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
Hamilton returns to LSU Basketball Staff
Vernon Hamilton returns to Baton Rouge and LSU Basketball for the 2026-27 season as an assistant coach as part of head coach Will Wade’s second stint with the Tigers. Hamilton was a part of Coach Wade’s staff at LSU previously from 2020-22. Most recently, Hamilton served as an assistant coach under Wade at NC State
OFFICIAL: Damon Stoudamire joins LSU Basketball Staff
Damon Stoudamire, who played 13 seasons in the NBA and served as head coach at two universities, will serve as part of Coach Will Wade’s staff at LSU for the 2026-27 season. Most recently, Stoudamire was the head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for three seasons (2023-26). Stoudamire also was the head coach
REPORT: Former Boston College Head Coach Earl Grant expected to join Tennessee Basketball Staff
Former Boston College head coach Earl Grant is expected to join Rick Barnes staff as an assistant coach at Tennessee, according to a Mike Wilson report. Grant had spent the past five seasons as the head coach at BC where he went 72–92 (.439), which included a 31–67 (.316) ACC mark. Prior to his time
OFFICIAL: Jones resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Texas Southern, Named Assistant Coach at LSU
This one has been out there for a while – it’s now official. Johnny Jones has resigned as the head basketball coach at Texas Southern and has joined Will Wade’s staff at LSU. Here’s the official announcement: Johnny Jones, former NCAA Final Four player and coach for the LSU men’s basketball program, has returned to