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July 14, 2014
CLARKE UNIVERSITY
Clarke University has named Jim Blaine as its next men’s basketball coach, replacing Jerry Drymon who stepped down after six seasons at Clarke. Blaine joined the Clarke men’s basketball coaching staff in 2013. He amassed 281 wins in 20 years as a head coach at the high school level. In 14 years at Benton High School, Blaine led his teams to a 215-115 overall record. His teams won seven conference titles and a league record six in a row from 2007-12.
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Matt Bamford has been named assistant women’s basketball coach by head coach Caroline McCombs. Bamford served as assistant to the head coach at the University of Michigan for the 2013-14 season. During his time at Michigan, Bamford assisted the coaching staff with identifying and pursuing prospective student-athletes, resulting in a recruiting class for the 2014-15 season that ranks in the top 20 nationally and four top 100 players for the 2015-16 freshman class.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Craig Moore, who played at Northwestern University for four seasons, has joined the Princeton men’s basketball staff as the team’s director of basketball operations. Moore succeeds Ben Botts, returned to his alma mater of Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne as an assistant coach. For the 2012-13 season, Moore returned to his alma mater as a special assistant with the men’s basketball team under Carmody, and for the past year, he worked at Barclays as a Client Service Analyst.
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE
North Idaho College seeks a part-time Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting the head coach with recruitment and scouting efforts, practice planning and coaching duties. Apply here by July 28th at Noon.
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO
MNSU seeks an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for coordinating on-campus prospect visits; off-campus recruiting; practice and game planning. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by July 23rd. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS- PAN AMERICAN
UTPA women’s basketball coach Larry Tidwell was awarded the Coach Joe Spencer Award for meritorious service and lifetime achievement in coaching by Austin College on Saturday.Tidwell has coached at the NCAA Division I level for 21 years, while coaching at the Texas high school level for another 16 years. As both an assistant and coach, Tidwell has recorded 683 victories for a winning percentage of .670, and has helped lead teams to eight appearances to the NCAA Tournament. -Brownsville Herald-
BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE
After two years in the dual role of athletics director and men’s basketball coach, Stephen Miss is walking away from the coaching job. Via text Saturday night, Miss confirmed he was going to focus all of his attention on the Crusaders’ athletic director job. Miss leaves the men’s basketball coaching job after seven seasons, 113 victories and a Conference Carolinas championship in 2013. An assistant to Dale Kuhl for three seasons before being promoted to head coach in the summer of 2007, Miss is the school’s third-winningest senior college men’s basketball coach. -Richard Walker-
July 13, 2014
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Middle Tennessee head women’s basketball coach Rick Insell announced the hiring of assistant coach Shalon Pillow on Friday. Pillow spent the past five seasons as an assistant at the University of Kentucky. Kentucky posted a 137-39 record during Pillow’s five-year tenure at UK. The Wildcats made three Elite Eight appearances and were SEC regular season champions in 2012. While at UK, Pillow was in charge of recruiting and scouting duties, while coaching the post players.
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHWEST
The university announced the hiring of Jamene Caldwell as the new Head Women’s Basketball Coach on Thursday. Caldwell, the top assistant coach at Sam Houston State University, was a key component in the transformation of a women’s basketball team that had not posted a winning record since 1996 into the squad that claimed the 2012-13 Southland Conference regular season championship and garnered the program’s first post-season invitation to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY
TSU graduate Chris Marks has returned as the new assistant basketball coach under head women’s basketball coach Misty Wilson for the 2014-15 season. Marks spent the last two seasons as head coach of Sul Ross State where he went to working in turning around a program that went just 2-23 in the season prior to his arrival. Prior to NCAA’s Sul Ross, Marks coached Clarendon Junior College to three straight regional tournament appearances while setting nine NJCCA national records in four seasons.
YALE UNIVERSITY
Assistant coach Jamie Snyder-Fair has stepped down after five years with the men’s basketball program, due to various personal sacrifices and the opportunity to coach at the Division III level. Snyder-Fair joined the Bulldogs in 2009 as a volunteer assistant coach and was promoted to a full-time assistant coach in 2011. Prior to Yale, he spent a season at Washington & Lee, helping them make it back to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship game for the first time in 20 years. -Ashton Wackym-
July 12, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Vermont seeks a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach to assist in managing a competitive NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s basketball program within the context of the educational mission of the University. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
ENDICOTT COLLEGE
Endicott College seeks a head men’s basketball coach to be responsible for all aspects of the Men’s Basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
LESLEY UNIVERSITY
Lesley University seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to assist with the day-to-day management and operations of the basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
July 11, 2014
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
MVSU officially announced Andre Payne as its new head basketball coach during a press conference today. Payne spent the past eight years as head coach and associate AD at Wiley College, where he led the Wildcats to two Red River Athletic Conference Tournament titles. In his first season at the helm, Wiley College qualified for the NAIA Tournament for the first time in 37 years. Payne had an overall record of 146-104 at Wiley College, including a 25-7 record last season.
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
Kara Williamson has resigned as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Williamson went 36-20 overall and 19-9 in the Little East Conference in two seasons guiding the Anchorwomen. She led RIC to the program’s second-ever Little East Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships in 2013-14. In her first season at the helm in 2012-13, Williamson guided RIC to a 16-11 overall record. A national search for a new head coach will begin immediately.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Dave Bezold has hired Ethan Faulkner as assistant coach. Faulkner, who played for Bezold as a guard from 2009-13, served as a student assistant for the team last season. Over his four-year career, Faulkner scored 728 points in 117 games played. He also left his mark in NKU’s annals, dishing out the 10th-most assists all-time (350) and registered the 11th-best free-throw percentage (.806).
IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ICCC seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach and Housing Coordinator to be responsible for assisting the Head Women’s Basketball Coach and assist the Director of Housing in the supervision and organization of the residence halls. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE
UAH seeks a Women’s Head Basketball Coach to organize and administer a competitive Division II women’s basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Former WNBA player and All-Southeastern Conference performer Jenni Benningfield has been named an assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Colorado, head coach Linda Lappe announced on Saturday. Benningfield served the last two seasons as the director of operations for the Buffaloes’ program. With hiring of Jamie Carey last month, Colorado now has two former WNBA veterans on its coaching staff.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Maryland seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to provide coaching, recruiting, and administrative support to the Head Coach for Women’s Basketball in all aspects of an NCAA Division I-A basketball program. For best consideration, apply here by July 16th.
