The University of San Francisco men’s basketball program and head coach Chris Gerlufsen are proud to officially announce the hiring of two new assistant coaches to the staff: Jay Duncan and Kyle Bankhead. “We are extremely excited to have both Jay and Kyle join us here on the Hilltop,” said head coach Chris Gerlufsen. “Both coaches bring an enormous amount of
Gerlufsen promoted to Head Basketball Coach at San Francisco
Todd Golden, who recently led USF to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998, has accepted a new position as head men’s basketball coach at the University of Florida, Director of Athletics Joan McDermott announced. With the departure of Golden, associate head coach Chris Gerlufsen has officially been promoted to serve as the 21st head coach of the Dons. “Much of the
OFFICIAL: Todd Golden Named Florida Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Todd Golden has been hired as head men’s basketball coach at the University of Florida, Athletic Director Scott Stricklin announced on Friday. Golden, 36, becomes the 20th head coach of the Florida Gators after guiding the University of San Francisco to 24 wins and its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1998 in the 2021-22 season. Golden led
Daily Dirt – 7/2/21
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard as we slide in to the 4th of July weekend… I can confirm that Lafayette has hired Mark Hueber as an assistant Coach and Jeremy Brown as the Director of Basketball Operations. Hueber has been at Temple since 2016, serving first as a graduate manager
Daily Dirt – 6/1/21
Daily Dirt compiled by: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Catching up on a few things following the long weekend… East Carolina associate head coach Steve Roccaforte is headed to Texas A&M as an assistant coach / recruiting coordinator as reported by Hoist the Colours. Roccaforte will reunite with Buzz Williams, who he had previously worked with at
San Francisco Names Todd Golden as Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Todd Golden, who for the last three years has served as the associate head coach under Kyle Smith at USF, has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of San Francisco, Director of Athletics Joan McDermott announced this evening. Golden, 33, becomes the 20th head coach of the storied USF program, which has
REPORT: Washington State finalizing deal with Kyle Smith
According to a report by Jon Rothstein, Washington State is finalizing a deal with San Francisco’s Kyle Smith to become Cougars next head basketball coach. Smith led the Dons to a 21-10 (9-7 WCC) record this past season. The head coach at USF since 2016, Smith owns a 63-40 record at the school, and has
Smith signs multi-year extension at San Francisco
Back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 1981-82 are exciting, but University of San Francisco men’s basketball’s head coach Kyle Smith knows that in the West Coast Conference, the teams that have had success are the ones with continuity. With that, Director of Athletics Scott Sidwell is pleased to announce the signing of Smith
Daily Dirt – 5/25/18: Staff additions at Cleveland State, San Francisco, and VMI
Some DI DIRT as we slide in to the Memorial Day weekend… I have heard that former Pitt assistant Sam Ferry will join the staff at Cleveland State. Last season was his first on Kevin Stallings staff at Pitt after spending six seasons as an assistant at Monmouth. He had also worked in an administrative
OFFICIAL: Magpayo Named Director of Basketball Operations at San Francisco
Following up on some Dirt form way back on June 6th… It’s now been made official, Mike Magpayo has been added to the San Francisco men’s basketball staff, rejoining the man who gave him his start in Division I coaching – head coach Kyle Smith. “We are very fortunate to have Mike join us on
Former USF Head Coach Rex Walters Named Assistant Coach with Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons have hired former University of San Francisco head coach Rex Walters as an assistant coach. Walters spent last season as coach of the Grand Rapids Drive (G-League). Prior to that, he spent eight seasons as the head coach at USF where he compiled a 127-127 record including two 20-win seasons and two
University of San Francisco Dirt…
I can confirm that University of San Francisco head basketball coach Kyle Smith has added Mike Magpayo to his staff. Magpayo had worked at Campbell since 2014, serving first as the director of player development before being elevated to assistant coach. Before coming to Campbell, Magpayo spent four seasons on Smith’s staff at Columbia –