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May 7, 2014
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
Sources tell College AD former University of Kentucky Assistant basketball coach Scott Rigot, will be completing Dan D’Antoni staff. Rigot will bring extensive collegiate recruiting and coaching experience to D’Antoni’s staff.
CYPRESS COLLEGE
Andrew Alhadeff was announced as the new head men’s basketball coach at Cypress College in a press conference held held on campus today. Coach Alhadeff becomes only the 4th head coach in the programs storied history.
TEXAS A&M
Former Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury will join Billy Kennedy’s staff. Stansbury, 54, was dismissed a year ago after 14 seasons in Starkville. He was 293-165 in his tenure and went to the NCAA tournament six times. Texas A&M finished 18-16 last season, Kennedy’s third in College Station. -Jeff Goodman-
LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY
Head Women’s Basketball Coach Todd Starkey has announced the promotion of Morgan Sacharski to Assistant Coach in 2014-15. Sacharski has spent the past three years as a graduate assistant for the Bears, helping lead the Bears to a compiled 62-26 record. Sacharski came to Lenoir-Rhyne after playing four seasons at Converse College.
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY
Men’s basketball head coach Tony Jasick hired three assistant coaches: Azeez Ali, Kurt Kanaskie, and Scott Wagers. Ali spent the last four seasons on the IPFW coaching staff, serving as Jasick’s assistant for the last three seasons. Kanaskie previously took the top job at IUP; he saw the program’s first national ranking in school history and the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament. Wagers comes to Jacksonville from Lamar and also spent 13 seasons on staff at ETSU.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Men’s basketball assistant coaches Kenny Payne and John Robic have signed new multi-year extensions, Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart and head men’s coach John Calipari announced today. Payne, who has been with the team for four seasons, signed a new two-year deal worth $500,000 annually plus incentives and was promoted to associate head coach. Robic, who has been at Kentucky for five seasons, inked a two-year deal worth $375,000 annually with the opportunity for incentives. –Eric Lindsey-
WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Wesleyan College seeks a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for coaching, recruiting and managing the NCAA, Division III, basketball program, and serve as the Strength and Conditioning Coach. Contact Patricia M. Gibbs, Vice President for Student Affairs, for information on applying.
IPFW
IPFW is seeking a 2nd assistant men’s basketball coach to assist the head men’s basketball coach with all aspects of managing the men’s basketball program. The position is open until it is filled. Apply here.
CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE
Castleton seeks a men’s basketball graduate assistant to assist the head coach in all facets of the Division III program. The position is open until it is filled. Apply here.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Athletics Director Patrick Nero announced today that women’s basketball Head Coach Jonathan Tsipis has been given a contract extension through the 2020-21 season. Coach Tsipis guided the Colonials this past season to 23 wins and a tie for second place in the Atlantic 10 standings with an 11-5 league record. Prior to his tenure at GW, Tsipis spent nine seasons on the coaching staff at the University of Notre Dame, including his last four years as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator.
May 6, 2014
UNC CHARLOTTE
Head men’s basketball coach Alan Major announced the promotion of Ryan Odom to associate head coach. Odom, who has spent the last four seasons as a 49ers assistant coach, has 17 years of experience as a college basketball coach. During Odom’s time at Charlotte, the 49ers have captured the 2013 Great Alaska Shootout and 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off titles and earned a bid to the 2014 NIT.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Tai Dillard will be the new assistant women’s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator, head coach Ronald Hughey announced today. Dillard comes to Houston with seven years of Division I basketball coaching experience under her belt, after spending the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach at Ole Miss, mainly working with Rebels’ backcourt.
BIG TEN
The Big Ten will hold its 2017 men’s basketball tournament at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C., the league will announce today, marking the first time the event, will be played outside of Indianapolis or Chicago. The 2015 Big Ten tournament will be played at Chicago’s United Center and the 2016 event at Indianapolis’ Bankers Life Fieldhouse, at which point those venues will have hosted a combined 19 tourneys. No sites have been set beyond 2017. -Stewart Mandel-
GRAYS HARBOR COLLEGE
The school announced that Chad Allan will be the new head women’s basketball coach. This will not be Allan’s first stint at GHC, as Allan had previously been a men’s assistant coach for four years (98-02) under former head coach Gary Arthur. Allan was previously the Head Girl’s basketball coach at Hoquiam High School from 2009-13. Coach Allan’s first order of business is to build a roster and game schedule for next season.
COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Athletic Director Derrick Ramsey is expected to introduce Stillman College coach Michael Grant as the new head men’s basketball coach at a campus news conference today. Despite Ramsey’s initially stating he wanted a coach with a connection to Baltimore, Grant has no ties to the city. Grant distinguished himself from four other finalists by way of his successful coaching track record and his familiarity with this type of situation. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. -Don Markus-
BUTLER UNIVERSITY
Vice President and Athletics Director Barry Collier announced today that interim head coach Kurt Godlevske would become the permanent head women’s basketball coach. Collier named Godlevske the interim head women’s coach on April 23, replacing former head coach Beth Couture. Godlevske joined Butler’s staff as an assistant coach in the spring of 2013, after spending seven years as girls’ head coach at Bedford North Lawrence High School.
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY
In a press release from yesterday, OLLU announces Ryan Wall as the new head men’s basketball coach. Wall took over as head coach of the Saints in November 2013 on an interim basis after the resignation of Russell Vanlandingham, who coached for four years. Wall joined the program in the 2012-2013 season as assistant coach. Wall came to OLLU from Ranger College, where he was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Columbia seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to possess a high level of competency in basketball, motivation and conduct of practice sessions under the direction of the Head Women’s Basketball Coach. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
HARTWICK COLLEGE
Hartwick seeks a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for all aspects of program operation/development at the Division III level. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact the Human Resources Coordinator: Kimberley Lindsley.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
UMC seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to assist the head coach with all phases of coaching, recruiting, training, conditioning, and practices. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact Human Resources Director Les Johnson.
May 5, 2014
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
Sources tell College AD that Mark Cline and Chris Duhon will be joining Dan D’Antoni’s staff at Marshall. Cline was a member of Tom Herrion’s previous staff, recently completing his fourth season as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Duhon, is a former Duke basketball great and NBA veteran most recently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. We are also told that director of basketball operations, John Janovsky, will be retained.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Head women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie completed his new coaching staff, announcing today that Claire Coggins has been promoted from director of operations to assistant coach. Coggins, a former K-State player, was retained off the staff of former coach Deb Patterson, who was dismissed in March. Mittie, who came to K-State from TCU, previously announced the hiring of associate head coach Brian Ostermann and Ebony Gilliam, who were on his TCU staff.
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
Multiple sources report that women’s head basketball coach Lisa Fortier has rounded out her coaching staff with the hiring of Craig Fortier. Craig joins Jordan Green and Stacy Clinesmith as assistant coaches on the new staff. Fortier, Lisa’s husband, brings 10-plus years of coaching experience with him to Gonzaga, including spending the last three seasons as the associate head coach of the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Indiana head women’s basketball coach Curt Miller announced the addition of Curtis Loyd to his coaching staff as associate head coach. Loyd brings with him 17 years of collegiate coaching experience and spent the last four seasons at the University of Minnesota. Loyd and Miller worked previously together on the same staff as assistants at Colorado State University during the 1998-99 season.
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Sources tell College AD that EKU and head men’s basketball coach Jeff Neubauer have agreed in principle to a contract extension through 2018. Under Neubauer’s guidance in 2013-14, the Colonels won the program’s sixth Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship and made their eighth NCAA Tournament appearance. Details on the contract are to be announced.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
John “Mo” Motherwell has joined the staff of women’s head basketball coach Marlene Stollings, the school announced today. As assistant coach, he will be heavily involved in recruiting. Motherwell has been an assistant at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Minnesota State-Moorhead and North Dakota, and was the recruiting coordinator at Concordia-St. Paul. – Pioneer Press –
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Terry Parker has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach. Parker is currently an assistant men’s basketball coach at Utah Valley University. Prior to that, he served three seasons as an assistant at Nicholls State. – Rick Semmler –
MERCY COLLEGE
The athletics website reported Friday that Jody King, Ph.D. is named the new head men’s basketball coach. Dr. King has spent 21 years coaching basketball across several levels, most recently spending the past three years as the head coach at Hostos Community College. Dr. King’s teams have ranked in the Top 10 in the country in points allowed per game and advanced to postseason play in all six of his years as a head coach. He boasts a career 115-56 record across six seasons, averaging 19.2 wins per season.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Multiple sources are reporting that Oregon State dismissed head coach Craig Robinson on Sunday night. In six seasons, Robinson went 93-104 with no NCAA tournament appearances. The Beavers went 16-16 last season and are losing all five starters from that team. -Pete Thamel-
UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD
St. Anthony Catholic High School, a division of the university, seeks a part-time Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to assist the head basketball coach with instructing players in the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
The head coaching position has been offered to Bob Walsh, reports Brittany Devane. Walsh has had major success as the men’s basketball coach at Rhode Island College for the past nine seasons; he amassed a record of 204-63, while leading the team to the post season every year, with eight consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Walsh’s job offer comes less than three weeks after the dismissal of Ted Woodward, who was the head coach for the past 10 seasons.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
The search for an assistant women’s basketball coach ends tomorrow when head coach Sharon Versyp is expected to announce the hiring of former Boilermaker guard Kelly Komara. Komara would replace Christy Smith, who joined coach Jimmy Dykes’ program at Arkansas last month. A press conference is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Mackey Arena. – Mike Carmin –
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Men’s head basketball coach Mike Leeder will serve as interim athletic director and head coach for the upcoming academic year. The national search to replace Jaclyn Donovan who resigned in December was closed and will reopen in a year. Leeder will take over for current interim AD Randolph Barksdale on June 1. – The Americus Times-Recorder
May 4, 2014
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
The university seeks an assistant head men’s basketball coach to assist the head coach in the overall operations of the Men’s basketball program, in accordance with Northern Kentucky University, Atlantic Sun Conference, and National Collegiate Athletics Association regulations. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Multiple sources report that David Cox will be the new assistant men’s basketball coach. Cox spent the last four seasons with Rutgers under coach Mike Rice, then under coach Eddie Jordan. He will be replacing Preston Murphy, who left for the coaching job at Boston College.