July 10, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
Heather Davis has been named assistant women’s basketball coach after serving the past two years as a graduate assistant for the Bronchos. A prep standout at Muskogee High School, Davis played two years at Missouri-Kansas City before transferring to UCO in 2010. She was a part-time starter in 2010-11 in helping UCO to a Sweet 16 berth. Davis earned a bachelor’s in criminal justice in May 2012 and a master’s in criminal justice management and administration in May 2014.
COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Michael Grant has named 17-year coaching veteran Elwyn McRoy as one of his assistant coaches. They worked together at Stillman College during the 2012-13 season. At the Division I level, McRoy has been assistant coach at Iowa State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Southern University and Texas-Pan Am where he coached during the 2013-14 season. Basketball TimesMagazine named him one of the top 10 national junior college recruiters in 2008.
ARMY
Head women’s basketball coach Dave Magarity announced the hiring of assistant coach Lisa Strack on this morning. Strack spent last two seasons at Virginia Tech, where she worked as the video coordinator with the women’s basketball team. During her time there, Strack was responsible for breaking down film and assisting in recruiting visits.
LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE
LVC has named Amy Sokaitis as its head women’s basketball coach. Sokaitis has spent the last three seasons at Southern Connecticut, where she helped the Owls make the NCAA Tournament in 2011-12 and make frequent appearances in the national polls. In 2013-14, SCSU had three All-Northeast 10 selections, and Sokaitis helped recruit and coach the 2013 NE-10 Rookie of the Year. In 2014, eight of SCSU’s 10 players made the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll as the team recorded a 3.36 GPA.
VIRGINIA TECH
Head men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams has announced the completion of his staff with 38 years of Division I coaching experience, and eight conference titles. Isaac Chew, Steve Roccaforte and Jamie McNeilly are named assistant coaches; Jeff Reynolds is named the director of operations; Devin Johnson is the director of player personnel; and Steve Thomas is the director of student-athlete development. Lyle Wolf is named assistant to the head coach, and Ernest Eugene is named assistant athletics director for sports medicine.
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
Tuskegee accepted today the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Leon Douglas. Douglas has been head coach since 2006, ending his career at Tuskegee with a 118-114 record. The university offered him a compensation package that would have made him the highest paid basketball coach in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in recognition of his successful championship season. A search for his replacement will begin immediately. -Montgomery Advertiser-
MARIST COLLEGE
Head men’s basketball coach Mike Maker announced the first two members of his staff yesterday: Paul Lee and Andy Johnston. Maker said he hired another assistant and a director of basketball operations, but Marist has not yet made his hires official. Lee was hired at Marist before the 2008-09 season and served on Jeff Bower’s staff last season. Johnston worked as an assistant at St. Francis, LIU, Youngstown State, Army, Drexel and New Hampshire and was head coach a American International from 1995-99. -Phil Strum-
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Central Michigan seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to assist with the organization and administration of the women’s basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF GREAT FALLS
UGF seeks a Head Men’s Basketball Coach to develop a competitive Varsity and Junior Varsity Men’s Basketball program, and to intentionally integrate department and university core values to produce a team that promotes and exemplifies the values of the University of Great Falls. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
RMC seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting the Head Coach in all aspects of the program as directed and assigned. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
July 9, 2014
CHANDLER-GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
University of Great Falls head men’s basketball coach Steve Silsby has announced that he is leaving the program to take the same position at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. “It’s based strictly on where I think is best for my family,” Silsby said. Silsby recently completed his eighth season as UGF head coach. Silby finished with an overall record of 103-138 at UGF – including a conference mark of 37-81. -Tom Wylie-
GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
Athletics Director Keith Bosley announced yesterday that Anthony Leonelli will be the new head men’s basketball coach. Leonelli spent the past two seasons as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Rhode Island College under Head Coach Bob Walsh. While at RIC, the team posted a .780 winning percentage, were 2013 Little East Regular Season and Tournament Champions, 2014 Little East Tournament Champions, and made an appearance in the 2013 and 2014 NCAA Tournaments.
LSU SHREVEPORT
Valerie Huizar will be the new Head Women’s Basketball Coach, AD Chad McDowell announced today. Huizar returns to lead the program for which she played two seasons; she also was a Graduate Assistant Coach for one year under former coach, Ronnie Howell. Huizar spent the past two years as an Assistant Coach at Our Lady of the Lake University where she helped the team to an overall record of 57-9, including back-to-back trips to the NAIA National Tournament.
UALR-UCA RIVALRY
The UALR and Central Arkansas men’s basketball programs will play head-to-head contests each of the next five seasons, Athletics Directors Chris Peterson of UALR and Dr. Brad Teague of UCA announced yesterday. The teams will play a game this upcoming season. The following four seasons will feature two contests each: one in Little Rock and one in Conway. The rivalry dates back to the 1930-31 season, having met 25 times from 1930-74. The teams last met during the 2002-03 season.
NAVAL ACADEMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Women’s basketball head coach Stefanie Pemper announced today the hiring of Jimmy Colloton as assistant women’s basketball coach. Colloton has spent the past three seasons as a member of the coaching staff at Indiana. After serving as a graduate assistant for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, he was tabbed as an interim assistant coach for the 2013-14 season. His three-year stint at the school was capped by the Hoosiers posting a 21-13 record this past season and advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2014 WNIT.
GEORGIA REGENTS UNIVERSITY
Head Women’s Basketball Coach Nate Teymer names Special Jennings an assistant women’s coach. Jennings replaces former assistant coach Courtney Boyd, who spent two years as Teymer’s top aide before taking the head women’s basketball coaching job at AIB College of Business. Jennings spent the 2013-14 season as the administrative assistant to the women’s basketball program at Wright State University. The Raiders went 26-9 last year and posted a 12-4 mark in the Horizon league, while reaching the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Lexington, Ken.
UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE
After five seasons in various assistant roles, Tigh Compton has been promoted to Associate Head Men’s Coach, head coach Kelly Wells announced Monday. Hires include Donald Thomas as an Assistant Coach and Bradlee Yoder as a Graduate Assistant. Thomas is returning to the program after last serving as an assistant coach under Wells during the championship-winning 2010-11 season. Yoder is staying with the Bears after serving as a student assistant last season. Yoder helped the team win a record 31 games and advance to the NAIA National Tournament. -WYMT-
CENTRE COLLEGE
Scot MacAllister has been announced as an assistant women’s basketball coach. MacAllister comes to Centre from Russell County, where he was the head girls’ basketball coach and led the team to a 16th District runner-up performance and an appearance in the 4th Region Tournament in 2014. Prior to his time at Russell County, he spent eight years as the head girls’ coach at Logan County and another two as the head coach of the Kentucky Blast AAU program.
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
Miami University head women’s basketball coach Cleve Wright announced the promotion of Ashley Saia to Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach yesterday. Saia spent the past season as Miami’s Director of Basketball Operations. Prior to her time at Miami, Saia spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach at Gannon under Wright. She helped lead them to a 31-5 record and an appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2013.
BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE
Belmont Abbey College seeks a Head Men’s Basketball Coach to oversee all aspects of an established collegiate basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
July 8, 2014
CAL STATE SAN MARCOS
Head women’s basketball coach Sheri Jennum has been dismissed after complaints of discrimination. Head Coach Sheri Jennum received a notice of dismissal yesterday, the university confirmed. An internal investigation found that Coach Jennum created a hostile environment for her student-athletes. Jennum has not commented on her dismissal. She coached at CSUSM since March 2010. -Elena Gomez-
CLARION UNIVERSITY
Ron Righter, who has led the men’s basketball team for the past 26 years and has the most wins in the program’s rich history (402), stepped down today as men’s basketball coach at Clarion University. He will transition to the new position of Coordinator for Athletic Department Relocation Logistics and for Summer Camps until his retirement in August of 2015. The 26-year coach finished his Clarion career with an overall record of 402-299, a winning percentage of 57.3%.
ARMSTRONG STATE UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Evans Davis announced yesterday that Jeremy Mayweather has been named assistant coach. The Peach Belt Conference’s Player of the Year in 2005-06 while playing for Georgia College, Mayweather was the men’s basketball assistant coach at Central Georgia Technical College for the past two seasons, while also on a part-time basis for his alma mater’s men’s and women’s programs. Mayweather played for two seasons at Georgia College, earningvPBC Player of the Year honors and NABC honorable mention All-America honors.
BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY
BWU seeks an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to assist, oversee, instruct, and implement the strategies, goals, and philosophy of the basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
Cal State L.A. seeks a head women’s basketball coach to be assigned duties normally expected of head coaches in highly competitive Division II women’s basketball programs. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact svarela@cslanet.calstatela.edu.
MONTANA TECH
Montana Tech announced today the hiring of two new assistant coaches for its women’s basketball team. They are Amy Brooks, who played for first-year Tech head coach Carly VanDyke when she was an assistant at Carroll College. The other is former Tech standout Kelsey DeWit. Brooks attended Montana for two years and was part of two Big Sky Conference Championships. For her final two seasons, she transferred to Carroll earning All-Conference and All-American honors. -The Montana Standard-
July 7, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO
Micheal Cyprien has been named assistant men’s basketball coach, announced recently by first-year head coach Kyle Tolin. Cyprien joins the staff following a three-year tenure as an assistant at Southeastern University, an NCAA Division I member of the Southland Conference. During his time at Southeastern, Cyprien helped coach three All-Southland players as well as an All-Louisiana and National Association Basketball Coaches Association All-District performer.
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Crayton Jones has been named assistant women’s basketball coach at ECU, announced head coach Heather Macy. Jones arrives at ECU after spending the last five seasons as an assistant coach for the men’s program at NCAA Division II member Francis Marion University. At FMU, Jones helped lead the Patriots to a 73-63 overall record during his half-decade tenure as a member of the coaching staff, including an 18-10 mark during the 2009-10 campaign.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Justin Argenal was hired as the new assistant men’s basketball coach. Argenal will oversee recruiting among other duties. Argenal spent the 2013-14 season at The Citadel where he was an assistant coach under Chuck Driesell. Prior to that, Argenal worked two seasons as director of basketball operations at Louisiana Tech. In 2012-13, Louisiana Tech went 27-7 overall, earned the second-most wins in program history and posted a 16-2 record in Western Athletic Conference play.
MERRIMACK COLLEGE
Merrimack College seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting the Head Coach in all aspects of the program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology seeks a Head Men’s Golf and Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to serve as head men’s golf coach and assistant men’s basketball coach providing a positive experience for student athletes while positively representing the Institute in terms of public relations and exposure. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
Adelphi seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to be responsible to the head coach and will assist with all aspects of operating a DII women’s basketball program that adheres to the rules and regulations of Adelphi University, the Northeast 10 Conference and the NCAA while graduating quality student-athletes. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
Bowdoin seeks an Assistant Coach of Women’s Basketball and Instructor in Physical Education to assist in all aspects of the intercollegiate Women’s Basketball team including coaching, recruiting, scheduling, program administration and budgeting. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Indiana University seeks a Women’s Basketball Video Coordinator to oversee the entire video organization and operation for the Indiana University women’s basketball program, including videotaping of practices, games, and breakdown of IU games and opponents’ videos. Apply here by July 24th.
July 3, 2014
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
Head men’s basketball coach Bobby Hurley names Tyler Murray Director of Basketball Operations, replacing now-assistant coach Ben Wood. Murray scored 1,216 points in his college career and was one of the top three-pt shooters in Wagner College history. Since graduation, Murray has played professionally in the National Basketball League of Canada, most recently for the Mississauga Power where he played in 26 games, averaging 6.5 points per contest.
HIGHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
William J. Smith, the head women’s basketball coach at Highland CC in northeast Kansas who once coached at Southeast Missouri State University, was sentenced to three years of probation for his part in a car theft ring that used several illegal schemes to collect insurance money. He was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in St. Louis for five counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy. He was also ordered to pay almost $160,000 in restitution. -Associated Press-
URBANA UNIVERSITY
Urbana seeks a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for dynamic leadership in all phases of administration of an NCAA Division II Basketball Program. For more information on applying, contact hr@franklin.edu. The position will be open until it is filled.
JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY
New head men’s basketball coach Jason Beschta announced last week the appointment of Ty Beard as his assistant coach. Beard spent the previous three seasons under Beschta at Oklahoma Wesleyan where the Eagles finished the trio of campaigns with an overall mark of 62-36 and 32-12 in Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference play. After the first two seasons that featured 16-16 and 21-10 records, respectively, Beard assisted Beschta and the Eagles to a 25-10 record in 2013-14.
BETHEL COLLEGE
Central Michigan University women’s basketball assistant coach Andrew Wodrich has taken the women’s basketball head coaching job at Bethel College in Mishawaka, Ind. Wodrich spent two years at CMU alongside head coach Sue Guevara where he helped lead the Chippewas to back-to-back Mid-American Conference West Division titles. -Dominick Mastrangelo-
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Women’s Basketball head coach Jamelle Elliott has announced the hiring of Erin Mills as the director of women’s basketball operations. Mills spent the past five seasons at the United States Military Academy at West Point as an assistant women’s basketball coach and associate recruiting coordinator. The Black Knights’ long-range shooters had the most successful season in school history under Mills’ watch in 2013-14, draining a record 212 three-pointers and shooting 37.2 percent.
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
The school announced yesterday the hiring of Kelly “KJ” Krasco as the new head women’s basketball coach. Krasco comes from NESCAC foe Bowdoin, where she has served as the top assistant coach for the past three seasons. During her time there, she served as the top recruiter for a program that made two NCAA Tournament appearances and won over 20 games on two occasions. She was also part of the 2011-2012 Maine State Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff of the Year.
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Jeff Nickel is named the new head women’s basketball coach, after serving as interim head coach for the 2013-14 season following the retirement of Coach Robin Hagen-Smith, who led the SSU Bears for 30 years. Nickel served as assistant coach for four seasons prior to taking over as interim coach. During this past season, he led the women’s team to the NAIA Sweet Sixteen and coached the 2014 Mid-South Conference Player of the Year, 3 NAIA All-Americans, and 3 First Team All Mid-South players. -portsmouth daily times-
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
Hardin-Simmons seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to assist in the management of the women’s basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
MARIAN UNIVERSITY
Marian seeks a Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach / Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for overseeing the Men’s and Women’s Golf program in compliance with Marian University, Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference, and NCAA rules and regulations; and to assist the Head Women’s Basketball Coach in all phases of the Women’s Basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
Duquesne head women’s basketball coach Dan Burt has announced that Cherie Lea has accepted the assistant coaching position at Wingate University. Lea, who served as director of basketball operations, will be reunited with Ann Hancock, who was her head coach at UNC Wilmington. “Cherie’s end goal was to be an on-the-floor coach and this is the next step in her journey,” said Burt. “Cherie did an outstanding job at Duquesne I expect her to do an outstanding job at Wingate.”
July 2, 2014
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
American Athletic Conference Associate Commissioner Danielle Donehew has been named Executive Director of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, WBCA President Sue Semrau announced today. Donehew becomes only the third person to lead the association since it was founded in 1981. Donehew fills the vacancy created by the resignation of WBCA CEO Beth Bass in April. She will assume her duties full time on Aug. 1.
SHORTER UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Chad Warner announced several major staff changes Monday morning. Following the recent departure of longtime assistant coaches Tyler Murray and Tyler Watkins, Warner has promoted former graduate assistant Mario Moore to the position of assistant coach and hired Keegan Bell to fill the second coaching vacancy. Moore enjoyed a stellar playing career at Vanderbilt, scoring over 1,000 points for the SEC hoops power. Bell spent last season on the staff at Lincoln Memorial where enjoyed incredible success.
BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY
B-CU women’s basketball Head Coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis announced Monday the addition of Chandler McCabe as an assistant coach on her staff. McCabe replaces Letitia Curry on the staff. McCabe will coach the post players after two seasons as a graduate assistant at Henderson State where she also worked with the post players and aided in the development of players through both practice and the strength and conditioning workouts.
SAINT AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY
SAU Athletics yesterday named MarQus Johnson its new head men’s basketball coach. Johnson spent the past two seasons as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Prior to returning to SAU, Johnson was head coach of the Cary Invasion, a semi-professional basketball team based in Cary, N.C. Under his guidance, the Invasion was 22-5 in two seasons and won the Continental Basketball League regular season and tournament championship. He was previously an assistant coach at SAU from 2008 to 2010.
DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DACC seeks a Head Coach for Women’s Basketball/Athletic Information and Student Success Advocate to recruit and monitor academic programs and supervise student athletes in the women’s basketball program. Apply here by July 23rd.
LYNDON STATE COLLEGE
LSC seeks a Facilities Manager/Men’s Basketball Head Coach to be responsible for the recruitment of prospective student-athletes for men’s basketball, the oversight of player development, the oversight of practice and game coaching, and supervise the assigned facility. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Head men’s basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak announced yesterday that assistant coach Tommy Connor has been named associate head coach. Connor just completed his third year as an assistant coach in his second stint with the Utes. He spent three years as a graduate assistant and another four years as an assistant coach at Utah under former head coach Rick Majerus. During his time on the bench, Connor helped guide Utah to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight as well as the NIT “Final Four”, while capturing four Western Athletic Conference championships.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Cal women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb has announced the appointment of Jeff Cammon as an assistant coach to her staff. Camon spent the previous five seasons as an assistant with the Long Beach State women’s basketball program. This past May, Cammon attended the prestigious Villa 7 Consortium at Nike’s World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. At Long Beach State, Cammon helped lead the program to five consecutive Big West Tournament berths.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE
UNCA women’s basketball head coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick has announced the hiring of Florida State graduate assistant Josh Petersen as an assistant coach with the Bulldogs. Petersen worked for the Seminole program for six seasons, the past two years as a graduate assistant. He was FSU’s head manager for four years prior to his graduate work. In his six years with FSU, the Noles went to five NCAA Tournaments, including the Elite Eight in 2010.
