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University of San Francisco Dirt…

I can confirm that University of San Francisco head basketball coach Kyle Smith has added Mike Magpayo to his staff. Magpayo had worked at Campbell since 2014, serving first as the director of player development before being elevated to assistant coach. Before coming to Campbell, Magpayo spent four seasons on Smith’s staff at Columbia –

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University of San Diego Basketball Staff Update

Lamont Smith, head coach for the University of San Diego men’s basketball program, announced the hiring of two new staff members. Terrence Rencher joins the coaching staff as an assistant coach. Additionally, Lance LaVetter is coming onboard as Director of Basketball Operations. Terrence Rencher joins USD from the University of New Mexico where he was

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BYU Head Coach Dave Rose Earns 300th Career Victory

With Saturday’s 73-62 win over Portland, BYU coach Dave Rose reached the milestone of 300 career victories. Rose (career record of 300-107), who became BYU’s head coach in 2005, is second all-time in program history in career wins and first in career winning percentage (73.7). Through 11-plus seasons, Rose has guided the Cougars to 11-straight

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BYU Staff Update

BYU Head Basketball Coach Dave Rose has also made two changes to his coaching staff, including the promotion of Terry Nashif to assistant head coach and the addition of Lee Cummard as a graduate assistant. Nashif has been a member of Rose’s staff since he was hired in 2005. He began his coaching career as

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OFFICIAL: Cantu Named Assistant Coach at Portland

Bob Cantu will join the University of Portland men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, head coach Terry Porter announced on Thursday. Cantu spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at UTEP and the previous 12 seasons at USC as an assistant coach, associate head coach and interim head coach. Cantu brings

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Terry Porter adds Mike Burns to Staff at Portland

Recently hired University of Portland men’s basketball head coach Terry Porter has made the first official hire to his coaching staff as Mike Burns was named as an assistant coach. Burns served last season as the interim head coach at the University of the Pacific and has 22 years of collegiate coaching experience, including four

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Kevin Hovde Named Assistant Coach at San Francisco

Kevin Hovde, who served on the men’s basketball staff at Columbia for the past four seasons, has been named assistant head coach at the University of San Francisco, head coach Kyle Smith announced today. Hovde initially joined Smith’s staff at Columbia in 2011-12 as the program’s director of basketball operations and was promoted to assistant coach prior

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OFFICIAL: Herb Sendek Named Head Coach at Santa Clara

With a resume that includes 18 postseason appearances and three conference coach of the year awards, along with demonstrated player and staff development, Herb Sendek has been hired as Santa Clara’s head men’s basketball coach. Sendek, one of the three youngest coaches with 400 or more career victories, has had three successful head-coaching tenures at

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