University of South Alabama Director of Athletics Dr. Joel Erdmann announced Thursday that the contract of head men’s basketball coach Matthew Graves will not be renewed. Graves just completed his fifth season at the helm of the program with an overall 65-96 record. “I met with Matthew this afternoon and have informed him that I
Matthew Graves out as Head Basketball Coach at South Alabama
HoopDirt.com can confirm an earlier ESPN report that Matthew Graves will not be retained as the head basketball coach at the University of South Alabama. Graves squad finished this season with a 14-18 (7-11 Sun Belt) record. Graves, who was hired back in 2013 following 17 seasons in the Butler program, wraps up his tenure
Andrew Steele Named Director of Basketball Operations at South Alabama
After spending one season as a graduate assistant for the University of South Alabama men’s basketball program, Andrew Steele has been promoted to director of operations, head coach Matthew Graves announced Wednesday. Steele takes over for Jordan Surenkamp, who joined the staff of the NBA G League’s Long Island Nets. “I’m extremely excited to add
Matthew Graves will return to South Alabama next season
According to AL.com, South Alabama head coach Matthew Graves will return to the Jaguars bench next season. Graves squad finished 14-18 (7-11) this past season, and he now holds a 51-78 mark is his four seasons as the school. The former long-time Butler assistant will have one year remaining on his contract which pays him
OFFICIAL: Morris to South Alabama
HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish HoopDirt.com first reported this hiring back on August 19th (South Alabama Dirt). It is now official, the University of South Alabama men’s basketball head coach Matthew Graves announced Wednesday the hiring of Brock Morris as an assistant coach. He replaces Dan Matic, who joined the staff at St. John’s earlier this month. “I am extremely
Daily Dirt- 8/20/15
Busy few days here in the “dirt” world… Maine Maritime assistant Brian Scholly will be named as an assistant at his alma mater Juniata (PA). The Pennsylvania native had spent one season on David Muchnick’s staff at MMA. The 2014 Juniata grad was a three-time All-Landmark Conference selection, who scored 1,318 points while setting Juniata records for three-point
South Alabama Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that College of Southern Idaho assistant (and Alabama native) Brock Morris will be named as an assistant coach at South Alabama. Before joining Jared Phay’s staff at CSI in 2013, Morris was the DBO for Bob Marlin at Louisiana-Lafayette. He also spent two seasons (2008-10) as a graduate
South Alabama Names Surenkamp Director of Operations
Jordan Surenkamp has been appointed the University of South Alabama men’s basketball program’s director of operations by head coach Matthew Graves after spending two seasons as a graduate assistant. In his previous position, Surenkamp was responsible for overseeing the student-manager staff, assisting with film breakdowns and downloading, coordinating the filming of practices and games, and