New Mexico State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia announced on Wednesday a one-year contract extension for head men’s basketball coach Chris Jans. This announcement keeps the two-time Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year through the 2022-23 season in addition to other provisions included in the extension. Following the signing, head coach Chris Jans said,
Barnes Completes CSU Bakersfield Basketball Staff
CSU Bakersfield’s men’s basketball Head Coach, Rod Barnes, proudly announced the completion of his 2019-20 coaching staff with the hiring of Brandon Barnes as an assistant coach for the Roadrunners. A familiar face around Bakersfield’s program, Barnes is making his return to CSUB after spending the 2018-19 season as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets’ NBA G-League
Cal Baptist Basketball Staff Update
Head Coach Rick Croy has announced his coaching staff for the 2019-20 season, adding three new members to the program. Rounding out Croy’s staff will be assistant coach, Adam Jacobsen, director of player development, Brendan Wheeler, and graduate manager, Kerry Carter. “I am thrilled about the additions of Adam, Brendan, and Kerry to our basketball family,”
D1 DIRT: Hawaii assistant headed to Cal Baptist
I have heard from a great source that Cal Baptist will name Hawaii’s Adam Jacobsen as an assistant coach. Jacobsen had been on the Rainbow Warriors staff for the past four seasons, and was part of the program’s first-ever win in the NCAA Tournament in 2015-16. Before joining the UH staff, he spent fourteen seasons
Wheeler named Director of Player Development at Cal Baptist
Brendan Wheeler was named California Baptist University men’s basketball’s Director of Player Development in July 2019. He spent the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Southern California. At USC, Wheeler’s duties included assisting the coaching staff with opponent scouting reports and video edits, on-court player development, aiding preparation of on-campus
Miller promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at NM State
New Mexico State head men’s basketball coach Chris Jans announced Thursday the promotion of James Miller to associate head coach. “James is a young, rising star in our profession and has been a wonderful addition to our coaching staff,” said Jans. “His well-rounded skill set and wide range of experience has proven to be invaluable
OFFICIAL: Pribble joins Seattle Basketball Staff
Following up on something that HoopDirt.com mentioned on Friday afternoon… Alex Pribble, who has spent the last four years revitalizing the men’s basketball program at Saint Martin’s University, has been named an associate head coach on the Seattle University staff, Head Coach Jim Hayford announced Friday. “We are very fortunate to have Alex join our staff,” said
Chew joins Grand Canyon Men’s Basketball Staff
Grand Canyon added more Division I coaching experience to its men’s basketball staff with the hiring of Isaac Chew as Lopes assistant coach. The next GCU season will mark Chew’s 13th year on a Division I bench, starting with Murray State (2007-11) before he moved on to Missouri (2011-12), Marquette (2012-14), Virginia Tech (2014-16) and
OFFICIAL: UMKC fires Kareem Richardson
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported on Thursday (DI DIRT). It’s now been made official that Kareem Richardson has been fired as the head basketball coach at UMKC. The school released the following statement this afternoon: The University of Missouri-Kansas City has decided to part ways with men’s basketball head coach Kareem
DI DIRT: UMKC parts ways with Kareem Richardson
HoopDirt.com can confirm that UMKC has parted ways with head basketball coach Kareem Richardson. The Roos are already moving quickly here, as DHR has been hired to aid in the search. Richardson was hired at UMKC back in 2013. During his tenure, he compiled a 74-117 record, including an 11-20 mark this season.His best season