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Head Women’s Basketball Coach Ryun Williams announced yesterday the additions of Brooke Atkinson, Rebecca Alvidrez and Ashley Wiens to his staff. Atkinson and Alvidrez were named assistant coaches, while Weins was named video coordinator. Atkinson comes from South Dakota, where she helped guide them to three postseason berths. Alvidrez spent the past two years at Nebraska Omaha as assistant coach, playing an integral role in recruiting. A former walk-on at CSU in 2011-12, Wiens remained on the Rams’ staff as a student manager following the appointment of Williams.
COVENANT COLLEGE
Covenant College seeks a Women’s Assistant Basketball Coach/ Head JV Coach / Game Management: Home Event to be responsible to the Head Women’s Basketball Coach, as well as to the Director of Athletics for the performance of the duties that this job description assigns. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
July 1, 2014
TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
TIU has announced the hiring of Brian Roberts as the new head men’s basketball coach. Roberts comes to TIU following a successful stint as an assistant coach for Vanguard University. As the Lions’ top assistant last season, Roberts helped guide Vanguard to an NAIA National Championship in Division I. He has spent the past four seasons at his alma mater, as Vanguard has posted an overall record of 72-54.
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
University of Vermont men’s basketball assistant coach Chris Markwood has left the program for a similar position at Northeastern, Catamounts head coach John Becker confirmed yesterday afternoon. Markwood, on Becker’s staff since he took over the program in 2011, officially worked his last day at UVM on Friday. Markwood is joining a Northeastern squad that went 11-21 overall and 7-9 in the Colonial Athletic Association last season. -Alex Abrami-
VIRGINIA TECH
Virginia Tech seeks a Video Coordinator for women’s basketball to be responsible for videotaping all women’s basketball practices, home/away games, separation of offense and defense possessions, and assigning data to each play. Apply here by July 14th.
CALDWELL UNIVERSITY
Caldwell University seeks a part-time Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting with team coaching duties and student athlete management. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Apply here.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
Athletics Director Pete Meyer has announced the hiring of Betsy Harris as the school’s new head women’s basketball coach. Harris comes to Florida Southern after spending the past three seasons (2011-14) as the head coach at the College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick, Ga., and brings 15 years of collegiate coaching experience, plus four years of overseas professional playing experience to her position with the Moccasins.
ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has announced the promotion of Rusty Loyd to head men’s basketball coach following the resignation of Jim Shaw, effective today. Loyd has served as men’s basketball assistant coach at Rose-Hulman for the last five years, helping the program compile an overall record of 89-47. Under Loyd, the Fightin’ Engineers have made three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Bret Campbell, who spent two tenures as an APSU basketball assistant, has announced his resignation to “pursue other professional opportunities.” That announcement came yesterday. Campbell rejoined APSU as an assistant in fall 2010 after previously serving as an assistant from 1992-97. In between he served as head coach at UT Martin from 1999-2009 and director of basketball operation at Murray State in 2009-10.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
MTSU women’s basketball head coach Rick Insell announced on Monday that assistant coach Mariska Harris has tendered her resignation. Harris has decided to step away from coaching to focus on her family. Harris helped the Blue Raiders to four regular season championships and two tournament titles. She helped guide MT to a 29-5 record and a Conference USA regular season and tournament title last season.
UC SANTA CRUZ
UC Santa Cruz seeks a Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach to provide assistance in overall organization and management of the specified team. Apply here by July 9th.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
MTSU seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to assist the Head Women’s Basketball coach in organizing and administering all aspects of the NCAA Division I women’s basketball program. Apply here by July 7th.
June 30, 2014
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
Head women’s basketball coach Lisa Stone has announced the hiring of Glenn Box as assistant coach. Box, who served the 2010-11 and 2011-12 campaigns as a Billiken assistant coach, returns to SLU women’s basketball after spending the past two seasons as an assistant at the University of Akron.
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
Women’s basketball head coach Karl Smesko announced Monday the addition of Nicki Collen to the coaching staff. Collen will be an assistant coach, effective Thursday, July 3. Collen began her coaching career at Colorado State and has since made contributions at Ball State, Louisville and Arkansas. The Marquette graduate most recently spent three years on the sidelines with the Arkansas Razorbacks, helping the program to a record of 63-33 overall.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
IU is expected this afternoon to announce Chuck Martin as the new assistant coach. Martin will replace Kenny Johnson, who left in late April for a similar position at the University of Louisville. He was the head coach at Marist from 2008-13 and was assistant coach at Manhattan, Drexel, Massachusetts, St. John’s and Memphis, where he worked under John Calipari from 2006-08. Martin currently works in the Oklahoma City Thunder scouting department. -Alex Bozich-
MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Missouri State seeks an Operations Assistant for Men’s Basketball to be responsible for providing support and managerial assistance in the implementation of various operational functions of the men’s basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
WVU Tech seeks an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting the head coach in managing all aspects associated with a NAIA Division I Basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
LAMAR UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Tic Price completed his staff Friday with the naming of Brian Burton as assistant coach, and Matt Pace as director of basketball operations. Burton spent the past three seasons at Abilene Christian, helping oversee the team’s transition from the NCAA Division II level to Division I status. Pace spent the past two seasons in the high school ranks, serving last season as the head coach at Sabine Pass High School.
June 29, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO
Montevallo seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to assist the Head Coach in the management and administration of all aspects of a competitive NCAA Division II program resulting in a positive and beneficial intercollegiate experience for student-athletes. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
Winston-Salem State University seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to be responsible for assisting the Head Coach in recruiting, training, and coaching members of the Men’s Basketball Team. Apply here by July 7th.
KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
KSU seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to assist the head coach with recruitment, training, and scheduling for athletic competition, as assigned. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
DSU seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach/recruiting coordinator to be responsible for assisting the Head Coach in all aspects of daily operations of the program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
June 28, 2014
FEATHER RIVER COLLEGE
Feather River College seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to be responsible for camp/clinic instruction/supervision, recruiting, program development and other related activities. The position will be open until it is filled. The first date of review is July 15th. Apply here.
