Wichita State men’s basketball head coach Paul Mills has announced the he has named Toby Lane as the Shockers next director of basketball operations. Lane comes to Wichita State with more than 25 years of operations and coaching experience at the Division I level. He’ll be responsible for scouting, team analysis and strategies, and day to day
OFFICIAL: Mills named Head Basketball Coach at Wichita State
Following up on last night’s report…Wichita State has officially named Paul Mills as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here’s the statement from the school: Wichita State will introduce Paul Mills as its 27th head men’s basketball coach at 3:30 p.m. Thursday inside Charles Koch Arena. This event is free and open to the public with streaming available
REPORT: Wichita State set to hire ORU’s Paul Mills
According to an ESPN report, Wichita State is set to name Paul Mills as their next head men’s basketball coach. Mills has been the head coach at Oral Roberts for the past six seasons (106-84 – .558), leading his team Summit League titles in two out of the past three years. This season, the Golden
Isaac Brown out as Head Basketball Coach at Wichita State
According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Wichita State has parted ways with head basketball coach Isaac Brown. Brown led the Shockers for 2+ seasons, putting together a 48-34 (.585) record. He took over in November 2020 following the resignation of Gregg Marshall. This past season, his squad went 17-15 (9-9 American). More
OFFICIAL: Pierre joins Wichita State MBB Staff
Following up on HoopDirt.com’s Wichita State Dirt from earlier this week. The hiring of Butch Pierre as an assistant at Wichita State is now official. Here’s the release: Wichita State head coach Isaac Brown has added veteran assistant Joseph “Butch” Pierre to his staff. Pierre brings nearly four decades of experience to the Shocker bench. He served in
Wichita State Dirt…
Combining a bunch of reports here… Wichita State associate head coach Lou Gudino is on the move, and will become the associate head coach under new head coach Michael Lewis at Ball State. Gudino had been at WSU for the past four seasons, and spent ten seasons on the staff at Indiana State before that.
Brown named AAC Coach of the Year
Isaac Brown was a runaway choice for Coach of the Year, the American Athletic Conference announced Wednesday. All 10 ballots cast by opposing head coaches included Brown as coach of the year. Brown was thrust into an interim role on Nov. 17 – just eight days before the start of the college basketball season – and
WATCH LIVE: Isaac Brown Press Conference
Wichita State announced on Friday that they have removed the interim tag from men’s basketball head coach Isaac Brown’s title. Today, they will “officially” introduce Brown at a 2pm EST / 1pm CST press conference. You can watch live HERE.
BREAKING: Wichita State removes interim tag from Brown
Wichita State director of athletics Darron Boatright announced Friday that he will remove the interim tag from men’s basketball coach Isaac Brown. Brown has verbally agreed to a five-year deal and will be formally introduced on Monday as the 26th full-time coach in program history. Brown will also become the first Black men’s basketball coach ever to lead
Daily News & Notes – 12/15/20
Today’s news & notes from around the college basketball coaching world… University at Buffalo men’s basketball coach Jim Whitesell will miss the next few games. Whitesell came in close contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19. He’s going to self-quarantine, despite testing negative this past week. Assistant coach Angres Thorpe will coach the
Daily News – 12/3/20
Some items from around the college basketball coaching world… Wichita State AD Darron Boatright commented on the Shockers search for Gregg Marshall’s replacement. He told 3KSN in Wichita that the university will wait until the end of the season before selecting a permanent head coach. Current interim head coach Isaac Brown will be considered for
Billy Kennedy headed to Wichita State
Isaac Brown, elevated last week to interim head coach at Wichita State, announced that former Texas A&M boss Billy Kennedy will be joining his staff as an assistant coach. “I’m excited to welcome Billy to our basketball family,” Brown said. “He has been a mentor of mine for over 30 years and has proven himself