Liberty men’s basketball head coach, Ritchie McKay, has announced the hiring of Joe Pierre III as Director of Player Development. “We are thrilled to welcome Joe to our family and feel that he will add a lot of value to our program,” McKay said. “Joe is a young star in the coaching industry and has
Mark Prosser Completes Staff with Brett Ferguson
Western Carolina first-year head coach Mark Prosser has completed his inaugural staff, naming Brett Ferguson as the Director of Basketball Operations. Ferguson, who worked with Prosser while in graduate school at Winthrop, also has experience in the position from his alma mater in Big Ten-member, Michigan State. “We are excited to add Brett Ferguson to
OFFICIAL: Barron Announces 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
First year men’s basketball head coach Richard Barron announced his first assistant coaching staff on Friday, March 30. Joining Barron on the staff for 2018-19 campaign will be assistant coaches, Kevin Reed, Edniesha Curry and Igor Vrzina. Jason Coleman will fill the role of director of basketball operations in the upcoming season. All will officially
Brian Wardle Receives Contract Extension Through 2023
The Bradley Basketball “Movement” will continue for at least five more years. Bradley University has extended the contract of men’s basketball coach Brian Wardle through the end of the 2022-2023 season, according to an announcement by Bradley Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Chris Reynolds. “Brian is a tireless worker and has done a tremendous job of
Lutz to Join Purdue Coaching Staff
Purdue men’s basketball head coach Matt Painter announced today that Creighton assistant coach Steve Lutz has joined the Boilermakers’ coaching staff. The 44-year old Lutz helped Creighton to its most successful stretch in school history and is widely considered one of the top recruiters in the country. “I’m excited to welcome Steve Lutz to our
Fulce to join Buzz Williams’s staff
Head coach Buzz Williams announced the addition of his former player Joe Fulce to his staff today. Fulce was part of Williams’s teams at Marquette from 2008-11, averaging 3.1 ppg with the Golden Eagles. After major knee surgery ended his professional basketball aspirations, Fulce graduated from Marquette and accepted a job with Digital Intelligence Systems
Louis Rowe Named Men’s Basketball Head Coach at James Madison
James Madison Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne on Thursday announced the hiring of Louis Rowe as the 10th men’s basketball head coach in program history. A former JMU student-athlete and assistant coach, Rowe most recently served as the top assistant coach at Bowling Green. “As we worked through the search process and spoke with a
Charleston Southern Staff Update
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by: Dr. Dish Charleston Southern head men’s basketball coach Barclay Radebaugh announced the promotions of assistant coaches BJ McKie and Ahmad Smith on Monday. McKie has been elevated to Associate Head Coach, while Smith has been named Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. McKie and Smith have been instrumental in one of
Southeast Missouri Adds Assistant
Adam Gordon joined the Southeast Missouri men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach Tuesday. Gordon worked the last three years as director of operations on Rick Ray‘s staff at Mississippi State. He was in charge of travel, camps, scheduling, on-campus recruiting and academic compliance during his stint with the Bulldogs. “Adam will be a valuable addition
San José State Adds Driesell As An Assistant Coach
The San José State men’s basketball program has added over three decades of coaching experience and a variety of postseason successes as a player, assistant and head coach with the hiring of Chuck Driesell as an assistant coach beginning the 2015-16 season. Spartans’ head coach Dave Wojcik made the announcement. “Chuck brings an unrivaled level
Musselman adds Fuca as graduate assistant coach
University of Nevada head men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman has added Joey Fuca as a graduate assistant coach to the Wolf Pack staff. Fuca is the sixth member of Musselman’s new staff joining Doug Stewart, Jay Morris, Jermaine Kimbrough, Anthony Ruta and Tim Morris. “We are excited to announce addition to Joey Fuca to our
Price Signs New Three-Year Contract
Lamar head men’s basketball coach Tic Price has been signed to a new three-year deal announced Director of Athletics Jason Henderson. The deal comes following Price’s first full season with the team, and on the heels of one of the nation’s top single-season turnarounds. “We feel very confident about the direction of this program under