CHATHAM UNIVERSITY
Chatham University seeks a head men’s basketball coach and assistant sports information director to be responsible for directly supervising the assistant coaches, student support personnel and student athletes, as well as providing assistance to the SID in the areas of NCAA reporting, internal and external media relations. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK
UALR seeks a Director of Women’s Basketball Operations to monitor academic progress of student athletes, coordinate team travel, assist in game scheduling, process uniform and equipment orders, assist in budget preparation, and other assigned duties. Apply here. The start date is August 18th.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE
Former UAH Charger Derek Johnston will be an assistant coach under men’s basketball head coach Lennie Acuff. Johnston played under Acuff from 2006-2010, appearing in 71 games and helping the Chargers to the NCAA Division II championship tournament in 2010. He spent the past two years as an assistant at Williams College, helping the Division III school to the championship game in 2014.
FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
Brooke Freeburg has been hired as the new head women’s basketball coach. The announcement was made by athletics director Sue Lauder. Freeburg joins the Fitchburg State sidelines after spending the past two seasons with MASCAC rival, Salem State University. Prior to coaching at Salem State, Freeburg spent four years as the head coach of the Wheelock College women’s basketball team, leading the Wildcats to the program’s highest win total throughout her tenure.
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TJ Caughell joins Titan Athletics as head coach of the men’s basketball team this summer. Caughell comes to Tacoma Community College from Millikin University, where he coached the offense as Men’s Basketball Assistant coach. Caughell brings extensive experience coaching college and high school basketball to Titan Athletics. -Rachel Payne-
BRESCIA UNIVERSITY
Former Caldwell County High School basketball standout Michael Gray has been named assistant women’s basketball coach at Brescia University in Owensboro. Michael Gray has five seasons of experience as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Brescia University. Under Gray’s watch, the Bearcats appeared in one Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference finals (2011-2012) and finished 2nd in the KIAC (2013-2014) season.
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Tom Brown announced Thursday that Quincy Henderson was hired as an assistant coach. Henderson was an assistant the past two seasons at Illinois Wesleyan under head coach Ron Rose, whose team went 27-5 this past season and reached the NCAA Division III national semifinals.
June 27, 2014
THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
After a nationwide search, The Evergreen State College has selected Tim Malroy as new head men’s basketball coach. Malroy. a 1985 graduate of Olympia High School, comes to Evergreen from Green River Community College in Auburn, Wash., where he has served as head men’s basketball coach since 2004-05. Prior to GRCC, he was the head women’s coach at South Puget Sound Community College for three seasons.
CAIRN UNIVERSITY
Cairn University announces Jason O’Connell as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. O’Connell most recently served as a Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant at NCAA Division I Eastern Kentucky University. This past year The Colonels won Ohio Valley Conference Postseason Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Division I National Tournament Second Round before falling to Kansas 80-69.
LESLEY UNIVERSITY
Athletics Director Jen Benway has announced the hiring of Chris Giordano as the new Head Coach of Men’s Basketball. Giordano comes to Cambridge after serving as the Associate Head Coach at Rivier University in Nashua, N.H. for the past three years. Giordano helped the Raiders gain admittance to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament in each of the past two seasons while implementing new offensive and defensive schemes.
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
WIU seeks a director of basketball operations to manage the day-to-day affairs as they relate to Western Illinois University’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs, and to assist in administration of all phases of a competitive Division I basketball program in accordance with the University, Summit League and NCAA rules and regulations. Screening will begin on July 9, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. Apply here.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
MVSU seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to be responsible for assisting the head coach with the organization, supervision, instruction and administration of a NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
MVSU seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to be responsible for assisting the head coach with the organization, supervision, instruction and administration of a NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
ODESSA COLLEGE
Odessa College seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to recruit competitive student-athletes on local, regional, state and national levels. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
According to athletics director Dave Brandon, all three basketball assistants, Bacari Alexander, LaVall Jordan and Jeff Meyer, have “agreed to multi-year extensions with improved compensations — much deserved improvements in their compensations.” Michigan associate athletic director for media and public relations Dave Ablauf told MLive all three contracts are four-year extensions running through the 2017-18 season. All terms of the contracts were not immediately available. -Brendan Quinn-
MARTIN METHODIST COLLEGE
Kyle Bent from Danville, Ill. Area Community College has accepted the women’s head basketball coaching position at Martin Methodist College. Bent led one of the most impressive turnarounds in Danville’s history, taking a Lady Jaguars program from just a 3-26 record in 2010-2011 to consecutive 22-win seasons in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Bent finished with a 66-57 overall record, but compiled an impressive 63-31 record during his final three seasons.
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY
Jeff Trumbauer was named the head coach at Black Hills State University yesterday. He recently completed his fifth season as an assistant coach at Augustana in 2014-15. He was the top assistant at Augustana for the 2003-04 season before spending six seasons as the head coach at Jamestown College. Trumbauer returned to Augustana for the 2010-11 campaign, and was named assistant head coach prior to the 2012-13 season.
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
West Texas A&M seeks a second assistant women’s basketball coach to be responsible for assisting administratively, with camps, scouting and recruitment of student-athletes, as well as monitoring equipment, participating in fund raising and public relation activities and with special projects as assigned by the Head Coach. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY
Nicholls State seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach. Apply here by July 9th.
June 26, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FORT KENT
Travis Delisle has been named the new head women’s basketball coach, replacing Bradley Holabird who went 39-31 in three seasons including back-to-back trips to the USCAA National Tournament his last two years. Holabird will remain at UMFK as the Head Athletic Trainer. Delisle had a very successful nine year stint (2004-2012) as the Fort Kent High School Girls Basketball Varsity Head Coach leading the Warriors to seven Eastern Maine Tournaments.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSSETTS LOWELL
UMass Lowell Director of Athletics Dana Skinner named former United States Naval Academy Associate Head Coach Jenerrie Harris as the new head coach of the River Hawks’ women’s basketball program this afternoon. Harris served as the associate head coach under Stefanie Pemper at Navy last season following four years as her assistant coach. She will officially begin her duties on July 1st.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Former Rice associate head coach Louis Reynaud has joined the UH Men’s Basketball staff as special assistant, head coach Kelvin Sampson announced yesterday afternoon. Reynaud served for the last six seasons as associate head coach at Rice. He helped lead the Owls to 19 victories during the 2011-12 season, the program’s first winning campaign in seven years, and guided Rice to a pair of victories in the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, a postseason first for the school.
