Youngstown State men’s basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun announced Thursday the hiring of Ben Asher as assistant coach. Asher spent the last five seasons at Rutgers, most recently serving as the Director of Basketball Operations and Recruiting for two years. “Ben will be a tremendous addition to our staff,” Calhoun said. “He has a relentless motor
REPORT: Calhoun inks extension at Youngstown State
According to a report from 21-WMFJ Sports, Youngstown State head coach has signed a contract extension through the 2024-25 season. Ron Strollo, YSU’s Executive Director of Athletics, told WMFJ that the contract extension was worked out a few weeks ago, and this is year one of that extension. According to the original contract that Calhoun
Daily Dirt – 6/28/19
A bunch of things to close out the week… I mentioned back on 6/3 that Chinedu Nwachukwu was the leader for the opening at Dartmouth. I have heard that he was offered the job, but will now be headed to Youngstown State instead. He had been on John Beilein’s staff since 2016-17, and was the
Daily Dirt – 6/14/19
Today’s DIRT… Youngstown State assistant coach Brady Trenkle has resigned. He spent the 2018-19 season on the YSU staff, and was the head coach at Garden City CC (KS) for five seasons before that. Trenkle, who also spent four years as the head coach at Dodge City CC, will become a high school coach in
OFFICIAL: Trenkle Named Assistant Basketaball Coach at Youngstown State
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported on 8/21/18 (Youngstown State Dirt)… Brady Trenkle, a successful junior college head coach for the last eight years, has been named an assistant coach on the Youngstown State men’s basketball staff, Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun announced on Monday. “We’re really excited about bring Brady Trenkle on
Youngstown State Dirt…
I have now heard from multiple sources that Youngstown State will hire Brady Trenkle as an assistant coach. Trenkle had most recently served as the head coach at Garden City CC (KS) where he had spent the past five seasons (94-64). Prior to coming to GCCC, Trenkle was the head coach at Dodge City CC
Youngstown State Basketball Staff Update
Paul Molinari, Jason Slay, and Mark Richmond have been added to Jerrod Calhoun’s staff at Youngstown State. Paul Molinari Molinari, a 27-year coaching veteran at the Division I and Division II levels, has been named an assistant coach on the Youngstown State University men’s basketball staff, Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun announced on Tuesday. He joined
FINAL FOUR EDITION: Daily Dirt – 3/31/17
Here’s a Final Four Edition of the Daily Dirt as the parties in Phoenix continue… It’s now been confirmed that Pitt assistant Jeremy Ballard is departing and will become the associate head coach at VCU. Ballard spent 2012-15 on Shaka Smart’s staff at VCU. He then moved on to one-year stints at Illinois State and
OFFICIAL: Youngstown State Names Jerrod Calhoun Head Basketball Coach
Jerrod Calhoun, who led Fairmont State University to the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championship game, has been named the 13th men’s basketball Head Coach at Youngstown State University, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ron Strollo announced today. “Jerrod Calhoun brings every attribute that we were looking for in a head coach to our basketball
REPORT: Youngstown State to hire Jerrod Calhoun as next Head Basketball Coach
According to multiple reports, Youngstown State will hire Fairmont State (WVa.) head coach as their next head basketball coach. He has reportedly beat out Arkon assistant coach Rick McFadden for the position. Calhoun led his team to the DII National Championship game where they lost yesterday to Northwest Missouri State 71-61. The 2017 Mountain East
Daily Dirt – 3/16/17
Some things that I’ve heard while getting ready to watch the games… The search for Jerry Slocum’s successor at Youngstown State is starting to move. I’ve heard that the job could pay as low as $137,000-$150,000. With that being said, I’ve heard that some DII head coaches could be in the mix, including Indiana (Pa.)
BREAKING: Youngstown State Head Coach Jerry Slocum Retires
Youngstown State University men’s basketball head coach Jerry Slocum today announced his retirement from coaching after 42 years on the bench, including the last 12 (2005-17) at YSU. “After 42 years of head coaching, I have been blessed and honored to have coached so many great young men and the privilege of working alongside some great
