Missouri Valley

Butler hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Belmont

Belmont University men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander announced Friday the hire of JJ Butler to the position of assistant coach on the Bruin staff. Butler spent the last two-plus seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Delaware. Delaware won four consecutive games during championship week to reach the 2025 CAA championship game. “JJ Butler is a great

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Ragland inks contract extension at Evansville

Head Men’s Basketball Coach David Ragland has signed a contract extension, University of Evansville Athletics Director Dr. Kenneth “Ziggy” Siegfried announced on Wednesday. “Coach Ragland is someone who does things the right way, on and off the court. He understands the deep impact our men’s basketball program has on the University of Evansville, the community, and those

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OFFICIAL: Nagy named Head Basketball Coach at Southern Illinois

Following-up on yesterday’s report…Wright State’s Scott Nagy has officially taken over as the head coach at Southern Illinois. Here’s the statement that SIU has released announcing the hiring: Southern Illinois University Carbondale has named Scott Nagy the 15th men’s basketball head coach in the program’s history. With nearly three decades of head coaching experience at Wright

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Yaklich out as Head Basketball Coach at UIC

 Luke Yaklich will not return next season as head coach of UIC men’s basketball, Director of Athletics Michael Lipitz announced. “After a thorough evaluation, we determined the time has come for a change,” said Lipitz. “We sincerely thank Luke for his leadership over the past four seasons. He is a man of integrity and is genuinely invested in the

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Rivers named Assistant Basketball Coach at UIC

UIC head men’s basketball coach Luke Yaklich rounded out his coaching staff on Tuesday as he announced the hiring of C.J. Rivers as an assistant coach. “I am really excited to have C.J. Rivers join our coaching staff at UIC,” said Yaklich. “The first thing that everyone spoke about when describing C.J. was his character, work ethic and passion for the game

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Andrew Dakich named Assistant Coach at Illinois State

New Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Ryan Pedon has announced the addition of Andrew Dakich as the newest assistant coach for the Redbirds. “I’m really excited about adding Andrew to our staff,” said Pedon. “Andrew played for us in his graduate year at Ohio State, and I was able to see firsthand his leadership, energy, and

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Evansville fires Walter McCarty

The University of Evansville announced today the dismissal of Walter McCarty as Head Coach of the Men’s Basketball team, effective immediately. Mr. McCarty was placed on administrative leave on December 26, 2019, as UE initiated an external investigation by a national law firm into reports of alleged sexual misconduct and violations of the University’s Title

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Belcher joins Illinois State Basketball Staff

Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller has announced that former Indiana State associate head coach Marcus Belcher has been added to the Redbird staff for the 2019-20 season. “I have always had a great deal of respect for Dan and the job he has done at Illinois State,” said Belcher. “He does things

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Indiana State Associate Head Coach Belcher Resigns

Indiana State head basketball coach Greg Lansing announced that Sycamore Basketball Associate Head Coach Marcus Belcher has resigned his position to pursue other professional opportunities. A national search is underway to find Belcher’s replacement. “I just want to thank Marcus for everything he has done for our program,” coach Lansing said. “As the Associate Head

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Larry Blunt Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Drake

Larry Blunt, an experienced developer of talent at all levels, has joined the Drake University men’s basketball coaching staff, head coach Darian DeVries announced. Blunt joins the Bulldogs after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at Canisius in Buffalo, N.Y., where he helped guide the Golden Griffins to a share of the Mid-Atlantic

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Evansville Staff Update

University of Evansville head men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty has announced the hiring of two individuals to his first coaching staff with the Purple Aces. McCarty has tabbed Terrence Commodore as an Assistant Coach while adding Logan Baumann as the Director of Basketball Operations. The final assistant coach spots will be announced soon. Commodore comes

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