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
The WSSU seeks a head men’s basketball coach to carry out all aspects of the men’s basketball program necessary to accomplish objectives of the sport within the guidelines of the Department of Athletics, the university, conference and NCAA rules. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Central Washington named three finalists Friday in its search for a women’s basketball coach to replace Shawn Nelson, who resigned from the post last month. Colorado Mesa’s Taylor Wagner, Merrimack College’s Monique LeBlanc and Cal State Dominguez Hills and former Stanford standout player Molly Goodenbour will visit Ellensburg next week for on-campus interviews. – Yakima Herald-Republic –
May 3, 2014
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Appalachian State is seeking an assistant women’s basketball coach to assist the head coach in all aspects of daily operations of a Division I intercollegiate women’s basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact associate head women’s basketball coach Heather Kearney.
TOWSON UNIVERSITY
The university announces that head men’s basketball coach Pat Skerry’s contract has been extended by one year to run through the 2019-20 season. Skerry, who signed an extension through 2018-19 during the offseason last year, will see the terms of his contract remain the same with the additional year being added on. Skerry guided his team to its best ever season at the Division I level in 2013-14, finishing 25-11 overall and 13-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
DOWLING COLLEGE
Dowling College is seeking a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for the organization and administration of an NCAA Division II women’s basketball program that competes in the East Coast Conference (ECC). The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact HRresumes@dowling.edu
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY
The university named Evans Davis the new men’s basketball head coach yesterday, lifting the interim tag that he has served under since taking over the program in August 2013. He served as the assistant coach at Armstrong for four seasons (2009-13), before serving as interim head coach in 2013-14 after Jeremy Luther resigned in August 2013.
May 2, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
The athletics department signed a five-year extension with Maureen Magarity, the current head women’s basketball coach. Magarity was about to enter the fifth and final year of her contract. Athletic director Marty Scarano said he preferred to keep his successful coaches from reaching that last year. Since coming to UNH, Magarity has led the Wildcats to two winning seasons and two America East semifinal appearances, including their first since 2005.
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
The university has announced the hiring of Carolyn Kieger as the new head women’s basketball coach. Kieger comes from the University of Miami, where she has posted a record of 126-68 in her six seasons as an assistant, including three NCAA tournament appearances and two WNIT trips – including one spot in the WNIT final. Kieger will be replacing Terri Mitchell, who departed from the head coaching position last month. – Brewtown Andy –
EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE
At Monday’s press conference, Anne Wright Crutchfield was introduced as the new head women’s basketball coach. A 1989 E&H graduate who was a four-year basketball starter, Crutchfield scored 1,262 points in her college career. Crutchfield replaces Rose Katz, who coached the Wasps the last three seasons. Katz resigned to return to Pennsylvania and take a coaching job there.
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE
Rahim Lockhart will be the new head men’s basketball coach, according to a JCJC athletics press release. Currently the head coach at Madison Central High School, Lockhart will be officially introduced at an 11 a.m. press conference Monday in the JCJC Media Room. Lockhart replaces Jay Ladner, who left last month to become the head basketball coach at Southeastern Louisiana University.
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
New head men’s basketball coach Brian Fish is keeping assistant Chris Haslam, who joined the MSU coaching staff last year. Fish says Haslam’s work ethic, knowledge of the game and overseas recruiting ties all help the team. Haslam is from Southport, England and played basketball at the University of Wyoming from 1993-97. He played professionally in Europe for 13 years before becoming a coach. He came to MSU from Lamar Community College in Colorado. – Associated Press –
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – KANSAS CITY
The UMKC men’s basketball program announced that Andre McGee has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach. He spent the last four seasons as part of the University of Louisville staff, where he worked with Head Coach Kareem Richardson. While on the staff at Louisville, the squad had immense success, winning the 2013 National Championship, advancing to the 2012 Final Four, winning two Big East regular season and tournament titles, and an American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament crown.
