The Kentucky men’s basketball program has added James “Bruiser” Flint – a former John Calipari assistant with more than 30 years of coaching experience – to the staff as an assistant coach. Flint will fill an opening created earlier this month when associate head coach Kenny Payne accepted an offer to join the New York
REPORT: Bruiser to reunite with Calipari; Will join UK staff
With the departure of Kenny Payne to the Knicks, it seems that John Calipari has worked quickly to find his replacement. According to a Tweet by Jon Rothstein, Cal will hire Indiana assistant Bruiser Flint. Flint worked for Calipari at UMass from 1989-96, and took over after Calipari departed for the NBA. He spent five
Kentucky associate head coach Kenny Payne headed to the Knicks
Kentucky men’s basketball associate head coach Kenny Payne, regarded as one of the top assistants in the country, is leaving the college basketball ranks to join the NBA. Payne has accepted an assistant coaching position with the New York Knicks, the organization announced Tuesday. Payne’s departure ends a memorable 10-year run that included 295 wins, the
Patrick resigns as head coach at UC Riverside; Joins Arkansas staff
David Patrick, a finalist for two National Coach of the Year Awards this past season as head coach at UC Riverside, has been named associate head coach for men’s basketball at the University of Arkansas, Razorback head coach Eric Musselman announced. “I have known Coach Patrick both professionally and personally for many years,” Musselman said.
Martin adds Bailey to Gamecocks Basketball Staff
University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced on Wednesday the hiring of Will Bailey as an assistant coach for the Gamecocks. Bailey arrives in Columbia after spending the past four seasons in the same position at Saint Louis. “I’m excited to add Will Bailey to our staff; he is a perfect fit,”
South Carolina assistant Perry Clark retires
University of South Carolina assistant men’s basketball coach Perry Clark has announced today that he will retire. Clark, a former head coach at Tulane, Miami (Fla.) and at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, spent seven seasons as an assistant at Carolina, including during the historic 2016-17 season when the Gamecocks advanced to the Final Four. “Physically I am
OFFICIAL: Arkansas assistant Crutchfield named Head Coach at D2 ECU
Following up on something that I mentioned in Today’s Daily Dirt, and a follow-up tweet confirming it….it’s now been made official that Chris Crutchfield has been named as the head coach at D2 East Central University. Here is the release from the school: After spending over 20 years in collegiate coaching, mostly at NCAA Division
Hendrix promoted to Assistant Coach at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt head men’s basketball coach Jerry Stackhouse has named Damany Hendrix as an assistant coach for the Commodores after Hendrix spent the 2019-20 season as the team’s director of player development and quality control. “Damany is a talented coach who has strong familiarity with our system,” said Stackhouse. “We believe his passion, knowledge, and teaching
SEC DIRT: Change made on Vanderbilt Basketball Staff
I can confirm through multiple sources that David Grace has moved on from his role as the associate head coach on Jerry Stackhouse’s staff at Vanderbilt. Grace, widely recognized as one of the best recruiters in college basketball, had spent just one season at Vandy. Before his time in Nashville, Grace had a long tenure
Steve McClain Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Georgia
Steve McClain has joined the Georgia Basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Tom Crean announced on Tuesday. McClain, who has spent the past five seasons as head coach at University of Illinois Chicago, was a member of Crean’s coaching staff at Indiana from 2010-15. “We are really excited to add Steve McClain to
Boykins Named Arkansas MBB Director of Student-Athlete Development
Earl Boykins, a 13-year NBA veteran, has been named Arkansas men’s basketball Director of Student-Athlete Development, Razorback head coach Eric Musselman announced today. Boykins played for Musselman with the Golden State Warriors during the 2002-03 season and while Musselman was an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic. Since his retirement from the NBA, Boykins was
Texas A&M Basketball Staff Announced
Texas A&M Men’s Basketball head coach Buzz Williams welcomes a championship-caliber coaching staff with international and head coaching experience to Aggieland. Associate head coach Jamie McNeilly, assistant coaches Devin Johnson and Lyle Wolf, special assistant to the head coach Dale Layer, director of basketball operations Vince Walden, director of internal operations Luke Hillin, director of creative design and branding Josh Chambers, director of basketball administration Baylie