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August 31, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY
UDM head women’s basketball coach Autumn Rademacher ’97 completed her staff with the hiring of AJ Burton as a graduate assistant coach. Burton is native of Brown City, Michigan, who concluded his playing career at Rochester College in 2014. He played two seasons with the Warriors, helping the squad to a United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) national championship in 2013. He was also an USCAA Honorable Mention All-American in 2014.
MCMURRY UNIVERSITY
McMurry University has announced that William Milton will serve as the interim head coach for its women’s basketball program for the 2014-15 season. Milton served as the War Hawks’ assistant coach in 2013-14. Milton has a diverse background in basketball in both coaching and player development. He has coached at several levels that include being a head coach at Notre Dame High School in Wichita Falls, Tx.
August 30, 2014
MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE
MSMC seeks an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for recruiting, scouting, practice and game management, assist with camps, academic supervision of student athletes, and other organizational and administrative duties assigned by the head coach. Apply here by September 5th.
ALBRIGHT COLLEGE
Albright College seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to assist the head coach with day to day operations of the program. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact Human Resources.
ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
IVCC President Jerry Corcoran announced the appointment of Chris Herman as the new head men’s basketball coach. Herman was an assistant for IVCC’s Tommy Canale for six seasons (2007-08 to 2012-13). He also spent three years as an assistant at Pratt (Kansas) Community College after working for his father as an assistant at Illinois Central College (ICC) from 1995 to 1999 and John A. Logan College in Carterville from 1991-94. -My Web Times-
August 29, 2014
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Athletics Director Dr. Glada Munt names Janson Hightower the new head men’s basketball coach, effective immediately. Hightower takes over after 15-year veteran Bill Raleigh stepped down to assume the role of Assistant Athletic Director and Exercise and Sports Studies Department Chair full-time. Hightower joined the Southwestern staff in August of 2012 as the assistant men’s basketball coach and assistant golf coach.
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Matt Woodley has announced his resignation, as the third-year head coach accepted an assistant coaching position with the Iowa Energy, an NBA D-League team. In three seasons at the helm of the Bulldog program, Woodley posted a 38-44 overall record but improved the team’s win total in each of his three seasons. He guided the program to just the sixth 20-win season in school history with a 20-7 run last season.
RADFORD UNIVERSITY
Matthew Futch joined the men’s basketball staff at Radford prior to the 2014-15 season as Director of Basketball Operations. Futch came to RU from Ohio Christian University where he served as the head women’s basketball coach for one season in 2013-14. He led the program to an 18-14 record and a runner-up finish in the Mid-East Region Tournament and a sixth place finish in the NCCAA National Tournament.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Men’s basketball head coach Mark Turgeon announced yesterday the addition of John Auslander and Logan Aronhalt as graduate managers for the 2014-15 season. Aronhalt and Auslander both played basketball at Maryland. An Academic All-America recipient in 2012, Aronhalt played just one year at Maryland after transferring from Albany. Auslander played three seasons for the Terrapins from 2011-14 after transferring from Division III Greensboro College.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
The UK men’s basketball program has added Joel Justus as the director of men’s basketball analytics and Robert Harris as assistant strength and conditioning coach, head coach John Calipari announced Thursday. Justus comes to UK after serving as the head coach at Davidson Day High School in Davidson, N.C., since 2012. In both years at the helm, he guided the Patriots to the Elite Eight in the state tournament.
CANISIUS COLLEGE
Canisius College seeks an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to recruit qualified student athletes for the Men’s Basketball Program, as well as all other duties assigned by the head coach. Apply here by September 10th.
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
CMU seeks an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for the recruitment of potential student-athletes, practice and game planning, and assisting the head coach in all aspects of the program. Apply here. (# 101010)
August 28, 2014
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
The CofC is 80 days away from its basketball season opener and the Cougars don’t appear to be any closer to hiring a coach than they were a month ago. The search to replace Doug Wojcik took a bizarre twist Wednesday when the two leading candidates – Anthony Johnson and Mike Young – withdrew their names from consideration within hours of each other. Athletic director Joe Hull declined to comment on the withdrawals of Johnson and Young. -Andrew Miller-
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Men’s basketball head coach John Becker has finalized his coaching staff for the 2014-15 season. Becker has promoted Ryan Schneider from Director of Basketball Operations to Assistant Coach, hired Hamlet Tibbs as a new Assistant Coach and Greg Snyder as the new Director of Basketball Operations. Schneider returned to UVM last year following one season as an assistant coach at Northfield Mount Hermon. Tibbs spent five seasons coaching at The Albany Academy. Snyder spent last season as the head varsity basketball coach at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass.
