Loyola Marymount University men’s basketball Head Coach Stan Johnson has announced the hiring of Josh Mandell as the program’s next Video Coordinator. “We are excited to welcome Josh to our program,” said Johnson. “He has a bright future in the game without question. I have no doubt how much he will impact both our players and staff. I
Eberhardt named Director of Basketball Operations at Loyola Marymount
Head Coach Stan Johnson has announced the hiring of Daniel Eberhardt to fill the role of Loyola Marymount University’s Director of Basketball Operations ahead of the 2024-25 season. Eberhardt has experience in college basketball at multiple levels in a variety of roles. “I am extremely excited about adding Daniel to our staff,” said Johnson. “His passion for the game,
Pepperdine names Schilling Head Basketball Coach
Pepperdine University has appointed coaching and player development veteran Ed Schilling to serve as the Head Coach of the Waves men’s basketball program. During his 13 years as an assistant at UMass, Memphis, UCLA, Indiana and Grand Canyon, his teams went a combined 304-134 and participated in eight NCAA Tournaments- including appearances in the Final Four
OFFICIAL: Smart named Head Basketball Coach at Pacific
Following-up on reports from earlier today. Texas Tech assistant Dave Smart has officially been named as the head basketball coach at Pacific. Here’s the release from the school: Widely regarded as the most successful Canadian college basketball coach of all time, Dave Smart was named Head Coach of the Pacific men’s basketball program Wednesday by
Loyola Marymount adds former Pepperdine Head Coach Romar to Basketball Staff
One of the sport’s all-time winningest and most accomplished coaches, Lorenzo Romar, has been hired to join Stan Johnson‘s staff ahead of the 2024-25 season. Romar’s track record as one of the most respected and successful people in the business will bring a new look to the LMU sidelines going forward. “Coach Romar is one of the
OFFICIAL: Romar out at Pepperdine
Following up on today’s earlier report. Pepperdine has issued the following statement on their parting of ways with head men’s basketball coach Lorenzo Romar: At the end of the current season, Lorenzo Romar will conclude his tenure as head coach of the Pepperdine men’s basketball team after six seasons at the helm. “Pepperdine benefited tremendously from Lorenzo Romar‘s
REPORT: Pepperdine parts ways with Lorenzo Romar
According to a Jon Rothstein Tweet, Pepperdine has parted ways with Head Basketball Coach Lorenzo Romar. Romar took over at Pepperdine in 2018 after a fifteen year run as the head coach at Washington. This was his second stint at Pepperdine, having previously served as the Waves head coach from 1996-99. Romar has spent 27
Pacific opens as Leonard Perry is “reassigned”
The University of the Pacific has reassigned head men’s basketball coach Leonard Perry. The school released the following statement announcing the move: Leonard Perry was reassigned today from his position as head men’s basketball coach to other duties at University of the Pacific. Associate head coach Josh Newman will serve as interim head coach through the West Coast
Pacific promotes Newman to Associate Head Basketball Coach
Josh Newman, who is entering his third season as an assistant coach on the Pacific men’s basketball staff, has been named associate head coach by Head Coach Leonard Perry. Newman has been a member of the men’s basketball staff since Perry was named head coach in 2021. “He does a great job handling whatever is needed in
Gonzaga Basketball Staff Update
Gonzaga men’s basketball Head Coach Mark Few announced the addition of Zach Norvell Jr. as Assistant Coach and Jorge Sanz will add Assistant Coach to his role as Director of Basketball Operations. The new roles are designated thanks to a new NCAA coaching rule. Sanz has been named Assistant Coach-Director of Basketball Operations following five seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations.
Jones named Assistant Basketball Coach at Pacific
Jonathan Jones joined the Pacific men’s basketball staff in September 2023 as an assistant coach. Jones coached the 2022-23 season at American, helping to guide the Eagles to a 17-15 mark in the Patriot League. American had marquee non-conference wins on the road at Georgetown and George Washington. Plus, the Eagles picked up a Patriot League
Muench promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Loyola Marymount
Ricky Muench has been promoted from Director of Basketball Operations to Assistant Coach at Loyola Marymount. LMU released the following announcement on Twitter earlier today: Muench’s Bio from LMU: Ricky Muench reunited with Head Coach Stan Johnson as LMU’s Director of Basketball Operations. Muench joined the Lions in the spring of 2020, with the 2023-24