Story Courtesy Peter Trainor, SFA Student Assistant for Strategic Communications The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack Basketball Team and Head Coach Matt Braeuer announced the hiring of Jovan Austin on Wednesday. Jovan Austin begins his first season with the SFA Men’s Basketball Program after spending the previous three seasons on the Mississippi State Bulldogs Men’s Basketball Staff. While
Bill Armstrong, a proven winner and former associate head coach with Will Wade at LSU, has been named the next leader of the McNeese Basketball program, Vice President and Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer announced Tuesday. Armstrong becomes the 13th head coach in school history and replaces Wade, who was named the head coach at North Carolina State
Stephen F. Austin State University Director of Athletics Michael McBroom announced today the hiring of Matt Braeuer as the Lumberjacks men’s basketball head coach. Braeuer becomes the 13th head coach for the program. Braeuer is joining the Lumberjacks after serving as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders for the past two seasons. The Red Raiders
Stephen F. Austin State University announced today that men’s basketball head coach Kyle Keller has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. The decision to make a change in leadership comes after a disappointing 1-7 start to Southland Conference play, and an 8-11 overall record for the season. The program’s last conference championship came in 2022, and the
The Southeastern Louisiana University men’s basketball team will keep its head man in Hammond, America through the end of the 2027-28 season with head coach David Kiefer agreeing to a contract extension, SLU Director of Athletics Jay Artigues announced. “We are excited about the direction of our men’s basketball program under the leadership of Coach Kiefer,” said
Stacy Hollowell has coached men’s basketball in close to 30 countries, but the opportunity to return to coach less than 30 miles away from his hometown is the fulfillment of his childhood dreams. Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Tim Duncan announced Stacy Hollowell as the 13th head coach of the University of New Orleans
I mentioned this move in yesterday’s DAILY DIRT…it’s now official. Emporia State head coach Craig Doty has been hired at Houston Christian. Here’s the release from HCU: HCU President Dr. Robert B. Sloan and Director of Athletics Steve Moniaci announced the hiring of Craig Doty, a three-time national champion coach and three-time national coach of
Houston Christian University has made the decision to not renew the contract of Ron Cottrell, James Sears Bryant Head Men’s Basketball Coach, following the end of the 2023-24 basketball season and will begin the search for a new head coach immediately. “We are grateful for the many traditions of excellence embodied in the Ron Cottrell era of HCU
De’Andre Miller has been named Lamar University men’s basketball director of operations announced head coach Alvin Brooks Tuesday afternoon. Miller replaces Aaron Proctor who served in the role for the previous two seasons. Miller comes to the Golden Triangle after spending the previous three seasons at Mary Hardin Baylor. During his time in Belton, Miller held several roles,
Dee Wallace has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Houston Christian. He joins the Huskies after spending last season at Cal State East Bay. Wallace served at Dominican and Humboldt State after being an an assistant coach at Pearl River Community College in Mississippi during the 2019-20 season. The Wildcats captured the NJCAA
Terry Johnson has joined the men’s basketball staff at Houston Christian as an assistant coach. Johnson comes to HCU after spending the past two seasons at California State-Northridge, where he served under his father and longtime college coach, Trent Johnson. No stranger to the Southland Conference, Johnson was an assistant coach in various roles at
University of New Orleans head men’s basketball coach Mark Slessinger announced the hiring of Nick Bowman as the lead assistant coach / recruiting coordinator for the Privateer basketball program. Bowman will replace Jay Smith who has accepted a position at another institution. Bowman comes to the Lakefront from Nicholls State University as the assistant basketball coach for his
