On Thursday, Alabama men’s basketball announced a pair of staffing changes for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Josh Pierre, who served as director of operations the last four seasons, has been promoted to director of player development. In addition to Pierre, Alex Accetta will rejoin the UA staff as the Crimson Tide’s director of program relations. Josh
Florida’s Golden receives contract extension plus raise
Florida head coach Todd Golden has received his third raise in as many years, with his new contract making him one of the highest-paid coaches in college basketball. Golden recently signed a one-year extension that increases the total value of his deal to $49.5 million. The contract now averages $8.25 million annually and keeps the
Mississippi State Basketball Staff Update
Story Courtesy: Matt Dunaway, Director/Communications Mississippi State Mississippi State men’s basketball coach Chris Jans finalized his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season as announced on Wednesday. Dylan Sortillo has been hired as director of operations, while Jonathan Comer, Damien Davis, Jalen Gibbs, Zahree Harrison, Noah King and Tonny Trocha-Morelos have been added as graduate assistant fellows. Sortillo served as a director of operations at Illinois-Chicago and
Aleksić named Assistant Basketball Coach at Ole Miss
Longtime FIBA coach Petar Aleksić was named an assistant coach for the Ole Miss men’s basketball program, head coach Chris Beard announced on Tuesday. Aleksić has been involved in European basketball for nearly 35 years as a player and coach. “Petar has built a reputation as a winner everywhere he’s coached”, Beard said. “His experience
Baker, Barlow, Buchanan added to Mississippi State Basketball Staff
Story Courtesy: Matt Dunaway, MSU Director/Communications The Mississippi State men’s basketball program has hired Corey Barker, Alex Barlow and Shunn Buchanan as assistant coaches announced Thursday by Chris Jans. Corey Barker | Assistant CoachPreviously, Barker worked with Coach Jans at Bowling Green in 2014-15 and at New Mexico State during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
Steve Smith named Assistant Basketball Coach at South Carolina
Head coach Lamont Paris completed his staff with the addition of veteran assistant coach Steve Smith he announced on Tuesday morning. Smith brings a wealth of experience having served 13 seasons as an assistant with three different stops in the Atlantic Coast Conference. “Steve’s basketball connections throughout the southeast, and especially in the state of
Tennessee adds Parker as Assistant Director of Men’s Basketball Player Development
University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced the hiring of Chris Parker as the assistant director of player development. Parker comes to Tennessee from TCU, where spent the 2025-26 campaign as a graduate assistant for the Horned Frogs. “Our staff is excited to have Chris join us here in Knoxville,” Barnes said. “He stood
Missouri Basketball Staff Update
The Missouri men’s basketball team has completed its 2026-27 staff, highlighted by the addition of four new assistant coaches, announced by Whitten Family Head Coach Dennis Gates. Joining the Tigers for the 2026-27 campaign are Tavaras Hardy, Jimmie Foster, Jason Crowe Sr. and Zach Reynolds. The four bring a wide range of experience to Mizzou, excelling in player development at both
Dekker named Assistant Basketball Coach at South Carolina
Head coach Lamont Paris announced the hiring of Sam Dekker as assistant coach on Friday morning. Dekker recently completed an 11-year playing career professionally with stops in the NBA and overseas. The Sheboygan, Wis. native played three seasons for Paris from 2012-15 while Paris was an assistant at Wisconsin. The two were a part of
Terry, Justus, Myers added to Vanderbilt Basketball Staff
Vanderbilt has released announcements on a trio of new staff members on social media today, as they have officially added Rodney Terry, Joel Justus, and Chad Myers have joined their men’s basketball program. Terry and Justus will serve as assistant coaches, while Myers will become the Director of Recruiting. Terry most recently served as the
LSU adds Five Support Staffers to Men’s Basketball Staff
LSU men’s basketball head coach Will Wade announced five new members of the LSU staff for the 2026-27 season. Coach Wade announced that Nick Flory would serve as Director of Operations, while Brady Jones would be the Director of Scouting and Video. Isaac Stansbury will serve as Director of Analytics and Scouting with Allison Wade
Coaching Veteran Jay Smith named Director of Men’s Basketball Player Development at LSU
Longtime college basketball veteran Jay Smith will join the LSU men’s basketball staff of coach Will Wade as Director of Player Development for the 2026-27 season. Smith has served on college basketball coaching staffs for over 40 years since starting his career at Kent State University in 1984. Among his college basketball stops was as