Phil Cunningham, who led Troy to an NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach in 2017, has been named the eighth head men’s basketball coach at ULM, Director of Athletics John Hartwell announced on Tuesday (March 18). Cunningham will be formally introduced at a press conference Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum. “We are excited
Quannas White, a New Orleans native who is regarded as one of the nation’s top recruiters while at the University of Houston, was named the 15th head coach in Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Men’s Basketball history, in an announcement on Monday by Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Bryan Maggard. The 44-year-old White, who is currently in
Arkansas State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Jeff Purinton announced Thursday that head men’s basketball coach Bryan Hodgson has signed a new agreement that extends his contract to March 31, 2031. “The rapid rise and growth of our program under Coach Hodgson has been remarkable and generated tremendous excitement with our fan base,” said Purinton. “The great success we’ve had
Story: ODU’s senior executive writer Harry Minium Jeff Jones didn’t stay retired very long. After resigning as Old Dominion’s head basketball coach last February, Jones will continue to work for ODU athletics as a mentor for the University’s 18 head coaches and the dozens of Monarch assistant coaches. Dr. Wood Selig, ODU’s director of athletics,
Phil Cunningham, who has served as a men’s basketball coach at the Division I level for nearly 30 seasons, has been added to the University of Louisiana Monroe men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, ULM Head Coach Keith Richard announced on Friday. “This is a great hire for our program,” said Richard. “Phil brings a ton
Georgia Southern men’s basketball has added former USC Upstate assistant Nori Johnson to the coaching staff, Bice-Peace Men’s Basketball head coach Charlie Henry announced. “We’re excited to add Nori Johnson to our staff,” Henry said. “He’s a really bright coach and a great person with great energy about himself. He’s a great guy to have as a
Entering his third season on the Georgia State men’s basketball staff, Danny Peters has been elevated to associate head coach, head coach Jonas Hayes announced. “Danny Peters has earned the right to be elevated to associate head coach,” Hayes said as he enters his third season at Georgia State. “He works extremely hard, and he is detail-oriented, process-oriented and people-oriented.
Had this move in the DAILY DIRT last week – it’s now official. Here’s the press release from Georgia Southern announcing the hiring of Dion Bethea as an assistant basketball coach on Charlie Henry’s staff: Georgia Southern men’s basketball has completed its coaching staff for the 2024-25 season by adding former Gray Collegiate Academy head
Arkansas State men’s basketball head coach Bryan Hodgson announced Thursday that Tee Butters has been promoted to Associate Head Coach. Butters joined Hodgson’s staff as an assistant ahead of the 2023-24 season following nine seasons at Charleston Southern, including the final four campaigns as Associate Head Coach. “I’m so excited and fortunate to have Coach Butters on my staff,”
James Madison Head Coach Preston Spradlin has announced his initial coaching staff hires for the men’s basketball program, as he brings in four members of his staff from Morehead State while retaining one member of the previous JMU leadership. Joining Spradlin with the Dukes are Associate Head Coach Scott Combs, Assistant Coach Dominic Lombardi, Assistant Coach Cason Burk and Assistant Coach/Operations Ky Klingsick.
Old Dominion head men’s basketball coach Mike Jones rounded out his 2024-25 coaching staff with Aidan Brami joining as Video Coordinator and Assistant Director of Operations, along with naming Jason Wade as a Graduate Assistant. “Rounding out our staff with Aidan and Jason, the young guys, completes our 30-day plan as we build our program. Both are incredibly
New Coastal Carolina head basketball coach Justin Gray has added Jayson Gee as the associate head coach / chief of staff, Ryne Lightfoot as an assistant coach / defensive coordinator, and Zach Freesman as an assistant coach / offensive coordinator. All three were with him at Western Carolina. Bio’s are below: Jayson Gee CCU is
