Sun Belt

OFFICIAL: Ryan Cross named Head Basketball Coach at ULM

Here’s the official release on the hiring of Ryan Cross as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at ULM… Ryan Cross, who helped guide UAB to two NCAA Tournament appearances and two conference tournament championships, has been named the ninth head coach of ULM men’s basketball, Director of Athletics SJ Tuohy announced on Wednesday (March 25). Cross

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REPORT: Hayes out at Georgia State

I can confirm a Jon Rothstein report that Jonas Hayes is out as the head basketball coach at Georgia State. Hayes, a former standout at Georgia, had been the head coach at GSU for the past four seasons where he went 48-79 (.378). His team went 10-22 (7-11 Sun Belt) this past year. Prior to

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Szorc, Smith promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coaches at Appalachian State

App State Men’s Basketball head coach Dustin Kerns announced Friday the promotion of both Bob Szorc and Tanner Smith to Associate Head Coach ahead of the 2025-26 season. “Bob Szorc and Tanner Smith are future Division I head coaches,” Kerns said. “I am excited for them as they have had a major impact on our program and have earned this recognition in taking the next

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Marshall Basketball Staff Update

Marshall University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Cornelius ‘Corny’ Jackson announced the completion of his full staff for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday. Jackson has added Isaiah Carson as Assistant Coach/Director of Operations and Matt Krstich as Video Coordinator to round out the staff for his second season leading the Thundering Herd. “We’re incredibly excited to officially welcome two outstanding additions to

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ULM names Roberts Assistant Basketball Coach

Louisiana Monroe head men’s basketball coach Phil Cunningham announced another addition to his staff for the 2025-26 season on Thursday (Sept. 4). Reid Roberts joins the staff as the newest assistant coach for the Warhawks. Roberts spent the 2024-25 season at ULM as a graduate assistant, helping in head coach Keith Richard’s final season and working with current

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Canales named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Troy

Kaleb Canales, who brings over two decades of high-level coaching experience, has been named Troy men’s basketball’s associate head coach, Scott Cross announced.  Canales joins the Trojans after most recently serving as the head coach of the Calgary Surge in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. There, Canales led the Surge to the 20-8 record while advancing to the

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