Rod Strickland, the NBA executive, All-NBA point guard and member of the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame, was named men’s basketball head coach of the Long Island University Sharks on Thursday. Strickland joins LIU from the NBA G League, the National Basketball Association’s official minor league, where he served as director of the
REPORT: LIU to fire Kellogg, targeting G-League Ignite’s Strickland as new head coach
According to a report from CBSSports.com, Long Island University intends to fire head coach Derek Kellogg, and pursue G-League Ignite head coach Rod Strickland as his replacement. Kellogg has gone 74-74 (.500) in his five seasons at LIU, including a 16-14 (12-6 NEC) mark this past season. He had previously served as the head coach
Mack promoted to Associate Head Coach at LIU
The LIU men’s basketball program has been among the elite teams in the Northeast Conference ever since assistant coach Jim Mack‘s arrival in Brooklyn. And on Tuesday, Mack was rewarded. Head coach Derek Kellogg announced that his deputy has been promoted to associate head coach. “Over the last five years, Coach Mack has worked tirelessly to support our
FDU Basketball Staff Update
FDU men’s basketball head coach Tobin Anderson announced his coaching staff Monday as he gets set to embark on his first season on the banks of the Hackensack in 2022-23. Anderson was hired on May 3 as the Knights’ eighth men’s basketball head coach. FDU’s bench next season will consist of assistant coaches Jack Castleberry, Tom Bonacum, Kam Murrell and
STONEHILL DIRT: Skyhawks set to hire 3 assistants as they make the jump to D1
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Stonehill College will hire three assistant coaches as they make the jump from D2 to D1 and the Northeast Conference. I can confirm that head coach Chris Kraus will add: Herschel Jenkins – Spent last season as the Director of Basketball Operations as Boston University. Was on the staff at Fordham
Reese named Assistant Basketball Coach at Monmouth
Monmouth University Men’s Basketball and Head Coach King Rice have announced the hiring of Brian Reese as an assistant coach. A University of North Carolina standout and national champion, Reese spent four seasons previously at MU from 2011-2015, and most recently spent time on staff at Illinois State. “I’m so grateful to be back at Monmouth and to have
OFFICIAL: Anderson named Head Basketball Coach at FDU
Following-up on yesterday’s report (FDU DIRT). The hiring of Tobin Anderson at FDU has now been made official. Here’s the release: Fairleigh Dickinson Director of Athletics Bradford Hurlbut announced Tuesday the hiring of Tobin Anderson as the eighth head men’s basketball coach in Knights history. Anderson will be officially introduced at a press conference on Thursday, May 5 at 1
FDU DIRT: Knights expected to hire D2 head coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on my tweet from earlier this morning… I have heard from multiple sources that Fairleigh Dickinson intends to hire Tobin Anderson as their new head men’s basketball coach. Anderson has spent the past nine seasons as the head coach at D2 St. Thomas Aquinas (NY), where he has gone 209-62
Copeland named Head Basketball Coach at Wagner
Wagner College Interim President Angelo Araimo and Director of Athletics Walt Hameline have announced the hiring of Donald Copeland as Wagner’s 19th head men’s basketball coach. “We are excited to welcome Donald Copeland back to Grymes Hill as we begin to write a new chapter in Wagner men’s basketball history,” Araimo said. “Coach Copeland knows what it
REPORT: Wagner’s Mason set to replace Holloway at St. Peter’s
According to a report earlier today from Stadium, Wagner head coach Bashir Mason will replace Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall) at St. Peter’s. Mason, a Jersey City native, has been the head coach at Wagner for the past ten seasons (165-130 – .559). This past season, he led Wagner to a 21-6 (15-3 NEC) record, and
Saint Francis Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Family is a word that you often hear in the Saint Francis basketball huddle. The team’s bond is close on and off the court and it all starts with the coaching staff. When Red Flash alumnus Rob Krimmel was named head coach in 2012 he wanted to build a staff that had ties to the program
Holloway returns to FDU as Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant
Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball coach Greg Herenda announced Friday that Mike Holloway, Jr. ’19 will rejoin the Knights’ program as a graduate assistant coach. One of the all-time greats in FDU men’s basketball history, Holloway returns to Hackensack after an illustrious career with the Burgundy and Blue that saw him help lead the squad to
