Liberty University and men’s basketball head coach Ritchie McKay have agreed on a new contract extension that goes through the 2031-32 season. McKay’s extension comes on the heels of a strong 2025-26 season for the Flames. McKay and the Flames posted a 26-8 overall record and 17-3 CUSA mark, winning the CUSA outright regular season title for
Pettway inks contract extension through 2031-32 season at Kennesaw State
Story Courtesy: Mark Wasik, KSU Athletics Coming on the heels of a historic finish to this past season that capped off the best-ever three-year run in the history of Kennesaw State men’s basketball, head coach Antoine Pettway has signed a two-year contract extension that will now run through the 2031-32 season, Director of Athletics Milton Overton announced Friday. “In
OFFICIAL: Cantens named Head Basketball Coach at FIU
Bringing nearly two decades of collegiate and professional experience along with a proven pedigree as a championship-winning head coach, Miami native Joey Cantens has been named the 10th head coach in FIU men’s basketball program history, Panthers’ Director of Athletics Scott Carr announced on Friday. Cantens, 39, has spent the past five seasons as the head coach
REPORT: FIU set to hire Cantens as Head Basketball Coach
According to a Pete Thamel report, FIU is expected to hire Joey Cantens as their new head men’s basketball coach. Cantens has been the head coach at NJCAA D1 Daytona State for the past five seasons, where he has gone 120-40 (26-7 this season). Cantens has also worked at FGCU and USC. The Miami native
REPORT: FIU parts ways with Jeremy Ballard
Florida International has parted ways with head basketball coach Jeremy Ballard according to a Jon Rothstein report. Ballard had spent the past eight seasons at FIU, where he went 113-141 (.445). This year, the Panthers went 15-17 (8-12 CUSA) and were ko’d in the first round of the conference tournament by Missouri State last night.
Washington Wizards’ Anthony Gill Named Chief Men’s Basketball Advisor at Liberty
Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill has been named the Chief Basketball Advisor for the Liberty men’s basketball program. “We’re incredibly excited to announce Anthony Gill in a newly-created role for our program. The Chief Basketball Advisor will serve as a special advisor to the head coach and the Liberty Men’s Basketball program, bringing a wealth
Bone joins MTSU Basketball Staff
Joshua Bone, a Tennessee native with years of collegiate playing and coaching experience, has joined the Middle Tennessee men’s basketball staff as the Coordinator of Player Development, head coach Nick McDevitt announced Tuesday. “I’m truly honored to join the MTSU basketball program and work alongside Coach McDevitt and the rest of this dedicated staff,” said Bone. “This
Former Eastern Illinois Head MBB Coach Jay Spoonhour joins Missouri State WBB Staff
Missouri State women’s basketball head coach Beth Cunningham announced today the addition of assistant coach Jay Spoonhour to the Lady Bear coaching staff. Spoonhour, the son of Missouri State coaching legend Charlie Spoonhour, spent the last year serving as the assistant athletics development director and the primary support liaison for external NIL stakeholders at MSU. A veteran coach with
Panola promotes Rollinson to Head Basketball Coach after Kuligoski dearts for Assistant job at Sam Houston State
Panola College has announced Robert Rollinson as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team. Rollinson served as assistant coach during the Ponies’ historic 2024-25 season, which saw the team capture the Region XIV Athletic Conference Championship and make a Final Four appearance at the NJCAA National Tournament. “I’m incredibly honored to lead the
Harris named Assistant Coach / Director of NIL & Program Operations at MTSU
Ahead of the 2025-26 Middle Tennessee men’s basketball season, Adell Harris has joined the Blue Raiders as the Assistant Coach – Director of NIL & Program Operations, announced by head coach Nick McDevitt. In her role, Harris works closely with McDevitt and his staff to execute the program’s NIL vision, design systems that maximize MTSU’s resources
Contract details for UTEP Head Basketball Coach Joe Golding’s new deal
Through an open records request, KTSM in El Paso was able to obtain the details of the new contract that UTEP head coach Joe Golding signed last month. Here’s a summary of the contract and associated incentives: Contract Overview Performance Incentives Incentive Bonus Amount CUSA Regular Season Championship 1 month base salary CUSA Regular Season
Sam Houston State adds Thorpe to Basketball Staff
Sam Houston head coach Chris Mudge has announced the hiring of a new assistant coach to join his staff for the 2025-26 season. Veteran coach Angres Thorpe is coming to Huntsville after spending the past two seasons at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). This past season, the Cougars won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament to advance to the