Duke University head coach Joanne P. McCallie announced on Tuesday the addition of Hernando Planells to the Blue Devil women’s basketball staff. Planells will serve as the director of relations for the women’s basketball program. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Morrisville State names head coach
Morrisville State College athletic director, Greg Carroll, has named Steven Kaneshiki the head coach of the women’s basketball program for the 2012-2013 season. Kaneshiki comes to Morrisville State from The College at Brockport where he served as assistant coach for the past season, serving as recruiting coordinator while working with the post players and assisting
Purdue Hires Assistant
Former Boilermaker All-American Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton will join the Purdue women’s basketball coaching staff. The Naperville, Ill., native has been playing professional basketball since graduating from Purdue, most recently with the WNBA’s Washington Mystics. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Davenport names AC
As the Davenport University women’s basketball team prepares to defend its seventh straight Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference title and make another run to the NAIA Tournament, they will do so with the leadership from a former team captain as Jori Monnich returns as assistant coach of the Panthers, head coach Mike Williams announced. Monnich replaces
CIU names first-ever coach
Columbia International University continues to expand its new athletics program with the hiring of veteran women’s basketball coach Tammy Holder. Holder, who has over 25 years of basketball coaching experience, comes to CIU from the College of Charleston where she served the NCAA Division 1 school as an assistant coach. Holder’s college experience also includes
Oberlin adds assistant
Oberlin College women’s basketball coach Kerry Jenkins announced University of Akron graduate Jasmine Mushington as his assistant coach for the 2012-13 season. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Mushington graduated from Akron in May 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resource management. While attending Akron, Mushington was a four-year letter-winner for the women’s
Moran promoted at St. Joe’s
The Saint Joseph’s women’s basketball team promoted assistant coach Susan Moran to associate head coach it was announced on Wednesday. Moran, the all-time leading scorer in Saint Joseph’s basketball history, is entering her 10th season at her alma mater after serving the past nine as an assistant coach. A 2002 graduate of Saint Joseph’s, Moran
UNLV adds assistant
Kalee Whipple, a name familiar to many Lady Rebel fans, is one that will be heard even more now at UNLV, as the Nevada native and former Utah Ute has been hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach, UNLV head coach Kathy Olivier announced on Thursday. Whipple takes over the spot vacated by Kim Ortega,
Mittie extended at TCU
TCU director of intercollegiate athletics Chris Del Conte announced Thursday a contract extension for women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie. Now entering his 14th season at TCU, Mittie has established the Horned Frogs as one of the nation’s top programs. He has guided the program to winning seasons in each of his 13 years, while taking
Santa Clara hires assistant
Rich Brown ’77, the director of Santa Clara University women’s basketball development the past three years, has been hired by SCU Head Coach Jennifer Mountain as assistant coach. Brown will continue to have a major impact on the program, moving his focus to mentoring the post players, recruiting, scouting and practice planning. A former Bronco