HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Former Vanderbilt player Darshawn McClellan has been named a Player Development Assistant for the Commodores, head men’s basketball coach Kevin Stallings announced Thursday. McClellan joins the Commodore program after a playing career overseas and working in the private sector. McClellan graduated from Vanderbilt in 2011 and played in 88
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Alabama head coach Avery Johnson announced on Wednesday that Kobie Baker has been hired as the special assistant to the head coach/senior director of basketball operations. Baker returns to Tuscaloosa, where he spent three years in the program as the director of basketball operations (2006-07), assistant basketball coach (2007-08)
LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones completed his coaching staff for the 2015-16 season on Tuesday by naming former NBA championship winning assistant coach Brendan Suhr as the Tigers’ new Associate Coach. Suhr, who is the founder and president of the speaking and consulting firm Off the Court, Inc., has been a part of the University of Central Florida
The Georgia men’s basketball program is healthy and building momentum, UGA J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity said following Thursday’s meeting of the Athletic Association Board of Directors. And credit for that goes to coach Mark Fox, said McGarity. Fox was awarded a contract extension during Thursday’s meeting which will extend him through
LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones announced that Al Pinkins would be joining the Tiger staff as assistant coach. Pinkins, 42, has served his last two assistant coaching stints in the Southeastern Conference at Ole Miss and Tennessee. The hiring is subject to the usual certification of background check and approval by the LSU Board
LSU men’s basketball head coach Johnny Jones announced on Wednesday that John Treloar, who served 11 years as a college assistant, will be returning to the LSU staff as associate coach. Treloar, who served on the LSU staff from 2004-08, is presently finishing his fifth season as the Director of Player Personnel for the Phoenix
The Texas A&M men’s basketball program announced that Rick Stansbury has been elevated to the position of associate head coach. “Rick has made a huge impact on our program in a very short time,” Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy said. “His experience in coaching, recruiting and all areas has been a great benefit. There
University of Alabama Director of Athletics Bill Battle will formally introduce Avery Johnson as the Crimson Tide’s new head men’s basketball coach at a press conference scheduled for Wednesday morning on the UA campus. Johnson was announced as the 20th head coach in the program’s 102-year history on Monday night. Here is the link to