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Dr. John Giannini has announced today the hiring of Sean Neal as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Neal has served the past five years as the director of operations for the La Salle men’s basketball program.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Former Oklahoma All-American Hollis Price has joined the Men’s Basketball program as its director of player development, head coach Kelvin Sampson announced Thursday. Price, who is a native of New Orleans, joins the Cougars after serving as an assistant coach with the Texas Legends in the NBA Developmental League during the 2013-14 season. He served under head coach Eduardo Najera, who also competed for Sampson at Oklahoma from 1996 to 2000.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
Florida Southern College is seeking a women’s head basketball coach to develop a highly competitive NCAA Division II program. Apply here. The position is open until it is filled.
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
The university extended head men’s basketball coach Dan Majerle’s contract through the 2017-18 season, Richard Obert reports. Majerle, an assistant with the Suns for five years, left the NBA team after he was bypassed as a head coach on an interim basis during the 2012-13 season. Financial terms of the contract were not released. GCU will become eligible for the WAC and NCAA Tournament in the final year of Majerle’s contract.
WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
Warren Wilson College is seeking a women’s head basketball coach and athletic crew supervisor to report directly to the Athletic Director and to be responsible for the women’s intercollegiate basketball program within the policies and philosophy of Warren Wilson College. The position is open until it is filled. Apply here.
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Virginia Wesleyan College is seeking a men’s assistant basketball coach to assist the head coach with practices, recruiting, camps/clinics,academic monitoring and administrative duties and other duites assigned by the atheltic director. The anticipated start date is Aug 1. For more information on applying, contact krasmussen@vwc.edu
May 1, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
The university officially announced today the hiring of Christian Stefanopoulos as the new assistant women’s basketball coach. Stefanopoulos recently completed her second season as an assistant women’s coach at Bucknell University. Prior to that, she was an assistant at Morehead State for two years.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Mizzou Basketball Head Coach Kim Anderson added a second member to his staff on Thursday as he announced that Bryan Tibaldi will remain the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. A native of Traverse City, Mich., Tibaldi has spent three seasons at Missouri and played collegiately at Michigan State before serving as the Video Coordinator with the Chicago Bulls.
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
The university announces Heather Roberts as the new head women’s basketball coach. Roberts comes to SVU following a tremendous coaching career at the high school level in the state of Oregon. A four-time Coach of the Year award winner, Roberts tallied 264 wins, 14 playoff appearances and six state tournament appearances during her 17 seasons as a head women’s basketball coach. Roberts replaces 15-year head coach Mike Harmon, who stepped down in February following the completion of the season.
GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY
Athletics Director Laura Liesman has officially announced the hiring of Jasmina Perazic as the new head women’s basketball coach. Perazic recently completed her fourth season as an assistant with the Monmouth University women’s basketball program. She was a Class of 2014 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee.
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI
Central Missouri is seeking a head men’s basketball coach to be responsible for the direction of the men’s Division II basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled, but application materials received by May 7 will be given priority consideration. Apply here.
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
Binghamton is seeking an assistant women’s basketball coach to be responsible for assisting in all aspects of developing and advancing a competitive women’s NCAA Division I basketball program in the America East Conference. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY
The field for its head women’s basketball coach/lecturer position has narrowed from 68 to 3 finalists: Kutztown University assistant women’s coach Kayla Smith, Duquesne University assistant women’s coach Matt Schmidt, and Fairmont State University assistant women’s coach Jenna Eckleberry. They will be on campus this week and amongst the interview process there will be an open session designated for campus and community members to meet the finalists and ask questions. – Spirit of Jefferson
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BU is seeking a head women’s basketball coach to oversee the complete operation of the Women’s Basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
James Dickey will be rejoining the university as an assistant men’s basketball coach, Kelly Hines reports. Dickey, a 30-year coaching veteran who was an assistant under Eddie Sutton and Sean Sutton in 2002-08, spent the past four seasons as head coach at Houston before stepping down last month for personal reasons.
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Head women’s coach Tricia Binford announced yesterday that, after serving the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Montana State Billings, Nathaniel Harris has been hired as the new assistant women’s coach. Harris, who played a major role in helping the Yellowjackets to a NCAA Division II Sweet 16 appearance this winter, helped lead MSUB to its first ever Great Northwest Athletic Conference and a 25-8 overall record.
LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE
LVC is seeking a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for the direction of the women’s Division III basketball program. The application deadline is June 2. Contact work@lvc.edu for more information on applying.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Doc Sadler will be the new head men’s basketball coach, reports Randy Peterson. Sadler is currently the assistant men’s coach at Iowa State; he will be replacing Donnie Tyndall, who left last week for the head coaching job at Tennessee. An official announcement will be made today at noon.