Following-up on last night’s report (D3 DIRT). Brock Erickson has officially been named as the Associate Head Basketball Coach at UTRGV. Here’s the release from the school: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) head men’s basketball coach Kahil Fennell announced on Monday the hiring of Brock Erickson, who spent the last three seasons as the head
Fennell named Head Basketball Coach at UTRGV
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque announced on Friday the hiring of Kahil Fennell (pronounced kuh-HILL fuh-NELL), who spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at BYU, as the new head men’s basketball coach. Fennell will be formally introduced to the public and the media at a
Bailey promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Sam Houston State
Sam Houston State has promoted Justin Bailey to the role of Associate Head Coach: Bailey has been on the Sam Houston men’s basketball staff since the summer of 2021. More on Bailey from SHSU’s website: Bailey helped the Bearkats to a 19-win season in his first stint on staff and helped develop first-team All-WAC selection Savion Flagg. In
Figger out as Head Basketball Coach at UTRGV
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque announced on Tuesday that UTRGV Athletics and head men’s basketball coach Matt Figger have mutually agreed to part ways. A national search to fill the position will begin immediately. “We thank Coach Figger for his efforts and his contributions to our program over the last
Tarleton State extends Head Basketball Coach Billy Gillispie through 2026
Tarleton State University has agreed to a contract extension with head head men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie. Pending board approval, Gillispie’s extension runs through 2026. TSU also extended head football coach Todd Whitten, and the University released the following statement: “The Texan Football and Men’s Basketball programs have established themselves as two of the best teams
Tarleton’s Billy Gillispie to be away from team indefinitely
Billy Gillispie’s absence from his team has now been termed indefinite in an updated release from Tarleton State. Back on 11/19, TSU released a statement saying that Gillispie would miss the SoCal Challenge this week due to “medical circumstances.” Today’s release paints a new picture: Due to medical circumstances, Tarleton State men’s basketball head coach Billy
Tarleton’s Billy Gillispie steps away from team temporarily due to “medical circumstances”
Tarleton State announced today that head basketball coach Billy Gillispie has stepped away from the due to “medical circumstances.” The school released the following statement: Tarleton State men’s basketball head coach Billy Gillispie will not be with the team at the SoCal Challenge this week due to medical circumstances. Assistant coach Joseph Jones will lead the Texans for their games
Shpreyregin promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Seattle
Steven Shpreyregin joined the Seattle U men’s basketball staff as a graduate assistant in 2019-20, was promoted to Director of Player Development in September 2021 and again to Assistant Coach in October 2023. Shpreyregin spent two seasons at Seattle U as a graduate assistant, following a stint as an Assistant Varsity Coach at Bellevue High School in
UTRGV Basketball Staff Update
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Figger announced the promotion of Nikita Johnson to associate head coach, the promotion of Tyler Guidry to assistant coach, the addition of Brandon Espinosa as assistant coach, the addition of Curtis Kelly as a special assistant to the head coach, and the addition of Ben Schoen as athletics assistant. Nikita Johnson Johnson has served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for UTRGV since
Former UNLV Head Coach Dave Rice becomes Assistant at Cal Baptist
Dave Rice joined Rick Croy’s staff at California Baptist University in August of 2023. In his most recent 10 seasons as a Division I assistant, Coach Rice has worked at Utah State, BYU, Nevada and UW. The cumulative record during those 10 years was 259-82 for a .759 winning percentage. He helped teams reach eight
Gutting named Assistant Basketball Coach at Southern Utah
Southern Utah University and head men’s basketball coach Rob Jeter are excited to announce the addition of assistant coach Shaun Gutting. Gutting comes to Southern Utah by way of Casper College, where he was the head coach for the last four years. In his first year as the head coach he went 32-3 and won
Mutcherson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Utah Valley
Head coach Todd Phillips has announced the hiring of Rosbie Mutcherson as an assistant coach on his men’s basketball staff at Utah Valley. Mutcherson comes to UVU after working the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Idaho State. “Rosbie is an up-and-coming young coach,” said Phillips. “He is a great recruiter having worked for two of