Late last week, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes inked a contract extension which included a salary increase. Now, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the assistant coaches have received raises as well, something that Barnes pushed for. According to the report, the three assistant coaches are now making the following: Rob Lanier: $425,000 (was $390,113)
Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer announced Thursday that reigning SEC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year Rick Barnes has received a contract extension through the 2023-24 season. “Rick has done an exceptional job of reestablishing our men’s basketball program into a championship-level program,” Fulmer said. “He stepped into what was a difficult situation as
Brady Kennedy, who has been a part of the Kentucky men’s basketball program since 2012, has been hired as the recruiting analyst for the Wildcats. In the newly formed role, Kennedy will assist with the day-to-day recruiting operations of the program, including but not limited to facilitating communication and correspondence efforts for prospective student-athletes, managing
According to WholeHogSports.com, University of Arkansas assistant basketball coaches Melvin Watkins, T.J. Cleveland, and Scotty Thurman have all received pay increases for the 2018-19 season. The report, which was obtained from a freedom of information act request, lists the increases (and salaries) as following: Melvin Watkins: increase of $8,000 to $391,635 T.J. Cleveland: increase of
Ira Bowman has been named an assistant coach for the Auburn men’s basketball program, head coach Bruce Pearl announced Friday. Bowman comes to Auburn after spending the past six seasons at the University of Pennsylvania under head coach Steve Donahue. He was instrumental in the recruitment of team’s top players and in the on-court development
Following up on a report from last week… Bringing an impressive coaching background that spans nearly 40 years and includes three head coaching stints, most recently at Air Force, Jeff Reynolds is set to join the Texas A&M men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. “I’m excited to add Jeff to our staff,” Texas A&M
According to a report by TexAgs.com, former Air Force head coach Jeff Reynolds will join Billy Kennedy’s staff at Texas A&M as an assistant coach. Reynolds, who spent 2007-12 as the head coach at USAFA, has most recently served as the Director of Scouting/Game Management at Virginia Tech. He also worked as the head coach
After earning its third Southeastern Conference title in program history, Auburn Athletics has extended the contract of head coach Bruce Pearl through the 2022-2023 season. “It was a historic season for Auburn basketball and one that was matched by excellence in the classroom as well,” Director of Athletics Allen Greene said. Over the past five
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes announced that he has hired Bryan Lentz in a Video Coordinator/Director of Player Development role. Lentz, who has prior history working alongside Barnes, fills the vacancy created when Riley Davis accepted an assistant coaching position at Texas-Arlington in April. “I’ve known Bryan for a long time,” Barnes said. “He was
Auburn assistant basketball coach Harris Adler is leaving the program to work in his family’s business as a licensed pharmacist. The Philadelphia, Pa. native has decided to return home and continue his career choice from 20 years ago. “I appreciate the contributions that Harris has made to bring credibility and excellence to Auburn’s basketball program,”
A familiar name has resurfaced within the Mississippi State basketball program, one that will resonate with fans immediately. Pierre. But instead of Butch, it’s his son Josh. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old Pierre was named MSU’s new video coordinator. He joins the Bulldogs’ staff after spending the previous year as director of operations at his alma
Ole Miss men’s basketball head coach Kermit Davis has completed his coaching staff, announcing the hire of Levi Watkins as assistant coach. Watkins comes to Oxford after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Arizona State. “Levi Watkins has won everywhere he has been, either as a player and coach at NC
