Mark Hanson ’83, the winningest coach in Gustavus Adolphus College men’s basketball history, announced Monday that he will retire as the head coach after the 2021-22 season. “It has been an honor to have followed Mark’s basketball teams and their success during my 30 years here at Gustavus,” Athletic Director Tom Brown said. “The Gustavus
The Plattsburgh State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation mourns the loss of assistant men’s basketball coach John Konowitz, who passed away suddenly on Friday. Coach Konowitz was a beloved member of the Plattsburgh State men’s basketball program, where he served as a volunteer assistant coach for nine seasons. During his tenure on the Cardinals’ bench,
With a 78-65 win over Whittier, Chapman University men’s basketball head coach Mike Bokosky earned his 500th career victory – all while leading the Panthers. Chapman won its fourth consecutive game and moved to 13-2 on the season. In his 30th season, Bokosky became Chapman’s first men’s basketball coach to reach 500 career victories. He
Hartwick College has announced with great sadness that assistant Men’s basketball coach, Michael Freilich has passed away. Mike began on Oyaron Hill this past August, after very successful stints at Eastern Connecticut University, LaGrange College and SUNY Oneonta. He quickly had a positive impact on the Hartwick Men’s basketball program, as well as the department
Senior guard Alan Pettway (Worcester, Mass.) scored a career-high 28 points to lead the visiting Bridgewater State University men’s basketball team to an 87-77 victory over Dean College on Thursday night at Pieri Gymnasium. The win marked the 400th in the illustrious coaching career of Bridgewater State skipper, Joe Farroba. The winningest coach in BSU men’s
The Citadel’s Duggar Baucom collapsed 63 seconds into his team’s game at Duke last night. The school later said in a statement that the 61-year-old Baucom is “alert and in good spirits” and will remain in the hospital overnight for further evaluation. He’ll return with the team Tuesday morning to Charleston, South Carolina. More HERE.
This afternoon, University of Saint Joseph (USJ) head men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun announced that he will officially be stepping down as the head coach of the program. Associate head coach Glen Miller will be elevated to acting head coach effective immediately. “It’s just the right time,” stated Calhoun. “I’m healthy, my wife (Pat) is
Northland College Men’s Basketball announced the addition of Ben Kluzak as Assistant Coach on Thursday. Kluzak, a native of Rockford, Illinois, joins the LumberJacks after spending last season as the top Assistant Coach at Brescia University, an NAIA program in Kentucky. “Ben’s work ethic makes him an absolute perfect fit to join our LumberJack Basketball Family,”
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Associate Vice President & Director of Athletics Dr. Lee McElroy has announced the addition of James Holmes as an assistant men’s basketball coach. He will aide eighth-year head coach Mark Gilbride. A native of Latham, New York, Holmes joins the Engineers following three years as an assistant coach at Oswego State, where he
Adam Jaquish, a former four-year Cardinal men’s basketball student-athlete, has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Plattsburgh State, as announced by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation. “I am incredibly excited to add Adam to our coaching staff,” head coach Mike Blaine said. “I enjoyed coaching him as a player, and I have
University of Maine at Farmington alumnus and longtime men’s basketball assistant Nate Carson will join the UMaine-Farmington women’s basketball program as the interim head coach for the 2021-22 season. “We are thrilled Nate Carson has accepted this new role within UMaine-Farmington athletics as our head women’s basketball coach,” said Jamie Beaudoin, UMaine-Farmington’s interim director of
Tom Izzo has shaken-up his staff a bit at Michigan State. Assistant coach Mike Garland will now assume the title of special assistant to the head coach, while Mark Montgomery will be elevated from recruiting coordinator to assistant coach. More on these moves HERE. Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, who has been suspended for three
