BYU assistant head basketball coach Terry Nashif announced today that he is leaving the program to pursue business opportunities. “Our time at BYU has been an amazing opportunity and experience for me and my family,” Nashif said. “Being associated with Coach Rose, both as a player and a coach, has been one of the great
Hopkins Adds Cameron Dollar to Washington Men’s Basketball Staff
University of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins has announced that Cameron Dollar will join his staff as an assistant coach. Dollar returns to the bench at Alaska Airlines Arena after spending the last eight seasons as the head coach at Seattle University. He will join Will Conroy on Hopkins’ staff, as Conroy was retained earlier
Boeheim, SU Agree On Contract Extension
Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim and his alma mater, Syracuse University, have agreed on a new contract that will lengthen his successful head-coaching tenure beyond the 2017-18 season. The extension of the veteran coach’s contract came about as head-coach-in-waiting Mike Hopkins was hired to lead the program at Washington. Syracuse moved promptly to maintain
Few Wins 2016-17 Henry Iba Award
Mark Few, who guided Gonzaga to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, has been named winner of the Henry Iba Award, given annually by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association to the national coach of the year. The announcement came today as the Zags prepared for their first-round NCAA Tournament game against South Dakota
Beilein Wins his 500th Game as a Division I Head Coach
The University of Michigan men’s basketball team hung on for a four-point win at Rutgers, 68-64, on Wednesday evening (Feb. 22) inside the Rutgers Athletic Center to move to 8-7 in Big Ten play. The victory gave U-M head coach John Beilein his 500th win as a Division I head coach, 207 of which have
CSU extends Larry Eustachy’s Contract Through 2020-21
Colorado State Director of Athletics Joe Parker today announced a one-year extension to the contract of head men’s basketball coach Larry Eustachy. This guarantees that Eustachy will remain at the helm of the Rams through the 2020-21 season. Now in his 26th season as head coach, Eustachy is just 11 shy of 500 Division I
Wilson Adds Byron Rimm to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Staff
Islanders men’s basketball head coach Willis Wilson announced the hiring of Byron Rimm as the program’s Director of Operations on Wednesday. Rimm spent the last 10 seasons as the head coach at Prairie View A&M. “I’m very grateful for this opportunity,” Rimm said. “It’s a blessing to be working with Coach Wilson and his incredible
Ryan Whalen Joins EKU Coaching Staff
Ryan Whalen has joined the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Dan McHale announced on Monday. Whalen comes to EKU following six seasons on Kevin Willard’s staff at Seton Hall. He was the Director of Basketball Operations in 2015-16 when the Pirates won the Big East Tournament and advanced
Duquesne Adds Former Player Jeremiah Jones as Graduate Assistant
Duquesne University head men’s basketball coach Jim Ferry announced today that Jeremiah Jones has been added to the staff as a graduate assistant. Jones, who was part of Ferry’s first recruiting class at Duquesne, will assist with all aspects of the program. “We are extremely excited to have Jeremiah remain as part of the program
UT Board of Regents approve contract extension for Shaka Smart
University of Texas Board of Regents agreed Thursday to extend Men’s Basketball coach Shaka Smart‘s contract by one year to a seven-year agreement that runs through the 2022-23 season. Smart will receive a $100,000 pay increase to his base salary, adjusting his total compensation to $3 million for the upcoming 2016-17 season. There also are
Barth Tabbed Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant at Detroit
University of Detroit Mercy head men’s basketball coach Bacari Alexander ’99 completed his first Titan coaching staff with the hiring of Collin Barth as a graduate assistant. “Collin is a young and very energetic coach who’s eager to help us reshape the program,” said coach Alexander. “He comes highly recommended from various coaches and former
Chris Clark Named Temple Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach
Chris Clark, who served as the Temple men’s basketball video coordinator during the 2015-16 season, has been named an assistant coach on head coach Fran Dunphy‘s Owls staff. Clark, who had left the Temple program to become an assistant coach at Drexel in April, fills the spot vacated by the departure of Dwayne Killings. “We