College Basketball

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – In an announcement made during the offseason by NM State athletics, Chris Jans, who wrapped up his fifth season as NM State’s head coach Saturday night in Buffalo, N.Y., has accepted a job offer to become the head coach of Mississippi State. “It’s no secret that Chris Jans‘ name has been in the mix…

Monday, August 1, 2022 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Ethan Morton and Brandon Newman will be two of 14 players heading to Barcelona, Spain, as part of USA East Coast All-Stars. The duo will participate in two days of training camp at Columbia University in New York City, on Monday and Tuesday, before leaving for Barcelona for…

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Bracket: https://bit.ly/3Jssy0r Maui Jim Maui Invitational Website: https://mauiinvitational.com/ CHICAGO –Arkansas will open the 2022 Maui Jim Maui Invitational versus Louisville, it was announced today along with the complete tournament bracket. The Razorbacks and Cardinals will play on Nov. 21 at Noon / 4 pm (CT) on ESPN2. The 2022…

Bucknell grad played internationally while also spending time on Temple and William & Mary staffs EASTON, Pa. – Lafayette men’s basketball coach Mike Jordan has completed his coaching staff with the addition of Cameron Ayers as an assistant coach. Ayers spent the 2021-22 season as the director of basketball operations at William & Mary under head coach Dane Fischer following…

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — First-year Lafayette men’s basketball coach Mike Jordan was part of the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame Class XII inducted on May 7 in a ceremony held at The Inn at Penn. It’s the second such honor for Jordan who was selected to the Big 5 Hall of Fame in 2014.  Jordan’s induction plaque summed up his achievements as…

RUSTON –Louisiana Tech President Dr. Les Guice and Vice President/Director of Athletics Dr. Eric A. Wood introduced Talvin Hester as the 19th head men’s basketball coach in program history in a press conference Tuesday in the Davison Athletics Complex. Hester, who has 20 years of coaching experience, is no stranger to Ruston after spending three seasons (2018-21)…

Penn graduate has been part of three conference titles in last four seasons EASTON, Pa. –Mike Jordan, who spent nine seasons as an assistant coach on the Colgate men’s basketball staff, has been named the 19th head coach of the Lafayette men’s basketball program. Jordan’s most recent stint at Colgate in 2021-22 saw the Raiders win…

NBA Champion and Jackson native Mo Williams has been named Jackson State University men’s basketball coach, Vice President / Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson announced. The Jackson native and former Murrah High School star returns home as head coach of the Tigers after spending the previous two seasons as head coach at Alabama State University. In his final season, the…

July 20, 2022 | WBCA Academic Top 25 | ADA — The Ohio Northern women’s basketball team was recognized by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association for its academic achievements during the 2021-22 season. With a team-wide grade point average of 3.37, the Polar Bears earned a spot in the Special Mention section of the WBCA’s 2021-22 Academic…

ATLANTA — Jonas Hayes, a rising star in the coaching ranks who led Xavier to the 2022 NIT Championship last week, has been named the 16th head men’s basketball coach in Georgia State history. Hayes will be introduced to the Panther Family in a news conference with Georgia State University President M. Brian Blake and Director of…

DALLAS (SMU) – Rob Lanier has been named SMU’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics Rick Hart announced today. “We are excited to welcome Rob Lanier and his family to Dallas as the Head Basketball Coach at SMU,” said Hart. “Rob is an excellent coach and has been mentored by some of the game’s best in Rick Barnes and Billy Donovan. He and…

ATLANTA-Following a remarkable turnaround to the regular season where he led the Panthers to a Sun Belt Conference Tournament title and the NCAA Tournament, Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier has been named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award. The Ben Jobe Award, which is presented annually to the top Division I minority coach, is named in…

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Elon, N.C. – Elon University Director of Athletics Dave Blank has announced that Mike Schrage, who recently completed his third season with the Phoenix, has submitted his resignation as head coach of the men’s basketball program. “I would like to thank Mike for his three years leading our program,” Blank said. “Mike, his wife, Amanda, and their children have…

6/17/2022 DAVIDSON – Bob McKillop, who led Davidson College to 23 conference championships (15 – regular season, 8 – tournament), 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and over 600 wins, is retiring after 33 seasons as head coach of the men’s basketball program. A Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame nominee, McKillop, 71, is the most successful coach in school…

6/17/2022 DAVIDSON –Matt McKillop, former Davidson standout and longtime assistant coach, has been named the program’s 19th head men’s basketball coach, as announced Friday afternoon by Director of Athletics Chris Clunie. He succeeds his father, Bob McKillop, who announced his retirement this afternoon after 33 years leading the Wildcats. Promoted to associate head coach prior to the…

6/17/2022 DAVIDSON — NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, fresh off leading the Golden State Warriors to the NBA championship Thursday night, will be honored at Davidson College in August, Director of Athletics Chris Clunie announced during a press conference Friday afternoon in the Vance Athletic Center. Curry, Davidson’s all-time leading scorer with 2,635 points, will have…

Pratt has served as UK’s radio color analyst since the 2001-02 season LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Mike Pratt, a University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Famer and UK Sports Network men’s basketball radio color analyst, died Thursday. He was 73. Pratt (1967-70) was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009, the Kentucky Sports Hall…

06.01.2022 Ames, Iowa – After leading the Iowa State men’s basketball program to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015-16 and the third-best turnaround in NCAA history in his debut season on the Cyclone bench, head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been rewarded with a contract extension and salary increase, ISU Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced…