Stockton University Athletics today is mourning the loss of long-time assistant men’s basketball coach Bob Hutchings, who passed away last night, approximately eight weeks after suffering a massive heart attack. Affectionately known as “Hutch”, Hutchings was a basketball lifer with an eclectic coaching resume that spanned nearly 50 years. “I’ve been thinking a lot about the
Daily News & Notes – 12/30/20
Today’s news and notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Liberty basketball coach Ritchie McKay has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and will miss this week’s games at Lipscomb. He received the positive test result earlier this week and has experienced some mild symptoms. Since learning of the positive test result, McKay has
Stockton University Removes Interim Tag From Bittner
After one year as interim head coach at Stockton, Scott Bittner was officially named head coach for the Osprey men’s basketball program in late September. Last year, in his first season as a college head coach, Bittner led Stockton to an 18-11 record and the program’s first ECAC championship. Bittner is in his 12th year
Daily Dirt – 3/10/17
Some Friday morning quick hitters… Heard some reports of former Rutgers head coach Mike Rice being involved at Quinnipiac. I’ve been told by a great source that it’s “fake news”… Before becoming the head coach at Missouri, Kim Anderson had won a National Championship at DII Central Missouri. Now that he’s a free agent, word
OFFICIAL: Matthews Retiring as Stockton University Basketball Coach
Following up on a story from last night (DIII DIRT). It’s now been made official – After 603 wins in 30 seasons at Stockton, Gerry Matthews, the winningest men’s basketball coach in New Jersey history, is calling it a career and retiring as the Stockton head coach. Scott Bittner will be elevated to interim head
DIII DIRT: Gerry Matthews to retire as Head Basketball Coach at Stockton University (NJ)
NJ.com has reported that Stockton University head coach Gerry Matthews, the winningest coach in New Jersey college basketball history, will retire effective immediately. The 74-year old Matthews will wrap up his career with a 603-243 record. His Stockton teams have never had a losing season. Matthews ranks among the top 15 active Division III coaches