Hastings College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Gavers has announced retirement from his position effective immediately. Gavers led the team to winning records in four of his nine seasons and in three seasons of Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) play. His finest overall seasons were in 2013-14 when he led the team to a 21-10 overall record
NAIA Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN) has opened, as Enzley Mitchell IV is no longer the head coach there. Mitchell was hired as the first-ever men’s basketball coach at SMWC back in June of 2020. This season was the inaugural one for the squad – they finished 3-26 (0-18 River States Conference). An official release is
Catching-up on some recent milestone wins hit by men’s basketball coaches over the past few days… #700 St. Ambrose men’s basketball coach Ray Shovlain became the 21st NAIA coach all-time and one of just four currently active NAIA coaches to reach 700 career wins with his 78-66 victory over Iowa Wesleyan Thursday night. He is the 63rd men’s
St. Ambrose men’s basketball coach Ray Shovlain became the 21st NAIA coach all-time and one of just four currently active NAIA coaches to reach 700 career wins with his 78-66 victory over Iowa Wesleyan Thursday night. He is the 63rd men’s basketball coach to reach the plateau across the NAIA and all three divisions of the NCAA. “I
MidAmerica Nazarene head men’s basketball coach Rocky Lamar reached 800 career wins with a 95-80 victory over Grand View this Saturday. The Pioneers started hot and built a 23-11 lead, and the advantage got as high as 19 in the first half. In the second half, the Pioneers built a 20-point lead before Grand View started to
Southwestern College (IA) downed Tabor College last night 76-61, giving head coach Matt O’Brien’s his 300th victory as a collegiate head coach. The win pushed Southwestern’s record to 17-3 (11-3 KCAC), and increased their current winning streak to seven. O’Brien is in his 13th season as the head coach of the Moundbuilders. In 2018 O’Brien
University of Providence head men’s basketball coach Steve Keller earned his 300th career win on Saturday, as the University of Providence men’s basketball team defeated Rocky Mountain College 90-83 in Billings, Mont. The two teams battled early in the contest, with the Battlin’ Bears (9-9, 2-4) taking a 45-40 lead into the break. The Argos
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Philip Stitt has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Langston University (OK). Stitt took over at Langston back in 2019 after spending six seasons as the head coach at Marion Military Institute. In his first season at LU, Stitt led the
University of Louisville star DeJuan Wheat has joined the IU Southeast men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, head coach Wiley Brown announced today. “DeJuan has great basketball knowledge and experience and is a great communicator,” head coach Wiley Brown said. “He is a great teacher for our student-athletes and is a great addition
With the start of the Louisiana College season just days away, head coach Reni Mason bolstered his staff with the addition of assistant coaches Casey Apetrei and Kobe Robinson. Apetrei, a native of Mandeville, La., is no stranger to the NAIA game or central Louisiana. From 2014-2017, he was on the staff of Larry Cordaro
OUAZ men’s basketball head coach Matt Keeley announced the addition of Cale Brubaker as an assistant coach with the program on Tuesday. Brubaker will begin his first season with the program in the fall of 2021. “I am so excited to add Cale to our coaching staff, Keeley said. “Having coached him previously, I am
Lyon College Director of Athletics Kevin Jenkins has announced the hiring of Rodney Mayes as the new head coach of the Lyon College men’s basketball team. Mayes is now the 17th head coach in program history. “We are thrilled to welcome Rodney and his family into the Lyon family,” said Jenkins. “His energy and passion make
