Scott Combs, who has extensive head coaching and administrative experience and a broad knowledge of the Ohio Valley Conference, has been named assistant coach for the Morehead State men’s basketball program. Combs joins the Eagles after a successful six-year stint as head coach and associate athletic director at Martin Methodist in Tennessee. He also spent 12
Belmont Assistant Departs Bruins Men’s Basketball Staff
Belmont University men’s basketball assistant coach Mark Price has accepted the head coaching position at Baylor School in Chattanooga, the school announced Tuesday. Price spent the past seven seasons as a member of head coach Rick Byrd’s coaching staff. Over that span, the Bruins went 168-64, won six consecutive conference championships – including NCAA Tournament
McMahon Receives Contract Extension at Murray State
Dr. Bob Davies, President of Murray State University, announced that the Board of Regents approved his recommendation to extend the contracts of Director of Athletics Allen Ward, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Matt McMahon, and Head Women’s Golf Coach & Senior Woman Administrator Velvet Milkman. “These are three key positions within the Department of Athletics and
Tennessee State Names Willemsen Assistant Basketball Coach
Tennessee State men’s basketball Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins completed his coaching staff with the addition of Russ Willemsen as an Assistant Coach. The Rushville, N.Y. native with ties to the Nashville area arrives at TSU after serving as an assistant at South Alabama for the last five seasons. Prior to his time in Mobile,
Keith Pickens Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at SEMO
Keith Pickens joined the Southeast Missouri men’s basketball program as an assistant coach Tuesday. Pickens spent the last two years in the same capacity at Missouri State. A native of St. Louis, Pickens began his coaching career as a full-time assistant with the Bears in June 2016. Prior to that, he was an on-court standout
OFFICIAL: Mike Allen Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Eastern Kentucky
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first mentioned back on April 3rd (Daily Dirt – 4/3/18)… Mike Allen has joined the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach A.W. Hamilton announced on Tuesday. The former Ohio University standout and professional basketball player comes to EKU following three seasons on
OFFICIAL: Steve Lepore Joins EKU Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first mentioned back on April 2nd (Daily Dirt – 4/2/18)… Steve Lepore has joined the Eastern Kentucky men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach A.W. Hamilton announced on Monday. The former Wake Forest standout and professional basketball player comes to EKU following three seasons as an
Ben Walker Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Tennessee State
A coaching veteran with experience at the Division I and junior college levels, Ben Walker is the newest addition to the Tennessee State men’s basketball staff, Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins announced. Making his way to Nashville from South Dakota State University, Walker will serve as an assistant coach on Collins’ first staff at TSU.
OFFICIAL: Jerry Nichols Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Tennessee State
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported back on April 2nd (DAILY DIRT)… Tennessee State men’s basketball Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins announced the hiring of Jerry Nichols as an assistant coach. Nichols arrives in Nashville after five highly-successful seasons as the Head Coach of Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis. Nichols was
BREAKING: Penny Collins Named Head Basketball Coach at Tennessee State
Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Glover and Director of Athletics Teresa Phillips announced on Monday the hiring of Brian “Penny” Collins as the Head Coach of the TSU men’s basketball program. Collins will be introduced at an 11 a.m. press conference at Hankal Hall’s Tigers Den on campus this morning. The event is open to
OFFICIAL: A.W. Hamilton Named Head Basketball Coach at Eastern Kentucky
Thanks to great sources who had HoopDirt.com out in front of this one earlier today. It’s now been made official that A.W. Hamilton has been named as the head men’s basketball coach at eastern Kentucky University. A native of Georgetown, Kentucky and a former prep star at Scott County High School, Hamilton spent the 2017-18
Zach Carpenter Joins University of Tennessee at Martin Men’s Basketball Staff
University of Tennessee at Martin head men’s basketball coach Anthony Stewart has announced Zach Carpenter as a new assistant coach for the Skyhawk program. Carpenter comes to UT Martin from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he had worked for head coach Hank Plona since July. Carpenter brings a decade worth of coaching