Jonas Hayes, a rising star in the coaching ranks who led Xavier to the 2022 NIT Championship last week, has been named the 16th head men’s basketball coach in Georgia State history. Hayes will be introduced to the Panther Family in a news conference with Georgia State University President M. Brian Blake and Director of Athletics Charlie
REPORT: Hayes headed to Georgia State
According to a TWEET from Jon Rothstein, Georgia State is finalizing a deal with Jonas Hayes, and intends to name him as their new head basketball coach. Hayes most recently led Xavier to the NIT Championship after serving as the Musketeers interim head coach since Travis Steele was fired back on 3/16. He had been
Lanier named Head Basketball Coach at SMU
Rob Lanier has been named SMU’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics Rick Hart announced today. “We are excited to welcome Rob Lanier and his family to Dallas as the Head Basketball Coach at SMU,” said Hart. “Rob is an excellent coach and has been mentored by some of the game’s best in Rick Barnes and Billy Donovan. He
Jarvis Hayes joins Georgia State Basketball Staff
Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier announced the final assistant coach to his staff on Thursday with the addition of Jarvis Hayes. Hayes spent the 2018-19 season as an assistant coach at Morehouse College guiding the squad to a 20-5 overall record and SIAC regular season title. With deep ties to Atlanta basketball, Hayes was
Georgia State Basketball Staff Update
Following up on a the Georgia State staff DIRT that I mentioned on 4/18. GSU has released the following announcing the official hiring of Cliff Warren and Chris Kreider… Mike Holmes/Sports Communications ATLANTA-Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier announced the first two assistant coaches on his staff on Monday with the additions of Chris Kreider
Lanier Named Head Basketball Coach at Georgia State
Following a nationwide search, Georgia State has named Tennessee Associate Head Coach Rob Lanier as the Panthers next men’s basketball head coach. The announcement was made by President Mark Becker and Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on Friday. Lanier (pronounced: luh-NEER) has spent the last four seasons as associate head coach at Tennessee. The Volunteers
Daily Dirt – 4/1/19
Some things to kick off the week… I have heard from multiple sources that Austin Peay assistant coach Rick Cabrera will interview at Tennessee Tech today. Cabrera is a TTU alum who just wrapped up his second season at APSU. He served as an assistant at Tennessee Tech from 2012-17, and also worked at Chattanooga.
Williams Named Interim Head Basketball Coach at Georgia State
A former Georgia State basketball stand-out and assistant coach for the Panthers, Travis Williams, was named the Interim Head Coach by Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on Tuesday. Williams, a native of Tifton, Ga., scored more than 1,000 career points at Georgia State. He graduated in 1995 before earning a Master’s in Sports Administration at
OFFICIAL: Tulane Names Ron Hunter Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Tulane University Director of Athletics Troy Dannen announced today the hiring of veteran head coach Ron Hunter, as the 25th men’s basketball head coach in the 109-year history of the program. Tulane Athletics will introduce Hunter at a news conference at Noon on Tuesday (March 26) at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.
Hunter confirms he’s headed to Tulane
Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter has confirmed to Fox 5 in Atlanta that he is headed to Tulane. Hunter has been at GSU for the past eight seasons (171-95) – his team went 24-10 this season and captured the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Before being hired at Georgia State in 2011, Hunter had spent
REPORT: Georgia State’s Ron Hunter nearing deal with Tulane
According to a report from Jon Rothstein, Georgia State’s Ron Hunter is finalizing a deal to become the next head basketball coach at Tulane. Following last night’s loss to Houston in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Hunter told the press when asked about the Tulane rumors that he is “going to take 48
Former Georgia State standout returns to alma mater as an Assistant Coach
Former Georgia State basketball standout and assistant coach Travis Williams will return to his alma mater as an assistant coach as announced by head coach Ron Hunter on Wednesday. Williams, a native of Tifton, Ga., scored more than 1,000 career points at Georgia State. He graduated in 1995 before earning a Master’s in Sports Administration