Rhode Island College has named Kara Williamson as its new head women’s basketball coach. She replaces Marcus Reilly who stepped down in June after four years at the helm to become an assistant at URI. Williamson spent the past three seasons (2009-12) as an assistant coach at Southern New Hampshire University. In 2011-12, SNHU won
HOT: Extension for NIU’s Bennett
Northern Illinois has extended the contract of women’s basketball head coach Kathi Bennett through the 2017 season, NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced Wednesday. The extension for Bennett comes after leading NIU to the MAC quarterfinals for the first time since 2007. Not only was it the program’s first trip to
Air Force staff update
Air Force women’s basketball head coach Andrea Williams has announced the additions of Pat Filien and Capt. Katie Jannazo to the Falcons’ coaching staff. Filien, who has nearly 20 years experience in coaching collegiate men’s basketball, will serve as the associate head coach, while Jannazo joins the staff as the military coach. Prior to his
SIUE adds assistant
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville women’s basketball Head Coach Paula Buscher named Todd Schultze an assistant coach for the Cougars. Schultze returns to the Midwest after spending one season as the head assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. He served as the recruiting coordinator as well as game and practice coordinator. Schulze previously spent 12
Augusta State Hires Assistant
Augusta State women’s basketball head coach Nate Teymer recently appointed Courtney Boyd to the role of assistant coach with the Lady Jaguars. Boyd, who will aide Teymer with all aspects of the ASU Women’s Basketball program, spent last season as an assistant coach at Grand View University. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball
Minnesota State Hires Coach
Emilee Thiesse, a Spearfish, S.D., native with six years of NCAA Division I coaching experience, has been named the eighth head coach in the history of the Minnesota State women’s basketball program. Thiesse most recently spent the last three seasons at South Dakota State where she served as recruiting coordinator and academic coordinator for the
Stephens College Hires Head Coach
Stephens College has named Chris Duncan its new head coach. Duncan spent the last eight years as an assistant at Columbia College. He is a 2007 graduate of Columbia College. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
UMBC adds Alum
UMBC head women’s basketball coach Phil Stern announced the hiring of former Retriever standout Carlee Cassidy as the Director of Women’s Basketball Operations. At the time of her graduation, Cassidy ranked second all-time at UMBC with 1,627 points and 347 free throws made – ranking first in both categories during the Retrievers’ Division I era
University of Nebraska at Omaha Hires Assistant
UNO women’s basketball Head Coach Chance Lindley has announced the hiring of Jesyka Burks-Wiley to be an assistant coach for the Mavericks. Burks-Wiley starred at Boston University from 2005-09, finishing her career as the America East Player of the Year in 2008-09. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Albright adds assistant
Former Division I starting guard Marisa Crane has been named the new assistant women’s basketball coach at Albright College. Crane graduated Cum Laude in the spring of 2012 from Drexel University, with a degree in psychology. She was a four-year member of the Division I basketball team at Drexel, and started for three seasons. She