South Carolina State head men’s basketball coach Murray Garvin announced the hiring of Joe Fleger to the Bulldog Coaching Staff. Fleger comes on board after the promotion of Ed Stephens (Recruiting Coordinator) and departure of former assistant coach Bobby Collins, who left to become the head coach at Shaw University this past spring. “I felt that Coach Stephens did an outstanding job in
Interim tag removed; Jones named Head Basketball Coach at NC A&T
Willie (prefers Will) Jones has been named North Carolina A&T’s head men’s basketball coach as announced by Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III on Thursday. Jones will be the Aggies 11th head men’s basketball coach of the NCAA modern era that started in 1952. A press conference to introduce Jones will start at 11
Joyner officially resigns as Head Basketball Coach at North Carolina A&T
Nearly six months after being suspended indefinitely by North Carolina A&T, head men’s basketball coach has officially resigned. NC A&T Director of Athletics released the following statement today: “North Carolina A&T Athletics is appreciative of the dedication coach Joyner contributed to the men’s basketball program first as an assistant and then as a head coach.
NC A&T Head Basketball Coach Suspended Indefinitely
North Carolina A&T AD Earl M. Hilton III announced today that head men’s basketball coach Jay Joyner has been suspended indefinitely. Assistant coach Willie Jones will serve as the interim head coach until further notice. Joyner has been the head coach at NC A&T since 2016. He took over for Cy Alexander midway through the
Reyes Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Bethune-Cookman
Bethune-Cookman University Men’s Head Basketball Coach Ryan Ridder announced that Donald Reyes has joined his staff as an assistant coach. Reyes comes to BCU after six years with the Tulane Men’s Basketball program, where he served as director of basketball operations and director of player development. He played a key role on Tulane’s post-season appearances in the Collegeinsider.com Tournament
North Carolina Central Dirt…
I can confirm that LeVelle Moton will add Nigel Thomas as an assistant coach on his staff at North Carolina Central. Thomas had spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach at DIII North Carolina Wesleyan. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Langston University (OK), his alma mater, for three seasons.
UMES Basketball Staff Update
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore head men’s basketball coach Jason Crafton has added two new assistants to his coaching staff, Dominic Parker and Calvin Baker. “I am excited to bring two young, hungry and passionate coaches to our staff as we embark on the journey of building Maryland Eastern Shore basketball,” Crafton said. “Each guy brings strong qualities and assets that
NC Central Dirt…
I can confirm that North Carolina Central will add Thomas Carr and Brian Graves to their men’s basketball staff as assistant coaches. They will replace Eric Wilson (assistant coach College of Charleston), and Luke D’Alessio (head coach Fayetteville State). Carr had spent the past two seasons on Kevin Keatts staff at NC State as the
OFFICIAL: Howard Announces Blakeney as Head Basketball Coach
Howard University Director of Athletics Kery Davis has announced the hiring of Kenneth Blakeney as Howard University’s 10th head men’s basketball in program history. “I am delighted to welcome Kenny Blakeney as our new men’s basketball coach,” said Howard Director of Athletics Kery Davis. “Kenny comes from a rich basketball pedigree having played for and coached under many of the best coaches
OFFICIAL: Morgan State Names Broadus Head Basketball Coach
Morgan State University Director of Athletics Edward Scott, Ph.D. announced the hiring of Kevin Broadus as the 16th head coach of the men’s basketball program effective May 1, 2019. Broadus brings more than 20 years of coaching and elite-level recruiting experience to Morgan State. Broadus comes to Morgan from the University of Maryland, College Park,
REPORT: Blakeney to be named Head Basketball Coach at Howard
According to a report by HBCU Gameday, Howard will name Columbia assistant Kenny Blakeney as their new head basketball coach. Blakeney is a D.C. native (DeMatha) who played at Duke in the early 1990’s. He was hired as an assistant at Columbia prior to this past season. Blakeney has also worked at Harvard, Delaware, Saint
REPORT: Kevin Broadus to be named Head Coach at Morgan State
According to a report by the Washington Post, Maryland assistant Kevin Broadus will become the next head coach at Morgan State. He will replace Todd Bozeman whose contract was not renewed earlier this spring. Broadus is a D.C. native, who spent nine seasons as an assistant at Georgetown, and also coached at D.C .area schools