Illinois head basketball coach Brad Underwood has announced the hiring of Geoff Alexander as Assistant to the Head Coach. Alexander is a 17-year veteran of the coaching profession and comes to Champaign after spending the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Evansville. During his time serving under head coach Marty Simmons, the Purple
Brad Underwood Rounds Out Illinois Basketball Staff
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced Wednesday the hiring of Ron Coleman as assistant coach and Stephen Gentry as assistant to the head coach. Ron Coleman – Assistant Coach Coleman comes to Champaign after serving the last two years as an assistant at UIC under coach Steve McClain. The Flames were one of the nation’s
Brad Underwood announces staff additions at Illinois
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced Wednesday two assistant coaches for the program with the hiring of Orlando Antigua and retention of Jamall Walker. Strength and conditioning coach Adam Fletcher also will remain with the Illini, and two support staff roles have been filled with the additions of Joey Biggs as director of operations and
Daily Dirt – 3/21/17
Busy 24 hours. Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Monmouth head coach King Rice on fire right now at Duquesne. Sounds like this one is really close to getting done – stay tuned… Hottest name right now at UMass is Florida Gulf Coast head coach Joe Dooley. He has killed it at
WATCH LIVE: Brad Underwood introductory press conference at Illinois
The press conference to introduce Brad Underwood as the new head basketball coach at Illinois will begin at 1pm ET/12pm CT. The link to live coverage of the event can be found HERE.
BREAKING: Brad Underwood Named Head Basketball Coach at Illinois
University of Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman has taken the first step in helping Illinois Basketball return to a place of national prominence by hiring Brad Underwood as the 18th Fighting Illini men’s head coach. “I am excited to welcome Brad Underwood, his wife Susan, and their three children to the Fighting Illini family,”
Daily Dirt – 3/14/17
Working through a March blizzard. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while hoping the power doesn’t go out… The Cuonzo Martin to Illinois chatter is really starting to pick up. The current coach at Cal, Martin is a native of East St. Louis, IL (had to google that – I thought East St.
Dee Brown Resigns as Director of Player Development at Illinois
Dee Brown has resigned as the men’s basketball Director of Player Development and Alumni Relations at the University of illinois. Brown, who starred at Illinois from 2003-2006, Tweeted the following yesterday: “After much thought, I’ve made the tough decision to leave my position. I will always have love for my school and basketball program. I
James Haring Named Director of Basketball Operations at Illinois
Illinois head basketball coach John Groce announced the hiring of James Haring as director of basketball operations. Haring has been elevated to the role after serving the last two years on Groce’s staff as a graduate manager. He will perform a variety of administrative functions for the Fighting Illini including team travel, housing, weekly scheduling, summer camps,
Daily Dirt – 6/3/16
Some things that I’ve heard… I have heard that Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson will hire Senque Carey as an assistant coach. Last season was Carey’s first as an assistant at Florida Gulf Coast. He has also spent time at Hawai’i, Fresno State, Portland State and his alma mater, New Mexico. The official announcement is
Illinois’ Groce Receives Public Vote of Confidence from AD
Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman gave basketball coach John Groce a public assurance that he still has a job Thursday, the second from the new AD in less than a month. Whitman first said Groce would keep his job March 5, just after the team ended a losing season, its third straight without an
HOT: Groce Safe at Illinois
By The Associated Press CHAMPAIGN — On the same day new University of Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman fired football coach Bill Cubit, he issued a vote of confidence in men’s basketball coach John Groce, praising his leadership and making clear he will continue in the position. Whitman fired Cubit on Saturday, saying the program