LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon on Wednesday announced the addition of Vince Walden to his coaching staff for the 2025-26 season. Walden comes to LSU after a six-year stint at Texas A&M, serving as an assistant coach this past season. In all, Walden brings more than two decades of player development, recruiting and high-level
Marcus Thornton joins LSU Basketball Support Staff
Former LSU SEC Player of the Year Marcus Thornton has joined the LSU Basketball program’s support staff for the 2025-26 season. Thornton will serve in an off-court role in mentoring players and assisting in the player development aspect of the program under the direction of Coach Matt McMahon. Thornton earned SEC Player of the Year
Jack Frost named LSU Basketball Director of Scouting
LSU men’s basketball head coach Matt McMahon announced on Monday that Jack Frost, who has over 10 years of experience with college basketball programs, will be the team’s new director of scouting for the 2025-26 season. Frost last season was the director of operations for the University of Denver following five seasons in the Stanford
Johansson named Director of Scouting and Analytics at Mississippi State
Story Courtesy: Matt Dunaway, Mississippi State Director/Communications Mississippi State men’s basketball has hired Erik Johansson as director of scouting and analytics announced Thursday by head coach Chris Jans. Johansson will work extensively on scouting, analytics and basketball strategies with members of the coaching staff to assist in the creation of opponent scouting reports and provide video
Olsen joins Florida Basketball Staff as Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics
Florida men’s basketball has brought Kevin Olsen on staff as director of basketball strategy and analytics. Olsen, UF’s video coordinator in 2022-23, returns to Gainesville after two seasons as assistant coach at his alma mater, University of San Francisco. The position on Florida’s staff opened following the elevation of Jonathan Safir to assistant coach this offseason. From 2023-25 as an
Lohaus joins Mississippi State Basketball Staff
Wyatt Lohaus begins his first season as a fellow on the Mississippi State men’s basketball staff during the 2025-26 season. Prior to State, Lohaus served as a basketball coach at the 212° Basketball Academy located in North Liberty, Iowa in 2024-25. He also worked as a basketball skill trainer during that time. Lohaus spent two seasons playing
Texas A&M adds Good as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Story Courtesy: Rachel Perreault, Texas A&M Athletics Communications Texas A&M head men’s basketball coach Bucky McMillan announced the addition of assistant coach Dave Good to the team’s staff Tuesday morning. Good arrives in Aggieland after spending the last 10 seasons on McMillan’s staff at both Samford and Mountain Brook. During his five seasons at Samford, Good served as an
Smithpeters elevated to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Mizzou
Having helped University of Missouri men’s basketball reestablish itself on the national stage during his first three years with the program, Kyle Smithpeters has been elevated to associate head coach, announced by Whitten Family Head Coach Dennis Gates on Tuesday. “Kyle has played a pivotal role as we’ve restored Missouri basketball nationally and placed it among the top of
Auburn hires Gatens as Men’s Basketball General Manager
Matt Gatens has rejoined Auburn men’s basketball as the program’s new general manager, announced head coach Bruce Pearl. Gatens, who was on Pearl’s staff at Auburn from 2016-18, will be responsible for roster management and evaluation, agent and donor relations, scouting, recruiting and game planning. One of the University of Iowa’s all-time leading scorers, Gatens returns to
Veteran NBA Assistant Chris Fleming joins Alabama Basketball Staff
Alabama men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats announced the hiring of Chris Fleming as assistant coach. Fleming comes to Tuscaloosa with over a decade worth of coaching in the NBA as an assistant coach. Most recently, Fleming served as an assistant coach with the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2024-25 season. “We are excited to welcome Chris
Borders promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Auburn
Long-time Auburn men’s basketball staffer Ian Borders has been promoted to assistant coach as announced by head coach Bruce Pearl. Borders recently completed his seventh season with the Tigers previously serving as the program’s director of scouting and recruiting from 2023-25 and video coordinator from 2018-23. “We are very excited and pleased to announce Ian Borders stepping into a full-time
OFFICIAL: Tim Fuller named Men’s Basketball General Manager at Missouri
Following-up on a report from earlier today…Missouri has made the hiring of Tim Fuller official. Here’s the announcement from the school: A veteran coach, executive and recruiter, Tim Fuller is the first general manager of Missouri men’s basketball, announced by Whitten Family Head Coach Dennis Gates on Monday. A respected presence at every level of the basketball world –