PSU GREATER ALLEGHENY
At 24, Tyler Care is among the youngest head coaches in college basketball after Penn State Greater Allegheny named the former junior college coach to lead its men’s program. He succeeds Clyde Manns as part of a reshuffling of the school’s athletic department, announced Tuesday. -Dave Mackall-
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM
Head coach Randy Norton announced the addition of Emily Hanley to the UAB women’s basketball staff on Wednesday. Hanley will serve as assistant coach and assistant recruiting coordinator with the Blazers. Hanley joins Norton’s staff after serving as the JV girls head coach and varsity assistant coach for the past two years at Bloomington High School. She had recently taken over as the varsity head coach for the spring/summer of 2014.
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Athletics Director Dr. Glada Munt announced yesterday that Bill Raleigh will step down as head men’s basketball coach to assume the role of assistant athletic director full-time effective immediately. Raleigh has served as the assistant AD in a part-time capacity for 9 years. For 15 years, Raleigh guided the Pirates on the basketball court and built the team into a tough, competitive ball club that finished as high as third in the SCAC in his tenure.
August 27, 2014
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
Men’s Basketball head coach Linc Darner has announced changes to his coaching staff for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Among the changes was the promotion of Ben Swank to the program’s top assistant coach after serving as the No. 2 assistant during the 2013-14 season and the addition of former Moccasin two-time All-Sunshine State Conference performer Seth Evans as the team’s No. 2 assistant coach. Evans spent last year as an intern at FGCU.
MARIST COLLEGE
Marist head men’s basketball coach Mike Maker has announced the hiring of Scott Day as the program’s director of operations. For the previous two seasons, Day served as an assistant coach on Maker’s staff at Williams College. In that time, the Ephs had a record of 54-10. They reached the Division III national championship game in 2014, and reached the Elite Eight in 2013. Prior to Williams, Day served as an assistant coach at Thunder Ridge High School.
BARUCH COLLEGE
Machli Joseph is leaving his position as Head Coach of the Women’s Basketball Team in order to devote more time to his new role as the Deputy Director of Athletics for Baruch College. In addition, Kelly Ann Barrett has been named Interim Head Coach for the 2014-15 season. Machli has held multiple positions within Baruch Athletics, including Director of Athletic Facilities, Assistant AD for Facilities/Operations, Associate AD.
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Air Force Men’s Basketball announced the hiring of Kurt Kanaskie as the new assistant coach, the day after Steve Snell departed for Santa Clara. Kanaskie was the head coach at Drake for seven seasons between 1996 and 2003 and has been an assistant at South Carolina, Penn State and Virginia Tech in a career that began in 1980. -Brent Briggeman-
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Head women’s basketball coach Troy Mattson announced Monday the hiring of former NMU and Wisconsin player Mariah Dunham as assistant coach. She spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach at Lake Superior State. Prior to LSSU, Dunham led the Baraga Junior High Boys to a league championship in 2010 before moving on to become the first female head coach of a HS boys team in the Upper Peninsula when she was named the Baraga HS varsity boys coach in 2011.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Georgia Tech assistant basketball coach Billy Schmidt is leaving after three seasons at the school to take an assistant job on the Florida staff. Last Friday, Mark Daigneault, who served as assistant to coach Billy Donovan, took a job as the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s D-League team. -Ken Sugiura-
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Head women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb announced two of her former student-athletes as staff members. Devanei Hampton joins the staff as an undergraduate student coach, and Sweets Underwood joins as the operations intern. Hampton played at Cal from 2005-09 when Gottlieb was an assistant coach while Underwood played from 2009-13 at UCSB where Gottlieb was the head coach. Underwood spent the past season playing professionally in Germany.
August 26, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Athletics Director Patricia Thomas announced today the appointment of Robin Williams ’08 as Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support/Senior Woman Administrator. She has served on Head Coach Lester Butler, Jr.’s women’s basketball coaching staff for four years. In that capacity, she helped steer the Firebirds to the program’s first ever East Coast Conference championship in 2013-14 and two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Kerry Keating announced three hires on Monday: Steve Snell as assistant coach, Dana McCusker as the men’s basketball academic counselor, and Evan Drabik as a full-time men’s basketball athletic trainer. Snell, who was in his eighth season on the men’s basketball staff at the Air Force Academy and second year as the associate head coach, will replace first year assistant coach Kyle Schwan who returned to Arizona to work in private business. Drabik was a graduate assistant the past two years at SCU.
EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
The ETBU Women’s Basketball team has hired Marzetta Shepard as the new assistant women’s basketball coach. Shepard, who played at ETBU from 2005-2007, is the 2006 American Southwest Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year. She spent the last four years at Atlanta (Texas) High School, where she served as assistant girls track coach, head girls track coach and assistant girls basketball coach. But she felt the Lord calling her back to her alma mater.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN
UNH seeks an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting in the management and administration of all phases of a national caliber Div. II men’s basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact hrdept@newhaven.edu.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
With the search for a new basketball coach at the College of Charleston entering its third week, former Cougars guard Anthony Johnson and Wofford coach Mike Young have emerged as the finalists for the job. The search committee interviewed six candidates before submitting the names of Johnson and Young to College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell, multiple sources have confirmed. -Andrew Miller-
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
APSU names Kevin Hogan its new assistant men’s basketball coach. APSU’s newest assistant coach comes to the Governors after serving 2012-13 and 2013-14 as director of basketball operations at William and Mary. Previous to that Hogan spent two seasons as assistant coach at Florida A&M (2009-11) plus one season as an assistant at Tallahassee Community College (2011-12). Hogan replaces Bret Campbell, who resigned in late June.
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Ray Harper announced yesterday the addition of Jamal Crook to the staff as a graduate assistant. Crook lettered four years at WKU from 2009-10 to 2012-13, and he played on two NCAA Tournament teams in 2011-12 and 2012-13. Crook finished his career with 358 assists, which ranks fourth in WKU history. After graduating from WKU in 2013, Crook played professionally in the NBL Canada for the Ottawa SkyHawks in 2013-14.
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
Former player Keyokah Mars-Garrick will return to Hartford for the 2014-15 season joining the coaching staff as a graduate-assistant. Mars-Garrick graduated from Hartford in 2012 with a degree in marketing. The past two seasons, Mars-Garrick has served as an assistant coach for the United States Coast Guard Academy. Prior to joining the Coast Guard Academy she spent a month in Africa working with youth basketball players in Sierra Leone.
ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
RMU seeks an Assistant Coach and Academic Counselor for Women’s Basketball to assist in the development of a successful program including development of high quality student-athletes as well as demonstrating athletic excellence. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
August 25, 2014
CENTENARY COLLEGE
Centenary named James “JJ” Cusick Head Women’s Basketball Coach today. He served as assistant women’s basketball coach from 2007-09. The team made the playoffs in each year, posting an overall record in 2009 of 17-9 and securing a #2 seed in the Colonial States Athletic Conference Tournament. During the 2009-10 season James was an assistant men’s basketball coach. Cusick is also in his 7th year as the Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Head men’s basketball coach Rob Nugent has announced the hiring of Kevin Breslin ’12 and Ryan Van Zelst as the team’s new assistant coaches. Following his graduation from the College, Breslin spent two years with the Washington Generals. Van Zelst spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at York (Pa.) College, where he worked with the team’s guards and wings, recruited in six states, and created the team’s Facebook page, among other duties.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA
NCAA Division I coach, Doug Hall, is set to begin his first season with the Drovers as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Hall becomes the seventh head coach in Drover basketball history – and quickly. Because of the timing, Hall, who accepted the position on Friday, will resume responsibilities at USAO on Monday. He will begin teaching classes in the spring.
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Head women’s basketball coach Linda Lappe has completed her staff with the addition of Miriam Rutzen as Director of Operations and Julian Assibey as Video Coordinator. Rutzen was a four-year standout at forward at Harvard (2009-13), ranking among the program’s career top-10 in blocked shots and games played. Assibey spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Merrimack College, helping the Warriors to a 12-win turnaround from 2011-12 to 2012-13.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
UND seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to assist the head women’s basketball coach in all areas of coaching a Division 1 collegiate women’s basketball program. Apply here by August 27th.
August 24, 2014
CHATHAM UNIVERSITY
Chatham University names Andrew Garcia its new head men’s basketball coach, and the first in Chatham’s history. The Cougars will take the court for the first time in the winter of 2015. Andrew Garcia spent 3 years on Carnegie Mellon University’s men’s basketball staff after being named full-time assistant coach in 2011. Garcia will also serve as the assistant Sports Information Director.
