HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… USC has officially fired associate head coach Tony Bland in the aftermath of his arrest last fall in the college basketball bribery and corruption probe, his attorney told The Los Angeles Times. Jeffrey Lichtman, Bland’s New York-based attorney, said USC cut ties with the coach last
Cal State Bakersfield Dirt…
Cal State Bakersfield head coach Rod Barnes will add Mike Scott to his staff as an assistant coach, and Dee Wallace as the director of player development. Scott has most recently been an assistant coach at Paris JC (TX). He has also worked at Texas A&M International, Wayland Baptist, Midland College, and his alma mater
JD Pollock Promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at CSU Bakersfield
CSU Bakersfield men’s basketball head coach Rod Barnes has announced that director of basketball operations, JD Pollock, has been promoted to men’s basketball assistant coach. Pollock is in his third season with the ‘Runners since joining the staff in 2014. “JD has been with us for two years and understands what we are trying develop
Benjy Taylor Added to Cal State Bakersfield Men’s Basketball Staff
Head men’s basketball coach Rod Barnes has announced the addition of Benjy Taylor to the coaching staff of the defending 2016 WAC Tournament champion CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners. Taylor comes to CSUB following one season at Southeast Missouri State and the previous four years at Hawai’i including a stint as interim head coach during the 2014-15