WKU Hilltopper Basketball head coach announced the hiring of Isaiah “Zeke” Brooks-Sena to his staff. Brooks-Sena will serve the program as the Director of Operations/Scouting. “Zeke is a very bright and up-and-coming guy in our business,” said Lutz. “When I hired Zeke at Texas A&M Corpus-Christi, he was able to come in and make an
Indian Hills opens as Plona joins WKU staff
WKU Hilltopper Basketball head coach Steve Lutz announced the hiring of longtime Indian Hills Community College head coach Hank Plona to his staff. Plona will join the Hilltoppers as an assistant coach for the 2023-24 season. “Hank is bringing an incredible amount of experience to our staff,” said Lutz on the hire. “He is the consummate
MacAllister named Assistant Basketball Coach at Western Kentucky
On Monday, WKU Hilltopper Basketball head coach Steve Lutz announced the hiring of Tim MacAllister as an assistant coach on his staff. “I’m very excited for what Tim is going to bring to our staff and program,” said Lutz on the hire. “I’ve known Tim for a very long time as we worked together at
Western Kentucky’s Stansbury resigns
Rick Stansbury will not be returning as WKU’s head men’s basketball coach. “After giving this much thought, I have made the decision that I need to step away as head coach at Western Kentucky,” said Stansbury. “This past season has been a challenging one, and I need some time to step away from things and focus
Western Kentucky’s Stansbury set to miss 6th straight game due to health related issues
Western Kentucky head men’s basketball Rick Stansbury is set to miss his 6th straight game tonight when the Hilltoppers host FIU. The veteran head coach released the following statement Stansbury last coach back on 12/22 at South Carolina. WKU is 10-6 overall this season, and 2-3 during Stansbury’s absence.
WKU Basketball Staff Update
Western Kentucky University Hilltopper Basketball head coach Rick Stansbury announced Monday the hiring of Phil Cunningham as associate head coach and Marcus Grant as assistant coach on his staff. “We’re excited to have both Phil and Marcus be a part of our staff,” Stansbury said. “I’ve known Phil for the majority of my life. I
Austin Peay Dirt…
I have heard from great sources that Western Kentucky assistant coach Nikita Johnson has become assistant at Austin Peay. He will replace Rick Cabrera who departed for Arkansas State earlier this spring. Johnson had been at WKU for the past two seasons. The veteran assistant has also worked at Stetson, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Murray
Western Kentucky’s Stansbury to undergo back surgery
Western Kentucky head basketball coach Rick Stansbury will miss Thursday and Saturday’s games as he has back surgery Friday. Assistant coach Mark Hsu, who served as interim coach in Stansbury’s place last week, will continue in that role. He led the Hilltoppers to road wins at Rice and North Texas. With Stansbury out, director of
WKU Names Auriantal Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Western Kentucky University men’s basketball head coach Rick Stansbury announced the hiring of Hennssy Auriantal as an assistant coach on his staff. “We’re happy to have Hennssy join our program,” Stansbury said. “He brings coaching and playing experience at the D-I level in all areas. Besides that, he’s a terrific person and has a beautiful
Western Kentucky Assistant Basketball Coach Ben Hansbrough Resigns
Western Kentucky Assistant Basketball Coach Ben Hansbrough has resigned following his arrest for DUI this past weekend. According to a citation report, police responded to the report of a collision in the El Mazatlan restaurant parking lot on Nashville Road in Bowling Green at 7:22 p.m. Hansbrough was asked if he had been drinking and
Western Kentucky Basketball Staff Update
WKU men’s basketball head coach Rick Stansbury announced Wednesday the hiring of Marc Hsu and Nikita Johnson as assistant coaches. “We’re excited to have Marc and Nikita join our program,” Stansbury said. “I’ve known Nikita for a long time, back from his days in junior college and his years at LSU. He’s an extremely hard
Western Kentucky Dirt II: Another Assistant Resigns…
Following up on last night’s Western Kentucky Dirt where I reported that WKU assistant Shammond Williams was out, and would be replaced by Stetson’s Nikita Johnson. I have now also learned that assistant coach Chris Cheeks has resigned. The coaching veteran joined the Hilltopper staff last spring after spending four seasons on the staff at