Tennessee State head men’s basketball coach Brian “Penny” Collins has elevated Jerry Nichols to associate head coach for the upcoming 2023-24 season, as announced by Collins on Friday. Entering his sixth season on the TSU sidelines, Nichols has been a mainstay alongside Collins since his hiring in 2018. No stranger as a head coach, Nichols compiled a
Tennessee State Names Willemsen Assistant Basketball Coach
Tennessee State men’s basketball Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins completed his coaching staff with the addition of Russ Willemsen as an Assistant Coach. The Rushville, N.Y. native with ties to the Nashville area arrives at TSU after serving as an assistant at South Alabama for the last five seasons. Prior to his time in Mobile,
Ben Walker Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Tennessee State
A coaching veteran with experience at the Division I and junior college levels, Ben Walker is the newest addition to the Tennessee State men’s basketball staff, Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins announced. Making his way to Nashville from South Dakota State University, Walker will serve as an assistant coach on Collins’ first staff at TSU.
OFFICIAL: Jerry Nichols Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Tennessee State
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported back on April 2nd (DAILY DIRT)… Tennessee State men’s basketball Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins announced the hiring of Jerry Nichols as an assistant coach. Nichols arrives in Nashville after five highly-successful seasons as the Head Coach of Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis. Nichols was
Daily Dirt – 4/2/18
Some things that I’ve heard while waiting to see how many 3’s Villanova will make tonight… I have heard that former Loyola (MD) head coach G.G. Smith will be heading to High Point with his father Tubby. G.G. resigned at Loyola back in March after a five-year run at the school. It sounds like he
BREAKING: Penny Collins Named Head Basketball Coach at Tennessee State
Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Glover and Director of Athletics Teresa Phillips announced on Monday the hiring of Brian “Penny” Collins as the Head Coach of the TSU men’s basketball program. Collins will be introduced at an 11 a.m. press conference at Hankal Hall’s Tigers Den on campus this morning. The event is open to
Daily Dirt – 3/22/18
A bunch of things going on as we sit through another storm in New England… Interviews have wrapped up at Colorado State, and a decision is expected shortly. I have heard South Dakota’s Craig Smith and Utah assistant DeMarlo Slocum have interviewed. I have also that Montana’s Travis DeCuire interviewed, but will not take the