Samford University Director of Athletics Martin Newton announced on Monday afternoon a seven-year contract extension for Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bucky McMillan that runs through the year 2030. “I am extremely excited about the announcement of Coach McMillan’s contract extension,” Newton said. “Bucky has brought a renewed energy and interest to Samford basketball. As a Birmingham native,
Peterson named DBO at ETSU
New ETSU men’s basketball head coach Brooks Savage has named Rob Peterson as the Buccaneers Director of Basketball Operations. “We are excited to welcome Rob and his family to ETSU,” said Savage. “Rob is a talented young coach who will be a major contributor to helping us build a championship program. He has been around the game his
Wofford Basketball Staff Update
Wofford College men’s basketball head coach Dwight Perry has made two additions to the coaching and support staff for the upcoming season. Former Terrier Drew Gibson returns to Wofford as an assistant coach after spending the past four seasons at Navy, while Nate Williams will be the director of player development. Drew Gibson joined the Navy coaching staff during
Richey inks contract extension at Furman
Furman University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Jason Donnelly announced today that head men’s basketball coach Bob Richey has received a contract extension. Terms of the extension were not disclosed. “Bob Richey and Furman basketball have achieved unprecedented success that has helped transform our athletics department and our university,” Donnelly said. “We are excited that Bob and his family are remaining
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Perry named Head Basketball Coach at Wofford
Wofford College has announced that Dwight Perry has been named the head coach of the men’s basketball program. Perry has spent the last four seasons at Wofford, two as an assistant coach and two as associate head coach. On Dec. 5, 2022, he was named interim head coach. In his four seasons with Wofford, the team has posted
BREAKING: ETSU to Part Ways with Head Men’s Basketball Coach Desmond Oliver
East Tennessee State University announced today that head men’s basketball coach Desmond Oliver will not return next season. “I met with Coach Oliver today, and we discussed the program is not meeting the expectations of the Athletics Department.” Dr. Richard Sander, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics for ETSU, said. “We feel that parting ways is the best thing for
Wofford’s McAuley resigns
Wofford head men’s basketball coach Jay McAuley had resigned. McAuley took a “leave of absence” back on 12/5, and had not been with the team since then. Wofford released the following brief statement: Jay McAuley has stepped down as head coach of the Wofford men’s basketball program. McAuley was an assistant coach for the Terriers from
Kaplan named Director of Basketball Operations at Wofford
David Kaplan has been named as the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at Wofford. Kaplan has had previous stints at Davidson-Davie Community College, Catholic University, Centenary College (LA) and at two high schools. Kaplan joined head coach Matt Ridge’s staff in 2020 as an assistant coach at Davidson-Davie. The Storm finished the 2020-2021 season with
Citadel Basketball Staff Update
The Citadel Head Basketball Coach Ed Conroy has announced the completion of his inaugural staff with four hires: Assistant Coaches Chris Hill and Patrick Reilingh, Director of Basketball Operations Austin Kidd, and Graduate Manager Hunt Conroy. “I am very excited about the additions to our Citadel basketball staff. We have an accomplished staff of great teachers, great
Hugley named as new Assistant Basketball Coach at ETSU
Joe Hugley is back home! On Monday, ETSU men’s basketball head coach Desmond Oliver announced the hiring of Hugley as the Buccaneers’ new assistant coach. “I’m really excited to add Joe to my staff,” said Oliver. “Joe is going to bring a high level of teaching, player development and mentoring from a former player’s perspective. He’s going to
Hart added to Wofford Men’s Basketball Staff
Wofford College men’s basketball head coach Jay McAuley announced today the addition of Kente’ Hart as an assistant to the head coach. Hart joins the Terrier staff after serving as an assistant at Florida Southwestern State College since 2018. “Kente’ is a very successful and experienced college basketball coach,” said McAuley. “We are excited to add another high-character individual to
UNC Greensboro Basketball Staff Update
The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s basketball team and head coach Mike Jones announced staffing changes this summer. Jirsa RetiresRon Jirsa, a 40-year veteran of college coaching, announced his retirement this spring from UNCG. Coach Jirsa had just finished his first season as an assistant coach with the Spartans following six years at Radford University. During his
