Russell Payne joined the Cal State East Bay men’s basketball coaching staff in July 2024. He brings many years of basketball coaching experience, both at the high school and club level. Before joining East Bay, Payne served as the varsity assistant basketball coach at Harvard-Westlake School and was the founder and president for Los Angeles
UNC Pembroke Basketball Staff Update
UNC Pembroke men’s basketball head coach Drew Richards announced a trio of promotions, along with addition of David Strother, to his coaching. Chris Sause will remain as an assistant coach, while Dylan Anderson will be the Director of Operations/Player Development this season. Noah Katz will enter his second season with the Black & Gold as an assistant coach, while Faison Brock will begin his third season
McGee joins Millersville Basketball Staff
Kyle McGee joined Coach Casey Stitzel’s coaching staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2024-25 season. McGee came to Millersville after three seasons as an assistant coach at Elizabethtown University. McGee helped the Blue Jays to its most wins as a member of the Landmark Conference in 2024 and developed a pair of All-Landmark selections.
Thorne, Tucker join MSU Denver Basketball Staff
MSU Denver men’s basketball coach Dan Ficke has announced the addition of two assistant coaches to his staff for the 2024-25 season. Dwight Thorne joins MSU Denver after being an assistant coach at Division I Texas-Arlington, while Malik Tucker joins the Roadrunners after playing for and coaching with Ficke at Belmont Abbey (N.C.). “I am pleased to announce the
Maryville names Kedrowski Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Jordon Kedrowski has been named as an assistant coach for the Maryville University men’s basketball team. He comes to Maryville after two seasons as a Graduate Assistant on the coaching staff at Saint Louis University and helped the Billikens post 34 victories. Prior to his stint at SLU, Kedrowski was a graduate assistant at James
Runco, Fuller added to Nebraska-Kearney Basketball Staff
Nebraska-Kearney head men’s basketball coach Marty Levinson announced today that Mitch Runco and Rob Fuller will serve as his assistant coaches. Runco will have the title of “Head Assistant” with the pair officially starting their duties this month. Runco most recently was the head boys’ basketball coach at Omaha Westview High School (2022-24). Previously, he was head boys’ basketball coach and
OFFICIAL: Francis named Head Basketball Coach at Chadron State
Following-up on something that I first mentioned over the weekend (D2 DIRT). Chris Francis has officially been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Chadron State. Here’s the release from CSC: Following a national search with nearly 100 applicants, Chris Francis has been named the head coach of Chadron State College’s men’s basketball program.
OFFICIAL: Thompson named Head Basketball Coach at Winston-Salem State
The Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Hall of Famer, Corey Thompson as the head men’s basketball coach. “I consider it a privilege to hire the first WSSU Men’s Basketball Alum to lead our Rams Men’s Basketball team,” said Director of Athletics, Etienne Thomas. “Corey Thompson brings a complete body
D2 DIRT: Thompson named Head Basketball Coach at Winston-Salem State
Winston-Salem State has named Corey Thompson as their new head men’s basketball coach. The WSSU alum (’02) has most recently been the head coach at St. Pauls High School (NC). He also spent time as an assistant at CIAA foe Fayetteville State. According to our sources, the other finalists for the position were; WSSU interim head
Northern Michigan adds Hughes as Assistant Basketball Coach
Northern Michigan head men’s basketball coach Matt Majkrzak has named John-Michael Hughes as an assistant coach for the upcoming season. John-Michael joins the Wildcat family after serving as a graduate assistant at the University of Southern California, bringing strong connections and respected touch points across the amateur, collegiate, and professional basketball ecosystem. “Being able to bring
Ralby named Assistant Basketball Coach at Cal Poly Pomona
Noah Ralby joined the Cal Poly Pomona men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach on Monday, it was announced by head coach Greg Kamansky. Ralby was most recently serving as the Video & Analytics Coordinator for men’s basketball at the University of Washington in 2023-24, after spending two seasons as the Director of Analytics for men’s basketball at
D2 DIRT: Chadron State set to hire current NAIA Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D2 Chadron State will name NAIA University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma’s Chris Francis as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Francis had been the head coach at USAO since 2015, where he led the Drovers to six NAIA National Tournament appearances. His teams also captured