Holst Heads to Aggies: Former Montana head coach Don Holst was hired as an assistant coach at Utah State. Holst, who was an assistant under current Utah State head coach Stew Morrill for four seasons at Montana, led the Grizzlies to a 57-56 record in three seasons, including an NCAA […]

Holst Heads to Aggies: New UNC-Greensboro head coach Mike Dement hired Rod Jensen as an assistant coach on his Spartan coaching staff. Jensen, who was out of college basketball last season, was previously as assistant at Virginia from 2001-2004, and was an assistant and later a head coach at Boise […]

Cowboy Recruit Closes Door on College: Oklahoma State’s recruiting class will be one short this fall because high school superstar Gerald Green will remain in the NBA Draft. Green signed with agent Andrew Vye of Kauffman Sports Management, ending Green’s collegiate eligibility. Green’s stock skyrocketed in recent months after a […]

Hahn Joins Catamounts: New Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan has named Matt Hahn as an assistant on his Catamounts staff. Hahn comes to Burlington from LaSalle, where he was an assistant for three seasons. Prior to LaSalle, Hahn was a reserve guard for Maryland on Gary Williams’ late-90’s squads, and […]

Bo Knows Nepotism: Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan has announced the promotion of Will Ryan to director of basketball operations for the Badgers. Will, the coach’s 26-year-old son, has served as the team’s video coordinator the past two seasons. The younger Ryan replaces Duffy Conroy, who took an assistant coaching […]

Legend Mikan Passes On: NBA legend and Hall of Famer George Mikan passed away at the age of 80 due to complications from diabetes. Mikan, a 1946 graduate of DePaul, was the fledgling league’s first true big man superstar and was league scoring champion in each of his first six […]

Beavers’ Jeffers Arrested: Oregon State sophomore center Kyle Jeffers was arrested for public consumption and possession of alcohol and resisting arrest Sunday night. Jeffers was held in jail for an hour before he was released. A June 20th hearing was scheduled for the misdemeanor charge, and Jeffers could face a […]

Mathis Leaves, Whitford Joins Xavier: Xavier head coach Sean Miller announced today that he has accepted the resignation of assistant coach Monte Mathis. Mathis, who spent one season on the Xavier staff, also has worked as an assistant at Ohio State, Toledo, South Alabama and McNeese State. Miami (Ohio) assistant […]

Coaching Moves at Samford: Samford head coach Jimmy Tillette announced the hiring of an assistant coach, and the promotion of another. Long-time assistant Paul Kelly was promoted to the associate head coaching position, following eight seasons at Samford and four seasons as an assistant at McNeese State. Former Samford player […]

Western Carolina Hires Two: New Western Carolina head coach Larry Hunter has named two assistant coaches to his Catamount staff. Hunter retained Anquell McCollum as an assistant, after joining the Catamounts last season. The four-year letter winner at Western Carolina was the SoCon Player of the Year in 1996. Also […]