5/26/2022 First Black player in program history to graduate from the University of Kentucky PITTSBURGH – Reggie Warford, an NIT Champion and the first Black men’s basketball player to graduate from the University of Kentucky, died Thursday. He was 67. Warford (1973-76) appeared in 50 games […]
College Basketball
The NBA can wait, Trayce Jackson-Davis returns to Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Team
5/20/2022 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University men’s basketball All-American forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has announced he has withdrawn from the 2022 NBA Draft and will return to play his fourth season with the Hoosiers. Due to COVID, Jackson-Davis will technically have two years of eligibility should he choose to […]
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women’s Basketball Coach Jen Hoover relieved of duties immediately
5/11/2022 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University Director of Athletics John Currie announced today that women’s basketball head coach Jen Hoover has been relieved of her duties. “After a comprehensive review of the women’s basketball program, and with the support of President Susan R. Wente and University leadership, I have determined […]
East Carolina Pirates moves on from men’s basketball coach Joe Dooley
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina University Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert announced at the end of the basketball season a leadership change in the Pirates men’s basketball program. “This evening, I informed Joe Dooley, staff and our student-athletes we are going to move forward with a new leader of […]
Cleveland State names Iowa State assistant Daniyal Robinson as new Men’s Basketball Coach
CLEVELAND – Daniyal Robinson has been named as the 17th head coach of Cleveland State men’s basketball. “After a very thorough national search for our next head coach, I am pleased to have Daniyal, his wife Kim and their three children Devyn, Reece and Reid, join our […]
Ed Conroy returns to The Citadel as Men’s Basketball Coach
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The architect of the last 20-win season in program history, Ed Conroy returns as the head basketball coach at The Citadel. “We are very excited about welcoming Ed back to The Citadel and The Citadel family,” said Capaccio. “Ed has had proven success […]
Former Wright State star Grant Basile picks Virginia Tech as his next basketball destination
GRANT BASILE WRIGHT STATE BIO FILE POSITION Forward HEIGHT 6-9 WEIGHT 225 CLASS Redshirt Junior HOMETOWN Pewaukee, WI HIGHSCHOOL Pewaukee 2021-22: Named to the preseason Horizon League First Team. 2020-21: Appeared in all 24 games with 15 starts …Averaged 27 minutes per game… Averaged 15.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per contest, […]
Rutgers Women’s Basketball Coach C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement after 50-year career
April 30 The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Head Coach leaves the game with 1,055 wins and countless lives improved through leadership, mentorship, and guidance PISCATAWAY, N.J. – C. Vivian Stringer today announced her retirement from coaching basketball following a Hall of Fame career at Cheyney State, […]
VMI Keydets hires JMU assistant Andrew Wilson as new Men’s Basketball Coach
LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Superintendent Maj. General Cedric T. Wins ’85 announced Tuesday the hiring of Andrew Wilson to serve as the Institute’s 29th head basketball coach. Wilson comes to VMI after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach under Mark Byington at […]
VMI Keydets Men’s Basketball News: Dan Earl leaves for Chattanooga
Dan Earl, who guided the VMI men’s basketball program the past seven seasons, has accepted the head coaching position at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Earl posted a 73-138 overall mark during his tenure on post which included a 29-28 mark the past two […]
LAMONT PARIS NAMED 33RD HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 24, 2022) — Lamont Paris, who has been a part of nine NCAA Division I Tournaments and 17 twenty-win seasons as a college head and assistant coach, has been named the University of South Carolina’s 33rd head coach, Director of Athletics Ray Tanner […]
Chattanooga Mocs hires Dan Earl as its 22nd Men’s Basketball Coach
CHATTANOOGA – Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball has found its new leader. Dan Earl becomes the 22nd head coach in program history, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Mark Wharton announced on Thursday afternoon. A familiar name and face, Earl comes to the Scenic City following a seven-year stint as the […]
Chattanooga Men’s Basketball Coach Lamont Paris takes South Carolina job
CHATTANOOGA — Vice Chancellor & Director of Athletics Mark Wharton provides a statement regarding the Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball program and head coach Lamont Paris, who has recently accepted the head coaching role at the University of South Carolina. “We congratulate Lamont on this move. He built our program […]
Alabama State Hornets welcome Tony Madlock as new Men’s Basketball Coach
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Jason Cable has named Tony Madlock the new head men’s basketball coach for the Hornets. Madlock comes to Alabama State after spending a year as the head coach at South Carolina State. “I want to thank the search committee […]
Former NBA star Mo Williams resigns as Alabama State Men’s Basketball Coach
MONTGOMERY, Ala. |Mo Williams has submitted his letter of resignation at Alabama State University after serving a two-year stint as the head coach of the program. “We want to thank coach Williams and his staff for their contributions to Alabama State and the men’s basketball program,” […]
Villanova Wildcats Men’s Basketball: In a surprise move, legendary coach Jay Wright retires’ former assistant Kyle Neptune returns from Fordham to head program
4/20/2022 VILLANOVA, Pa. – William B. Finneran Endowed Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jay Wright will be retiring from his position to begin a new chapter in his career at the University as Special Assistant to the President. Kyle Neptune, who served on the Villanova coaching staff before […]
Alabama A&M Bulldogs Men’s Basketball News: Hires Olympic and NBA Coach Otis Hughley, Jr. as 10th Head Men’s Basketball Coach
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama A&M Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks has announced the hiring of Olympic and former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach Otis Hughley, Jr. as the Bulldogs head men’s basketball coach on Monday, April 18. “First, I would like to thank the search committee for their tireless work in […]
Alabama A&M Athletics, basketball coach Dylan Howard can’t agree to new contract; part ways
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama A&M Athletics has announced a change in leadership of the men’s basketball program. Below is a statement from Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks regarding that change. “After conferring with head men’s basketball coach Dylan Howard and consulting with the Alabama A&M University administration, we were […]
South Dakota Coyotes hires Eric Peterson as Men’s Basketball Coach
VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota athletic department introduced head men’s basketball coach Eric Peterson Wednesday afternoon. Peterson returns to South Dakota after previously serving as an assistant coach at Utah and Utah State. Prior to that, Peterson was an assistant coach at USD under Craig […]
South Dakota Coyotes and men’s basketball coach Todd Lee part ways
VERMILLION, S.D.—The University of South Dakota athletic department and head men’s basketball coach Todd Lee are parting ways after four seasons with the program, the university announced during March. “We greatly appreciate Coach Lee’s dedication to the men’s basketball program over the past four years,” said Athletic Director David […]