FIU men’s basketball head coach Jeremy Ballard announced on Monday that assistant coach Joey Rodriguez has been elevated to the role of assistant head coach, effective immediately. “I am thrilled to make the announcement of Joey Rodriguez as our assistant head coach,” Ballard said. “Coach Joey has played an integral role in the growth of our
Bopp promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at FIU
FIU men’s basketball head coach Jeremy Ballard announced the promotion of Jesse Bopp to associate head coach on Thursday. Bopp previously served as an assistant under Ballard for three seasons. He maintains his role as recruiting coordinator for the Blue and Gold. “I am thrilled to announce Jesse Bopp as Associate Head Coach,” Ballard said. “Coach
Campbell added to FIU MBB staff
FIU men’s basketball head coach Jeremy Ballard announced the addition of Colin Campbell to his 2021-22 staff. Campbell will handle player development and serve as the team’s video coordinator. “I am ecstatic at the hiring of Colin Campbell in our Video Coordinator/Player Development position,” Ballard said. “Colin did a phenomenal job as a graduate assistant for
FIU promotes Anderson to Assistant Coach
FIU men’s basketball head coach Jeremy Ballard announced the promotion of Zavier Anderson to assistant coach on Friday. Anderson previously served as the program’s video coordinator from 2018-21. “I am absolutely thrilled to announce the promotion of Zavier Anderson to the role of assistant coach,” Ballard said. “Zay has been a trusted and invaluable member
Zavier Anderson Named Assistant Director of Basketball Operations at FIU
FIU Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jeremy Ballard announced on Wednesday the hiring of Zavier Anderson as assistant director of basketball operations. Anderson joins the Panthers after serving as director of basketball operations for the previous three seasons at Conference USA member UAB, and in the same capacity at The Citadel during the 2014-15 campaign. “The
OFFICIAL: Joey Rodriguez Rounds Out FIU Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Mentioned this one a while ago. It’s now been made official… FIU men’s basketball Head Coach Jeremy Ballard has rounded out his first coaching staff, as he announced Joey Rodriguez as an assistant coach on Tuesday. “We are thrilled to have Joey Rodriguez joining Panther Nation as an assistant coach,” said Ballard. “He is a
Ballard Named FIU Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Obviously a day behind here because DK is still sitting on the beach (ironically, not far from FIU)… FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia announced on Friday, the hiring of Jeremy Ballard as the ninth head coach in the history of the FIU men’s basketball program. “Excitement and joy do not even
Daily Dirt – 4/12/18
Today’s Daily Dirt… UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies is on the hunt for a new assistant to replace Rob Jeter who departed for Minnesota. The most interesting name at UNLV is David Padgett. The former Louisville interim head coach, who led the Cardinals to a 22-14 record this past season, is a Nevada native. He
Daily Dirt – 4/4/18
Today’s Dirt… I can confirm that Amorrow Morgan is headed to South Alabama with Richie Riley. Morgan spent last season on Riley’s staff at Nicholls State. He has also been an assistant at Henderson State (AR), Our Lady of the Lake (TX), and Illinois Springfield. He will be the only NSU assistant joining Riley as
OFFICIAL: FIU does not renew contract of Head Basketball Coach Anthony Evans
FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia announces that the contract for head men’s basketball coach Anthony Evans will not be renewed. The Panthers will begin a national search for a new head coach immediately. “I want to thank Anthony for the job he did with our men’s basketball program,” Garcia said. “He
HOT: Anthony Evans out at FIU
HoopDirt.com now confirm that Anthony Evans is no longer the head coach at Florida International. This was first reported by Jeff Borzello. Evans became the head coach at FIU back in 2013. He compiled a 65-94 mark during his tenure, including a 14-18 (8-10) record this past season. Before coming to FIU, Evans spent six
Daily Dirt – 9/6/17
Here are a few things that I’ve heard as school gets underway… I can confirm that Matt Vogel has been named as the Director of Basketball Operations on Derek Kellogg’s new staff at LIU Brooklyn. He had been on Kellogg’s administrative staff at UMass since 2009, serving most recently as the operations coordinator. It