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Drill of the Week

Our good friend and NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great warm up shooting progression consisting of 4 drills to work on players’ balance and shooting form. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! Warm up progression Unders: This drill has players starting with their hand under the basketball. When players start with

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Harrell promoted to Associate Head WBB Coach at UNO

The New Orleans women’s basketball program would like to ring in the New Year with a special announcement as Wyketha Harrell, a six-year veteran of the Privateers coaching staff, has been promoted to Associate Head Coach. The move was made official by Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Tim Duncan, Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman

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Hoop Insights: Michigan’s High-Powered Offense

by Tony Perotti The Michigan Wolverines are off to a 7-0 start, riding a blistering hot offense. All-American candidate Naz Hillmon is leading the way, averaging 24.9 PPG, and Leigha Brown is right behind her at 19.4 PPG. As a team, Michigan is scoring 87.9 PPG which is good for tenth in the NCAA. The

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Brenner promoted to Associate Head Coach at UTPB

In her third season on the UT Permian Basin Women’s Basketball bench, Sam Brenner has been promoted to Associate Head Coach.  Brenner has spent her time under Head Coach Rae Boothe working with post players, assisting in recruiting, coordinating community service projects, and overseeing student-athlete academic success.  “I’m so fortunate to be able to work with

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NDSCS adds Masterson to WBB staff

North Dakota State College of Science head coach Adam Jacobson announced the hiring of Park Masterson to the women’s basketball program. Masterson is a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. Where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. She was a four-year starter and team captain her senior year, finishing 15th

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Week 6: WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Pivot Analysis

By AJ Nelson, WHoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 6 WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Pivot Analysis. These coaches are now eligible to receive the WHoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Pivot Analysis which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2020-21 college basketball season. This

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Drill of the Week

Our partner and elite skills trainer Ryan Razooky demonstrates a great drill to create space from defenders called Fly By’s. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! Fly By’s The drill starts off with the player behind the 3 point line. Then the player will pump fake the ball hard to get the defense

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