Duquesne head coach Dan Burt has named Eddie Benton, Jr. an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program. Benton, native of Manchester in Pittsburgh’s North Side, comes to the Bluff after serving as an assistant women’s basketball coach for one season at Saint Francis University. At SFU, he helped the Red Flash to their first-ever
Chase named assistant at HBU
Houston Baptist head women’s basketball coach Donna Finnie has announced the hiring of Ben Chase as assistant coach. Chase spent the previous two years as director of basketball operations for the HBU men’s program. “I’m delighted to have Ben join our staff,” says Finnie. “When we talked about the missing piece, Ben was that perfect
Texas Tech Adds Crawford And Maines
Texas Tech women’s basketball coach Candace Whitaker added to her inaugural staff Thursday with the hiring of Kirk Crawford as an assistant coach and Melissa Maines as the program’s director of operations. Crawford arrives at Tech after spending the 2012-13 season at Wichita State while Maines returns to her hometown and alma mater after spending
Cal State Monterey Bay Hires Coach
The Cal State Monterey Bay women’s basketball program made a short jaunt down Highway 101 to find its new leader, naming Cal Poly Associate Head Coach Kerri Nakamoto (Twitter: @CoachKNakamoto) the seventh head coach in Otter women’s basketball history. Nakamoto succeeds Renee Jimenez, who left to take a similar position at Cal State San Bernardino.
Morehead State Hires Assistant
Mark Kost, who has served on the basketball staffs at Coastal Carolina University for the past 11 years, has been named assistant women’s basketball coach at Morehead State. Kost spent 10 seasons on the women’s staff at CCU and was elevated to interim head coach in 2012-13 for the final half of the schedule. He
Penn State Altoona names head coach
Penn State Altoona athletics has announced Casey Shoup as its head coach of varsity women’s basketball for the 2013-2014 season. Shoup was an assistant coach for the team during the past two years. “Having been an assistant coach for the team, Casey is familiar with our women’s basketball program and many of the student-athletes,” said
Syracuse Names Assistant
Syracuse women’s basketball head coach Quentin Hillsman announced the hiring of Sasha Palmer as assistant coach on Monday. The Northern Michigan ’00 alum served as head coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown the last six seasons. Palmer took over as head coach at Division II Pitt-Johnstown in Aug. 2007 and amassed an 87-80
Gardner-Webb Hires Assistant
Gardner-Webb women’s basketball head coach Rick Reeves is pleased to announce the addition of Brittini Young to the Runnin’ Bulldog coaching staff effective as of July 1st. Young comes to Gardner-Webb after serving as a graduate assistant coach for the Columbus State University Lady Cougar basketball program over the last two years where she worked
IUPUI Hires Assistant
After hiring Kristin Drabyn in May to fill one of the two vacancies on his coaching staff, IUPUI head women’s basketball coach Austin Parkinson announced today the final piece of his coaching staff for the 2013-14 campaign with the hiring of Lee Larkins. Larkins joins the IUPUI women’s basketball staff after spending last season as
Jacksonville State Hires Coach
Rick Pietri has been named women’s head basketball coach at Jacksonville State University, athletic director Warren Koegel announced on Monday afternoon. Pietri spent the last 13 seasons as the head coach at South Alabama and helped turn the Lady Jags into a contender in the Sun Belt Conference, capturing back-to-back Sun Belt West Division titles