August 23, 2014
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
Lehigh University seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to provide Leadership and direction to all facets of the program in advancing the mission of the university and Department of Athletics. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
DOWLING COLLEGE
Dowling seeks a Head Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for the organization and administration of an NCAA Division II Men’s basketball program that competes in the East Coast Conference (ECC). For more information on applying, contact Human Resources.
TULANE UNIVERSITY
Tulane head men’s basketball coach Ed Conroy announced the addition of New Orleans native Quannas White to his coaching staff. White joined the Green Wave staff after spending the last eight years heading up the Louisiana Dynasty and serving as a private basketball trainer. White guided the Dynasty to over 30 tournament titles and developed several players that went on to play Division I college basketball.
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
Bucknell seeks an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting with the on-courtcoaching and recruitment of academically-qualified student athletes for a NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball program, within the guidelines, rules and regulations of Bucknell University, the NCAA, and the Conference. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
August 22, 2014
CONVERSE COLLEGE
Converse names Beth Couture its next basketball coach. Couture is Butler University’s all-time winningest women’s basketball coach. Couture comes to Converse after a twelve-year career at Butler and thirteen-year career at Presbyterian College. At Presbyterian, she led the women’s basketball team to six NCAA Post Season Tournaments, four South Atlantic Conference tournament titles, and three South Atlantic Conference regular season titles.
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
Central Connecticut names Tobe Carberry its new assistant men’s basketball coach. Carberry joins the Blue Devils after most recently spending four seasons at the University of New Haven. Carberry helped lead the Chargers to a 21-9 overall record a year ago, which came on the heels of a 20-9 record in 2012-13, the first 20-win campaign in almost 10 seasons for the Chargers. The Chargers reached the postseason in each of the last two seasons.
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
Head women’s basketball coach Jennifer Rizzotti announced the addition of Sarah Eichler as an assistant coach. Eichler played for UW-Green Bay from 2009-13 winning four Horizon League Championships, earning automatic bids to the NCAA tournament all four years. In 2010 the Phoenix advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the top seeded Baylor Lady Bears. Also in 2010, Eichler was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer team. She graduated in May 2013.
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
Head coach Matt Brady announced that he has hired Dorian Long as the new director of men’s basketball operations. Long joins spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for Washington College, which recently elevated him to associate head coach for this 2014-15 year prior to being hired at JMU. At WC, he coached a pair of players to All-Centennial Conference teams, with a Second Team selection in 2012-13 and an Honorable Mention pick this past season.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
The Texas Longhorns have given head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes a two-year extension. The deal keeps Barnes at the Frank Erwin Center through the 2018-19 season. The extension isn’t necessarily a large upgrade in pay, but it is a move to help Barnes in recruiting, as he gets a $75,000 bump in pay next year and an overall pay of $2.5 million annually. -Josh Sanchez-
COLLEGE OF COASTAL GEORGIA
Coastal Georgia seeks a Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach to be responsible for assisting the women’s basketball head coach in teaching skills and techniques, recruiting, managing, and scheduling for the College of Coastal Georgia women’s basketball program. Apply here by August 25th.
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
East Carolina University has announced a five-year extension of head women’s basketball coach Heather Macy’s contract that will keep her at the helm of the program through the 2019-20 season, according to an announcement by director of athletics Jeff Compher yesterday afternoon. Macy was named the ninth women’s basketball coach in program history on April 30, 2010 and has helped East Carolina to 72 wins through her first four seasons.
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Tacoma CC seeks a Head Women’s Basketball Coach to coach, advise, develop and train collegiate-eligible student athletes in Basketball skills in order to represent the College at the intercollegiate level of competition. Apply here by September 9th.
August 21, 2014
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
RPI Athletics Director Jim Knowlton has announced the appointment of Mark Gilbride to the position of head men’s basketball coach. Gilbride joins the Rensselaer staff from Clarkson University, where he has served as the head men’s basketball coach for the past five years. He replaces Mike Griffin, who retired from after 30 years of leading the program. Gilbride posted a record of 75-51 (.595) in five seasons with the Clarkson University Golden Knights.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Aaron McKie is returning to his alma mater as an assistant men’s basketball coach. A Philadelphia native who was a prep standout at Simon Gratz HS, McKie had an incredible three-year career at Temple (1991-94) and is currently tied for sixth on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,650 points. Following his playing career, McKie spent six seasons as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers, helping them to four appearances in the NBA playoffs.