COLBY COLLEGE
Colby College seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach, beginning September 20, 2014 and ending April 6, 2015, to be responsible for assisting the head coach in all duties involved in running a competitive Division III men’s basketball program. A review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Apply here.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Temple seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to be responsible for providing leadership, organization and supervision to assist in the management of Temple University’s Division 1 men’s basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Cindy Blodgett has been named an assistant coach of the women’s basketball team, first-year head coach Katy Steding announced yesterday. Blodgett joins the Terriers as a 10-year coaching veteran in the Northeast following a successful playing career at the University of Maine and a four-year tour in the WNBA where she and Steding spent the 2000 season as teammates on the Sacramento Monarchs.
WAGNER COLLEGE
Head women’s basketball coach Lisa Cermignano has announced that Vicky Picott has joined the Seahawk program as an assistant coach. Picott, who served 11 seasons at Vanderbilt, returns to the sidelines after spending as a self-employed personal fitness trainer. An established, respected coaching veteran, Picott began her coaching career as a student assistant in 1991-1992 at her alma mater, Rutgers, where she played for Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Theresa Grentz.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
UNO men’s basketball coach Mark Slessinger has agreed to a six-year contract extension that will pay him $114,000 in base salary, pending approval by the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors on Friday. Slessinger, who took over as the Privateers coach in 2011, is 36-48 in his three seasons on the Lakefront. He took over the program at a time of transition and chaos as the university contemplated dropping down out of Division I athletics. The new deal will last through June 30, 2020.
June 25, 2014
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Barclay Radebaugh announced today that Tyler Murray will join the program as an assistant coach. Murray comes to CSU after spending six years on the coaching staff at Shorter University, including three as the Hawks’ top assistant. Murray, a 2008 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, helped lead Shorter to a 34-3 record, a No. 1 national ranking and an NAIA Fab Four appearance in 2011-12.
LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY
Athletic Director Terri Deike announced today the hiring of Leslie Reinecker as its new head women’s basketball coach. Reinecker previously served as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State, where she was responsible for the development of team fundamental skills and guard play. Reinecker spent two years as the head girls’ basketball coach at Prosper High School and three years at East Bernard High School; in addition to serving as an assistant coach at Allegheny College for two years.
STEPHENS COLLEGE
Stephens College announced the hiring of Ray Fron as head women’s basketball coach. He arrives in Columbia, Mo., after spending three seasons as assistant head basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at NAIA DII Aquinas College. He began his career in the collegiate ranks as an assistant at Aquinas (1996-2008) before a three-year stop as head coach at NAIA DI Spring Hill College (2008-11). Fron will also take over as head golf coach for the Stars.
EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
Head women’s basketball coach Matt Cole hires Heather Robben as his new assistant coach. Robben, who will officially start her duties at ECU August 1, 2014, comes to the Lady Tigers after spending the last two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Emporia State University, where she helped the team to two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances and two Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament titles.
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY
The Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball program introduced new assistant coach Grant Billmeier to the coaching staff, Head Coach Greg Herenda announced yesterday. Billmeier comes from Seton Hall, where he served as the Director of Basketball Operations. His primarily roles included serving academics with the Pirates, being responsible for daily and monthly scheduling that included practice times, lifting schedules and team.
ALDERSON BROADDUS UNIVERSITY
ABU seeks a head women’s basketball coach to conduct all aspects of the program within the philosophy and guidelines set forth by Alderson Broaddus University, the NCAA, and the GMAC. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact Human Resources.
LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE
L&C seeks a head women’s basketball coach/instructor to be responsible for overseeing all aspects of a high quality Intercollegiate Women’s Basketball program. For best consideration, please submit application materials here by July 10th.
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
Monmouth seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to assist the head coach; and to plan, organize and implement practice procedures. Apply here by June 27th.
NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NIACC announced yesterday that former assistant coach Todd Ciochetto will be taking control of the women’s basketball program after Kelli Terrell accepted an assistant coaching position at Grand View University in Des Moines earlier this month. Ciochetto, who was an assistant under Terrell for three seasons, inherits a NIACC program that finished third nationally a season ago and returns five players from that roster. -Blake Schultz-
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
The University of Chicago seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to assist the Head Coach in all aspects of running an NCAA Division III Basketball program. Apply here by December 22nd.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie finalized his inaugural staff yesterday, as he has added Jacie Hoyt-Capra as the team’s coordinator of recruiting operations. Hoyt-Capra returns to the state of Kansas after a three-year stint at Nevada, with the last two seasons as an assistant coach on Jane Albright’s staff. Prior to her appointment as an assistant coach, Hoyt-Capra served as the team’s director of basketball operations during the 2011-12 season.
DEFIANCE COLLEGE
Defiance College President Mark Gordon has announced the hiring of Thomas Heil as the next head men’s basketball coach. Heil will be the 20th head coach of the Defiance College Yellow Jackets and comes to DC after serving as an assistant coach at Baldwin Wallace for five seasons. In five seasons on the Baldwin Wallace men’s basketball coaching staff, Heil helped guide the BW Yellow Jackets to an overall record of 58-44.
June 24, 2014
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
EKU women’s basketball head coach Chrissy Roberts has announced that Teresa McNair – a Hall-of-Fame guard for the Lady Colonels from 1999-2003 – has joined the staff as an assistant coach. McNair was inducted into the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012, less than 10 years after the conclusion of her prolific Lady Colonel career. She has been the head coach at Forest High for the past eight years.
UW-FOX VALLEY
Sources confirm that Lee Rabas will be the new athletic director. Rabas completed his fifth season as head coach of the UW-Fox Men’s Basketball program. His team finished the 2011-2012 season with a 22-3 record, 11-1 in the WCC-East. Before arriving at UW-Fox he spent 12 years coaching at Xavier High School and Lawrence University, both in Appleton. As the head boys basketball coach at Xavier he led the Hawks to a 103-56 record over seven seasons dating from 1997-2004.
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
LSU men’s basketball Head Coach Johnny Jones announced today the promotion of David Patrick to assistant head coach. Patrick has been on Jones’ staff the past two seasons at LSU assisting in both game and practice coaching responsibilities. Patrick came to LSU in 2012 after a stint as a personnel scout with the Houston Rockets of the NBA. Patrick on the collegiate level had served for four years on the staff at Saint Mary’s and one year at Nicholls State.
