketball operations to replace Tanner. “We’ve been very
Towson Dirt…
I can confirm that Ryan Brown will be hired as the Director of Basketball Operations at Towson University. Brown had spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant at TCU. Before that, he served as the assistant video coordinator, and student manager at Auburn. An official announcement is expected shortly.
Julian Boatner Returns to W&M Men’s Basketball as Assistant Coach
William & Mary head men’s basketball coach Tony Shaver announced the addition of 2014 graduate Julian Boatner to the Tribe staff as an assistant coach on Tuesday. One of the top 3-point shooters in program history, Boatner returns to his alma mater after spending the last four years in the coaching ranks at Indiana University