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
Pepperdine names Eberhardt as new Assistant Basketball Coach
Head coach of the Pepperdine men’s basketball program Lorenzo Romar announced the hiring of assistant coach Daniel Eberhardt. “Daniel has been with us for a short time but has already made his mark,” Romar said. “He has hit the ground running and is going to be a great asset to our program. Dan has head coaching experience, is
Ormond joins Portland Men’s Basketball Staff
University of Portland has hired Arturo Ormond as an assistant coach, Pilots head coach Shantay Legans announced on Wednesday. Ormond brings a wealth of coaching experience at all levels of basketball, including serving the last two seasons as the associate head coach at Eastern Washington. Ormond has coached at six different Division I universities, was
Gonzaga names Barsh Assistant Basketball Coach
This one has been floating out there for a while (especially since Kevin Nickelberry has already replaced R-Jay Barsh at FSU). Here’s the official statement from the Zags announcing the addition of R-Jay Barsh to Mark Few’s staff: Gonzaga Athletic Director Chris Standiford and men’s basketball Head Coach Mark Few announced the hiring of R-Jay Barsh, as
Saint Mary’s Basketball Staff Update
Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball has announced title changes for two current coaches, in addition to the hiring of a new staff member. Head Coach Randy Bennett is pleased to announce the promotion of both Justin Joyner and Mickey McConnell to Associate Head Coach, while bringing on Trey Touchet as the Recruiting Coordinator. “Justin and Mickey have been invaluable to our program during
San Francisco Basketball Staff Update
The University of San Francisco men’s basketball program and head coach Chris Gerlufsen are proud to officially announce the hiring of two new assistant coaches to the staff: Jay Duncan and Kyle Bankhead. “We are extremely excited to have both Jay and Kyle join us here on the Hilltop,” said head coach Chris Gerlufsen. “Both coaches bring an enormous amount of
Official statement from San Diego on Lavin hiring
San Diego’s AD Bill McGillis has been going on an absolute Tweet storm about this hiring over the past 24-hours, so it’s no secret, but the official announcement from USD finally came out late this afternoon. Here is the release: Steve Lavin, a proven winner who guided UCLA and St. John’s to eight NCAA Tournament