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
Frostburg State University is seeking a Graduate Assistant Coach for Women’s Basketball to be responsible for providing athletic coaching, supervision, recruiting, academic monitoring, and other duties related to the sport of basketball as assigned by the head coach. For full consideration, apply by July 10th. For more information on applying, contact Vickie Mazer.
LESLEY UNIVERSITY
Lesley seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to be responsible for carrying out all activities necessary to accomplish the objectives of this sport within the guidelines of the NCAA Division III and the New England Collegiate Conference. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY
Belhaven seeks a head men’s basketball coach to report to the Athletics director and be responsible for planning and administering all aspects of the Men’s Basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on appplying, contact Dina Forman.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Basketball Head Coach Kim Anderson finalized his coaching staff yesterday as he announced the hiring of former Huntington Prep Head Coach Rob Fulford. Fulford comes to Mizzou after five seasons in Huntington, W. Va., where he helped build one of the country’s elite prep school programs, going a remarkable 138-17 over his tenure.
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
Elena Lovato, head coach of two-time national champion Trinity Valley Community College, was named an assistant coach yesterday. Lovato brings a wealth of coaching experience at various levels, and in four seasons as a junior college head coach has claimed a 113-8 record, including a 72-2 mark at TVCC, and a pair of national titles.
June 23, 2014
DELTA COLLEGE
Director of Athletics Shelly Raube has named former Benedictine College assistant Kyle Blackbourn as the Pioneers next men’s basketball head coach. With Blackbourn’s assistance, the 2013/14 Benedictine College Ravens finished with a 23-9 record, winning the Heart of America Athletic Conference, and winning a game at the national tournament. Overall the Ravens had a 41-21 record in his two years with the program.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Kurt Paulson, who coached at the University of Montana for three seasons, will join the Oregon State men’s basketball program as the director of basketball operations, new coach Wayne Tinkle announced today. Paulson worked for Tinkle at Montana as an assistant coach in 2013-14 and as a graduate assistant coach in 2009-10 and 2010-11. He was the head coach at Bigfork High School from 2011-13 and an assistant coach at his alma mater, Carroll College, from 2007-09. -Corvallis Gazette Times-
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Athletics Director Mike Bohn announced today that the university and head men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin have agreed to a new contract through the 2020-21 season. The new seven-year deal replaces the extension Cronin, entering his ninth year with the Bearcats, signed a year ago. Cronin ranks second in school history in coaching victories, owning a 162-107 record since he was hired in March 2006. His 11-year career mark is 231-131.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball head coach Dawn Plitzuweit has added Russ Rose to her coaching staff for the 2014-15 season. Rose spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach in Grand Rapids, Mich., at Davenport, which finished the year 34-2 overall. The Panthers advanced to the Fab Four in the NAIA Division II National Tournament and ended the season ranked second nationally.
ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
Robert Morris seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to serve as a full-time assistant and report directly to the head coach. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
GWU seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to assist in team coaching, preparing team for competition, and individual student-athlete development. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
The University of Nevada, Reno seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to be responsible for developing, teaching, and promoting all aspects of a competitive Division I Women’s basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
June 22, 2014
CENTENARY COLLEGE
Centenary College seeks a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for supervising, planning and coordinating the activities of the Women’s Basketball Team. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact Human Resources.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Harvard seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to help run the inter-collegiate Women’s Basketball program under the direction of the head coach. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here. This is a term position with a scheduled end date of April 30, 2015. The position may be renewed at the discretion of the Athletic Director and Head Coach.
CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Isaac Bushey has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Corning Community College, the college announced Friday. Bushey replaces Bill Limoncelli, who retired after 10 seasons as the Red Barons head coach. Corning finished 13-14 in 2013-14 and advanced to the Mid-State Athletic Conference final four. -Star Gazette-
LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE
LBC announced yesterday the hiring of Rachel Steinbarger as the 24th women’s basketball head coach in program history. Steinbarger comes to Lancaster after serving as an assistant coach at Franklin College (Ind.) the past two seasons. During Steinbarger’s two seasons at Franklin, she helped the Grizzlies to 35 victories, including a second-place finish in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2012-13 when the team regionally ranked for part of the season.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Men’s basketball head coach Brian Jones announced on Friday that he has elevated Steve Grabowski to assistant coach and Jeff Horner to fill Grabowski’s previous role as the director of basketball operations. Grabowski will return to on-court instruction after providing administrative support. Horner will take on those responsibilities and arrives at UND after spending four seasons as the head coach at West Des Moines Valley High School. He compiled a 70-27 record and led the Tigers to a pair of state tournament appearances. -Mason City Globe Gazette-
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
ETSU men’s basketball head coach Murry Bartow announced Thursday that assistant coach Jason Slay has been added to the Buccaneers’ staff. Slay, who spent last season as an assistant at Tennessee State University, was also the Director of Basketball Operations for Georgia Southern University during the 2012-13 season. Prior to his college coaching experience, Slay was the top assistant coach at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia, one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country.
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY
The High Point University women’s basketball team has added Laura Harper as their newest assistant coach, head coach DeUnna Hendrix announced on Thursday. Harper won a national championship as a player at the University of Maryland and was the 10th overall in the WNBA draft to the Sacramento Monarchs in 2008. Harper spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach at Loyola where she worked with the post players. She was coaching at American University after finishing her professional career.
June 21, 2014
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
Central Connecticut State University seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to be responsible for assisting in the organization and administration of all aspects of the basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact LenczewskiA@ccsu.edu.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF MISSOURI
Columbia College seeks a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for directing the intercollegiate Basketball Team for Women and administering a competitive program. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Oregon seeks an assistant men’s basketball conditioning coach to be responsible for working directly with the men’s basketball staff to design and implement an in depth, basketball specific training program. For more information on applying, contact Mark Ruckwardt, at athletichr@uoregon.edu.To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by July 3, 2014; the position will be open until it is filled.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Oregon seeks an assistant director of basketball operations to be responsible for managing/tracking all the recruiting functions of a Division I basketball office. For more information on applying, contact Mark Ruckwardt.To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by July 3, 2014; the position will be open until it is filled.