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Women’s basketball Head Coach Danielle O’Banion has announced the hiring of Kylene Spiegel as an assistant coach. Spiegel comes from Tiffin University where she was the associate head coach. The Tiffin alumna had a four-year playing career with the Dragons where she was named All-Conference and All-Independent. Spiegel scored 1,105 points in her collegiate career and owns the Tiffin career record in assists (468).
THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
Head women’s basketball coach Jamie Angeli hired Rod Headley and Greg Saunders as assistant coaches. Headley spent the past five seasons at Peekskill HS as the head girls’ basketball coach and middle school health teacher. His overall coaching record at Peekskill was 86-27. Saunders worked as a Lab Technician in the CCNY Biology Department for over twenty years. He retired in February of 2013. He also was an assistant coach at Aquinas HS, as well as an AAU coach.
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY
Black Hills State University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Trumbauer has announced the addition of Rion Rayfield as assistant coach. Rayfield comes to Black Hills State after a two-year stint with the Solrød Comets of the Danish Basketligaen. Rayfield played at Florida Southern from 2006-2011, where he was set a school record for games played and 3-point field goals. Rayfield will begin his duties immediately with the Yellow Jackets.
GANNON UNIVERSITY
Women’s basketball head coach Jim Brunelli has announced the hiring of Jessica Deville as assistant coach. Deville joins fellow assistant coach Mike Whitling to complete Brunelli’s staff following the departure of Sarah Grab-Skelton. Deville spent the last season as a junior varsity/varsity assistant coach at Leetonia HS. She was recently tabbed to serve as the JV/varsity assistant coach at Cardinal Mooney HS before accepting the position at Gannon.
AVERETT UNIVERSITY
Averett University’s Director of Athletics Meg Stevens is pleased to announce that David Doino is their new men’s basketball head coach. Doino has served as an assistant coach at North Carolina Wesleyan College since 2007. While at NC Wesleyan, Doino helped guide the Battling Bishops to a 106-79 record with one NCAA Tournament appearance, one USA South Conference Tournament championship and two conference regular season titles.
MOUNT IDA COLLEGE
Mount Ida College seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting the Head Coach in planning all phases of a women’s basketball program during the traditional and non-traditional seasons. The position will be open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact Human Resources.
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Robert Szorc begins his first season with the Delta State University Men’s Basketball program as a graduate assistant. He comes to the Statesmen after serving as a high school math teacher and basketball coach for the past seven years, five of those as a head coach. For the past three years, Szorc served as the head basketball coach at Wheaton Warrenville South in Wheaton, IL. -The DirtKing-
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
NIU Athletics and the NIU Convocation Center unveiled a new basketball floor and court design today. The new surface is just the second for the Huskies in the Convocation Center, replacing the original floor that debuted with the building in 2002. Along with a new court design, the new floor also includes increased padding to help cushion players when they run and decrease the wear and tear on the bodies of student-athletes.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
Cornhuskers basketball coach Tim Miles announced the addition of Ali Farokhmanesh as a graduate assistant manager yesterday. Farokhmanesh is a former basketball player who played at Northern Iowa, having played there from 2008-10. -Danny Lawhon-
August 20, 2014
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Texas A&M named Sydney Colson the new women’s basketball video coordinator today. Colson had served as a graduate assistant with squad since January 2014. Colson has been a part of A&M’s three most successful NCAA Tournament runs, helping the Aggies to the 2008 Elite Eight and 2011 National Championship as a player, and was on the bench as a graduate assistant for A&M’s run to the Elite Eight in 2014.
VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Former Harlem Globetrotter Otis Key is the new women’s basketball coach at Volunteer State CC. He comes most recently from South Warren High School in Kentucky, where he was boys’ varsity assistant and freshmen coach. Key coached for the American Basketball Association Kentucky Bison and the Continental Basketball Association Bowling Green Hornets. He is currently working with the Vol State team to get ready for the upcoming season. – The Tennessean-
GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
Athletics director Wendell Staton announced the hiring of long-time basketball assistant coach Mark Gainous as the Bobcats’ head coach yesterday. Gainous replaces Terry Sellers, who retired last week. Gainous has worked for the Bobcats for the past 11 seasons as an assistant coach. He has helped the team to a 177-131 record, including four 20-win seasons. Before joining the Bobcats’ staff, he served as an assistant at Shorter College. -Daniel Shirley-
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA
UTC women’s basketball coach Jim Foster has brought in former Ohio State basketball player Brianna Sanders as the first-ever director of basketball operations for the UTC women. She played two seasons under Foster at Ohio State and then served as a student coach while finishing her degree after a knee injury ended her playing career. Sanders spent last year coaching high school basketball in Columbus, Ohio. -Jim Tanner-
DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
The DSU women’s basketball program announced the addition of Lou Hamilton and Jaresha Obey to the coaching staff. Spending the last two seasons at Grambling State, including last year as the interim head coach, Hamilton will serve as the recruiting coordinator and assistant coach. Obey will serve as an assistant coach with the Lady Hornets. Coming over from Rochester College (Mich.), she was an assistant coach women’s basketball coach and admissions recruiter.
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS
Head men’s basketball coach Stacy Hollowell announced the addition of Ryan Brock as assistant men’s basketball coach. Brock joins the Loyola coaching staff after an illustrious playing career with the Wolf Pack. Brock played professionally for the Al-Ahli Sports Club in the Qatar First Division in 2012-13. After his time in Qatar, Brock worked with Fundamental Athletic Skills Training in New Orleans.
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
Grambling seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to coach, film exchange and evaluate, and monitor Academic Satisfactory Progress of each women’s basketball student-athlete. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here. (# 0090264)
August 19, 2014
LAKE LAND COLLEGE
Nathan Courtney, who went 50-15 the past two seasons with an NJCAA Division I nationals berth last March at Highland Community College, is Lake Land’s new men’s basketball coach. Lake Land was able to draw Courtney from Highland by adding the director of fitness center to the basketball position. Courtney was selected from what Lake Land Jackson said was “upward of 75 from applications and phone calls.” -Brian Nielsen-
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Head women’s basketball coach Candice M. Jackson announced today the hiring of Adria Crawford as an assistant women’s basketball coach. Crawford spent the past two seasons under head coach Bill Reinson at Longwood University. Prior to her time with the Lancers, Crawford was a four-year member of the women’s basketball team at Georgetown University.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Dickey Nutt hired Stetson Hairston as an assistant coach today. Hairston completes the Redhawks men’s basketball coaching staff for the upcoming 2014-15 season and spent the last two seasons under Rodney Watson at the University of Southern Indiana. The Screaming Eagles went 48-14 and advanced to the 2013 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament as part of their staff.
RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
Ashley Reed has joined the Randolph-Macon women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Reed was an assistant coach at New York University this past year, helping the Violets rebound from a 10-15 campaign to post a record of 20-6 and earn an NCAA Tournament bid. For three seasons, Reed was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Mary Washington. The Eagles were 70-14, with a Capital Athletic Conference championship and NCAA Elite Eight appearance.
MARYVILLE COLLEGE
Raul Placeres, entering his fourth year as an assistant basketball coach at Maryville College, receives a promotion to assistant head basketball coach on Randy Lambert’s coaching staff. Placeres has constantly been moving since graduating from MC in 2006. From there he went to Gatlinburg-Pittman High School, where he was an assistant for a year before taking over as head coach. He guided G-P to an 80-40 record in three years leading the program. -Grant Ramey-
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
Grambling has hired Nadine Domond to take over its women’s basketball program. Domond replaces former Grambling coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs, who is now acting as the interim athletic director. Domond, who is a well-known basketball trainer across the country, played in the WNBA for the Sacramento Monarchs in 1998 after a four-year career at Iowa. Domond served as the head coach for Northrop Grumman Apprentice School from 2005 to 2007. -Sean Isabella-
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Women’s basketball coach Carrie Daniels added former graduate assistant Seth Ralston to her coaching staff, effective immediately. Ralston will now serve in a full-time capacity. Ralston, a 2013 Western Kentucky graduate, worked with both the men and women’s programs as a manager during his collegiate career. He was the men’s manager his first two seasons before being named head manager of the women’s program in his final two seasons.
CONCORD UNIVERSITY
Women’s basketball head coach Kenny Osborne announced yesterday the hiring of Tesla Akers as assistant coach. Akers most recently served as the girls basketball head coach at Princeton Senior High School during the 2013-14 season. Prior to that, Akers was a four-year standout at Ferrum College where she started 107 of 112 games played. During her tenure with the Panthers, Akers was a four-time All-USA South honoree.
THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
The Athletics Department announces the promotion of Jamie Angeli as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach, effective immediately. Angeli had been the Associate Head Coach and Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing since the 2011-2012 season. Most recently, Angeli was the top assistant women’s basketball coach at Seattle University from 2009-11. During Seattle’s off-season, Angeli was an advance scout for the WNBA Eastern Conference Champion Washington Mystics.
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Sheridan College men’s basketball coach and athletic director Steve Smiley has accepted an assistant coaching position at Weber State. Sheridan College assistant coach Matt Hammer will take over as interim head coach and AD. In his six years at Sheridan College, Smiley paced the Generals to an overall record of 153-44, the best in the Region IX conference during that period. Smiley was named the Region IX North Coach of the Year twice. -The Sheridan Press-
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Head coach Barry Hinson announced Friday that Justin Walker will serve as the men’s basketball graduate assistant. Walker is a 2012 graduate of Eastern Illinois and played collegiately at Carthage College. For the past four years, he has served as director of operations for Illinois Basketball Academy. Walker has also worked as assistant coach at Moraine Valley Junior College (2012-13) and Waubonsie Valley High School (2013-14).
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
Clarkson seeks a Head Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of a division III program. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. Apply here.
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Southwestern Community College seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting the head coach with player development, practices, games and all other facets of the program. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For more information on applying, contact Jolene Griffith, Director of Human Resources.
August 18, 2014
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY
Men’s basketball head coach Jayson Gee named Craig Carter and Samba Johnson assistant coaches and Chuck Henry director of basketball operations. Carter and Johnson boast more than 25 combined years of collegiate coaching experience, Carter most recently an assistant coach at Skidmore College and Johnson on Gee’s staff at Cleveland State as a graduate manager from 2010-11 and the DBO beginning in 2011-12. Henry began his coaching career at Barton College in 2012.
MONMOUTH COLLEGE
Katie Marcella – a veteran coach with NCAA Tournament experience – has been named the new women’s basketball coach at Monmouth College. Marcella served as the head coach at Division III Keuka College in New York State from 2012-14 after taking over interim duties in December of 2011. Marcella posted a 15-5 record after taking the reins that season as the Storm finished the year 19-6 on their way to their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in six years.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Lizzie Boeck has joined the NYU women’s basketball team as an assistant coach. Boeck most recently worked with E3Sports in New York City as a performance consultant and personal trainer. During the 2012-13 season, Boeck served as the Volunteer Head Coach for the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church men’s basketball team, leading the squad to the Long Island Lutheran Basketball League title.
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Athletic director Ron Prettyman has announced the promotion of Joey Wells to head women’s basketball coach on Friday evening. Wells, who spent the last season as associate head coach, has spent the last two years at Indiana State. He helped guide the Sycamores to a 2014 Missouri Valley Conference regular season finish and 20-12 record overall. Wells came Indiana State after spending the past five seasons on the coaching staff at Lamar University.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Former Charlotte head coach and current North Carolina State assistant coach Bobby Lutz interviewed for the head coaching position at the CofC this weekend. Also, former College of Charleston guard Anthony Johnson will be interviewed for the position this week, most likely as soon as Tuesday. Clemson assistant coach Earl Grant, who like Johnson played at Stall High School, was contacted by the search committee, but has yet to have an interview. -Andrew Miller-
MACALESTER COLLEGE
Former University of Minnesota basketball assistant Kelly Roysland will be the new women’s basketball coach at Macalester College. The official announcement will come on Monday. Roysland also played for the Gophers from 2004-07. She led the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game as a senior and played on three Minnesota teams that qualified for the NCAA tournament. She will replace Ellen Thompson, who resigned at Macalester last month. -Star Tribune-
OHIO UNIVERSITY
Ohio University Zanesville seeks a Head Men’s Basketball Coach to work under the direction of Athletic Director, recruit players and manage the day to day operations of the team. Apply here by August 25th.
UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES IN PHILADELPHIA
The university seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting the Head Coach with organizing the basketball program. The position will be open until it is filled. Apply here.
SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Rob Pryor announced Friday that lead assistant Allen Corbin has resigned his position. Corbin, who has been Pryor’s top assistant since the latter took over as head coach for the 2011-12 season, is leaving to become a coach at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Pryor added that a national search will be conducted for Corbin’s replacement and he hopes to fill the position as soon as possible.