Happy Valley United, the NIL collective supporting all 31 teams and over 800 Penn State student-athletes, is launching More To Give, a club within the collective dedicated to securing NIL opportunities for the men’s basketball team. In conjunction, Happy Valley United has hired Pat Flannery as the club’s general manager to spearhead development and fundraising efforts
Penn State Basketball Administrative Staff Update
Penn State Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Rhoades announced two additions to his staff Monday in Director of Player Development Clay Conner and Video Coordinator Jake Szczecina. Both Conner and Szczecina served on Rhoades’ staff at VCU. Clay Conner – Director of Player DevelopmentConner comes to Happy Valley from VCU where he served as the director
Penn State Basketball Staff Update
Penn State Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Rhoades has officially announced five members of his coaching staff. Jamal Brunt, J.D. Byers, Brent Scott and Jimmy Martelli will join Rhoades in Happy Valley after serving on his staff at VCU, while Rhoades has also added Penn State alumni and all-time great Joe Crispin. Brunt will serve as associate head coach,
Rhoades named Head Basketball Coach at Penn State
The worst kept secret in America is finally official. Here’s the release from Penn State announcing the Mike Rhoades hiring: Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft announced Wednesday the hiring of VCU head coach Mike Rhoades as the Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Men’s Basketball Head Coach. In 19 seasons as a collegiate
REPORT: Penn State’s Shrewsberry headed to Notre Dame
According to a Jeff Goodman tweet, Notre Dame has reached an agreement with Penn State’s Micah Shrewsberry to be the next head coach of the Irish. Shrewsberry just wrapped up his second year with Nittany Lions, where he went 37–31 (.544). This past season, he led his team to a 23-14 (10-10 Big Ten) record,
Penn State Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Penn State men’s basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry announced the addition of two hires Monday. Tre Whitted, former NBA G League assistant coach and professional player, has been tabbed as the assistant to the head coach, while former Purdue standout Grady Eifert has been selected as video coordinator. Tre Whitted Tabbed as Assistant to the
Battle joins Northwestern Basketball Staff
Talor Battle has joined the Northwestern men’s basketball program as an assistant coach, Sullivan-Ubben Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Collins announced Monday. Battle served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Penn State, before joining Collins’ staff. He played professionally overseas for seven years before joining the coaching ranks. “We’re excited to welcome Talor to
Penn State Basketball Staff Update
Penn State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry continues to assemble his staff with the addition of Mike Farrelly as an assistant coach. Shrewsberry also announced Talor Battle, assistant to the head coach, and Nick Colella, chief of staff, will remain on staff. “Mike is going to be very impactful in our program,” said Shrewsberry. “The
Daily Dirt – 4/6/21
Catching up on a bunch of things after watching Baylor blow the doors off of Gonzaga last night… Search firm updates: UMBC is using TurnkeyZRG. Central Michigan has hired DHR International. Keep an eye on the Rodney Terry to Texas rumors. Chip Brown from Horns 247 is reporting that this is done, and the UTEP
Daily Dirt – 3/19/21
Yesterday was nuts. Curious to see what today will bring. Here are some things that I’ve heard… It sounds like Matt Scherbenske is no longer the associate head coach at the University of Central Arkansas. He had been on the Bears staff for the past six seasons. No official word on his departure from UCA,
OFFICIAL: Penn State tabs Shrewsberry as new Head Basketball Coach
Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour announced Monday the hiring of Purdue Associate Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry as the 14th men’s basketball head coach in Penn State history. Shrewsberry comes to Penn State with a wealth of experience as an assistant coach for a pair of nationally ranked programs and in the
REPORT: Shrewsberry to be hired at Penn State
According to a tweet this morning by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman, Penn State will name Purdue associate head coach Micah Shrewsberry as their new head basketball coach. Shrewsberry has been on Matt Painter’s staff for the past two seasons, and was an assistant with the Boston Celtics from 2013-19. He also spent 2011-13 at Purdue before