Scott Padgett, a national champion standout at Kentucky and an eight-year NBA veteran, has joined Mississippi State’s men’s basketball program as an Assistant to the Head Coach announced by Chris Jans. Padgett possesses 13 seasons of coaching experience at the Division I level. He has recruited and coached over 30 players that have gone on to play
Mississippi State Basketball Staff Update
The Mississippi State’s men’s basketball program announced the hiring of three new staff members: Jovan Austin (Director of Basketball Operations), Dillon Elder (Director of Scouting and Analytics), and Joe Rogers (Coordinator of Basketball Operations). Jovan Austin Austin has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Texas A&M-Commerce in 2019-20, Panola College in 2020-21 and Texas-Rio
Auburn elevates Jeffreys to Assistant Director of Basketball Operations
Maddux Jeffreys has been promoted to Assistant Director of Operations for Auburn Men’s Basketball. Jeffreys enters his seventh season overall with the program, after serving the last two years as a graduate assistant on Head Coach Bruce Pearl’s coaching staff. “Maddux is a true Auburn man,” Pearl said. “He loves the university, our players and our program.
Former Mizzou star Pressey joins Tigers staff as Graduate Assistant
One of the most well-regarded Mizzou basketball players in the recent era, Tiger legend Phil Pressey is set to return to Columbia this upcoming season as a member of the Mizzou basketball staff. Pressey will serve as a graduate assistant on the Mizzou men’s basketball coaching staff. Pressey was a 2013 AP Honorable Mention
Kirby named Assistant Basketball Coach at Ole Miss
Ole Miss men’s basketball has added the experienced and highly-regarded assistant coach Robert Kirby to its staff for the 2022-23 season, head coach Kermit Davis announced Monday. One of the most well-respected assistant coaches in the nation, Kirby comes to Oxford with 37 years of Division I coaching experience, with his most recent stop being a five-year
OFFICIAL: Hollowell departs Loyola (NO); Named Associate AD for Basketball at Ole Miss
Following up on something that I reported back on 5/2 (NAIA DIRT). Stacy Hollowell has officially departed Loyola (NO), and been named as the Associate Athletics Director for Basketball at Ole Miss. Here’s the release: Kermit Davis continues to strengthen his Ole Miss basketball staff, adding 2022 NAIA national championship coach Stacy Hollowell to the program.
Gates Finalizes Mizzou Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
University of Missouri Whitten Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates announced the remaining members of his inaugural coaching staff. Michael Fly has joined the staff at director of scouting & analytics, Ryan Sharbaugh as assistant to head coach, Matt Cline as chief of staff, Chase Goldstein as director of basketball operations, Sean Conaty as director of basketball athletic performance, Dalon King as scouting coordinator and Perin Foote as player development
Michael Musselman promoted to DBO at Arkansas
Michael Musselman was promoted to Director of Basketball Operations, Razorback head coach Eric Musselman announced today. Michael Musselman will continue to lead the men’s basketball recruiting efforts while handling the day-to-day operations of the program. This past year, he completed his third season with the Razorbacks as the director of recruiting while adding the title
Morris named Assistant Basketball Coach at Ole Miss
Ole Miss men’s basketball has added Louisiana’s Brock Morris as an assistant coach, head coach Kermit Davis announced. Morris comes to Oxford with a decade of coaching experience and a nationwide reputation as one of college basketball’s top assistants, most recently helping the Ragin’ Cajuns the last three seasons beginning in 2019-20 after a one-year stint as the head
Vanderbilt Basketball Staff Update
Vanderbilt men’s basketball head coach Jerry Stackhouse announced that Andy Fox will serve as an associate head coach. Entering his fourth season on staff, Fox spent his first two seasons as the director of scouting and recruiting before serving as general manager in 2021-22. Stackhouse also announced that Adam Mazarei, who has served as an
Kentucky’s Lucas headed to Duke
Kentucky assistant coach / recruiting coordinator Jai Lucas is headed to Duke. UK head coach John Calipari tweeted the following earlier today: Lucas had been at Kentucky since 2020, and was an assistant at Texas before that. Duke has not made an official statement yet.
OFFICIAL: Smithpeters joins Mizzou Basketball Staff
I’ve mentioned this one a few times over the past couple of weeks. It’s now official – Kyle Smithpeters has been hired as an assistant at Missouri. Here’s the release from Mizzou: University of Missouri Whitten Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates has added assistant coach Kyle Smithpeters to his staff. He joins associate head coach Charlton Young and