University of Toledo men’s basketball assistant coach Brandon Pritzl will now serve as the program’s general manager in addition to continuing in his role as assistant coach, Head Basketball Coach Tod Kowalczyk announced on Tuesday. “Brandon Pritzl has been a tremendous asset for our program since we hired him three years ago,” Kowalczyk said. “He has an exceptional basketball mind
OFFICIAL: Smith joins Northern Illinois Basketball Staff
I mentioned this move in the DAILY DIRT back on 5/29. It’s now official…Sean Smith has been named as an assistant coach at Northern Illinois. Here’s the release from NIU: Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Matt Majkrzak announced the addition of Sean Smith to the Huskie staff as an assistant coach on Monday
Simon inks contract extension at Bowling Green
Story Courtesy: Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics Bowling Green State University Vice President for Athletics Strategy and Director of Athletics Derek van der Merwe has announced a contract extension for head men’s basketball coach Todd Simon. Simon’s contact now runs through March 31, 2030. “Todd has done an outstanding job leading our men’s basketball program,” said van der Merwe.
Miami (OH) extends Steele through 2033-34 season
On Wednesday, May 27, Miami’s Director of Athletics David Sayler announced that head men’s basketball coach Travis Steele has signed a contract extension that runs through the 2033-34 basketball season. “My family and I are extremely grateful for the contract extension,” said Steele. “Miami has created a lot of happiness for us, and we are excited to continue to build
Andrew Dakich added to Miami (OH) Basketball Staff
Miami University head men’s basketball coach Travis Steele has announced the hiring of Andrew Dakich as an assistant coach. Dakich joins the RedHawks after spending the last four seasons on the coaching staff at Illinois State University. “I am excited to add Andrew Dakich to our program. I have known Andrew for a very long time. He
Eastern Michigan Basketball Staff Update
Head men’s basketball coach Billy Donlon announced his coaching staff ahead of the 2026-27 season including Associate Head Coach Martin McGillan, in addition to assistant coaches John Bowler, Vince Fritz, Hassan Nizam, and Carlos McMath, as announced. “I want to thank President Dr. Brendan Kelly and Vice President Scott Wetherbee for providing the resources necessary to attract this caliber of coaching staff,” Donlon said. “We have
Ball State Basketball Staff Update
Ball State men’s basketball coach Chris Capko has named four assistant coaches among a cast of six full-time hires to complete his staff prior to the 2026-27 basketball season. Hired March 20 as the Cardinals’ new coach, Capko has assembled a staff that mirrors his own strengths – regarded for recruiting, pro development, analytics and
Western Michigan Basketball Staff Update
New Western Michigan head men’s basketball coach Kahil Fennell has announced his staff for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Fennell is bringing assistant coaches Dustin Yoder, Cam Clark, Michael Provenzano and director of basketball operations Adam Howard from his staff at UTRGV to Kalamazoo, as well as welcoming in Bobby Horodyski from Queens University, who previously worked with Fennell at BYU. “I’m excited to introduce
Hughes hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Matt Majkrzak announced the hiring of John-Michael Hughes as an assistant coach with the Huskie men’s basketball program on Wednesday (April 1). Hughes comes to NIU following two seasons as an assistant coach for Majkrzak at Northern Michigan. “John-Michael was a huge part of our success at NMU
Ford promoted to Head Basketball Coach at Akron
The University of Akron (UA) announced Monday that Dustin Ford has been named head coach of the Zips men’s basketball program, pending approval by the University’s board of trustees. Ford served as the Associate Head Coach on former head coach John Groce’s staff at Akron for the last nine seasons. He played a pivotal role in Akron’s
OFFICIAL: Fennell named Head Basketball Coach at Western Michigan
Here’s the official release from Western Michigan on the hiring of Kahil Fennell as their new head men’s basketball coach: Western Michigan University Vice President/Director of Athletics Dan Bartholomae has announced the hiring of Kahil Fennell as the new head coach of the WMU Men’s Basketball program. Fennell will be formally introduced as the 16th head coach
REPORT: Western Michigan expected to hire Fennell as Head Basketball Coach
According to multiple reports, including one from Jeff Goodman, Western Michigan is expected to hire UTRGV’s Kahil Fennell as their new head men’s basketball coach. Fennell has spent the past two seasons as the head coach at UTRGV where he put together a 35-29 (.547) record. Prior to his time as a head coach, Fennell