Pac-12

Tinkle Receives 4-Year Contract Extension at Oregon State

Oregon State men’s basketball head coach Wayne Tinkle received a four-year contract extension that takes him through the 2026-27 season, Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Barnes announced Monday. Tinkle was awarded a three-year extension and received an additional year for making the 2021 NCAA Tournament. “We’ve spent a lot of time working on this

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Craig Smith takes over at Utah

University of Utah Director of Athletics Mark Harlan announced today that Craig Smith will serve as the 16th head coach of the Runnin’ Utes men’s basketball program. Smith takes over at Utah after leading his teams to three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and two Mountain West Conference Tournament championships in his three seasons as head

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Cameron Dollar departs Washington Staff

Washington assistant Cameron Dollar has announced via Twitter that he has departed the Huskies men’s basketball staff. Dollar, the former head coach at Seattle, had been with Mike Hopkins at UW for the past three seasons. He also spent 2002-09 at UW on Lorenzo Romar’s staff before taking over at Seattle.

Utah fires Larry Krystkowiak

Statement from Utah AD Mark Harlan: “Today, I informed Head Men’s Basketball Coach Larry Krystkowiak that I am making a change in the leadership of our men’s basketball program. The decision comes after a thorough evaluation of the program—both on and off of the court—as I do with every head coach at the conclusion of

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Oregon promotes Stubblefield to Associate Head Coach

Oregon Men’s basketball assistant Tony Stubblefield has been promoted to associate head coach, coach Dana Altman announced. “This is a well-earned promotion for all the outstanding work that Tony has done for our program,” said Altman. “His work ethic, knowledge of the game and loyalty to the University of Oregon and our team have really contributed

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Bowden named DBO at Washington

University of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins has tapped Michael Bowden as the Huskies’ Director of Basketball Operations starting immediately. Bowden previously served as Hopkins’ Director of Special Projects for the last two seasons. In his current role, Bowden will oversee all aspects of the Husky program including travel, budget, academics, camp, player management, overall

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Oregon State Dirt…

I can confirm that Gregg Gottlieb is no longer on the men’s basketball staff at Oregon State. It sounds like he was part of a cost cutting purge that has slashed a reported 23 positions within the Beavers athletics department. Gottlieb had been on Wayne Tinkle’s staff for the past six seasons, serving the first

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Former SEMO head coach Rick Ray lands at Colorado

Former Mississippi State and Southeast Missouri State head coach Rick Ray has been named an assistant coach for the University of Colorado men’s basketball team head coach Tad Boyle announced on Friday. Ray replaces Anthony Coleman and will officially begin his duties mid-July. Ray has 23 years of experience coaching at the NCAA Division I

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