George Mason head women’s basketball coach Jeri Porter announced Tiffany Gwynn will join the Patriots’ staff as an assistant coach. Gwynn comes to Mason with over 14 years of coaching experience and spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at UNC Asheville. Prior to her arrival at UNC Asheville, Gwynn spent four seasons
Hall-Gregory named HC @ NYU
Lauren Hall-Gregory has been selected as the new Head Coach of the New York University women’s basketball team. Hall-Gregory comes to NYU after spending the last four seasons as the Recruiting Coordinator and First Assistant Coach at Division I Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. In her four years at Sacred Heart, the Pioneers went
NIU promotes Conroy
Northern Illinois University women’s basketball assistant coach Joe Conroy was promoted to associate head coach, NIU head coach Kathi Bennett announced Friday. The only remaining member of Bennett’s original 2010-11 coaching staff at NIU, Conroy has played an integral role in helping quickly elevate the NIU women’s basketball program to its first two-win Mid-American Conference
Central Arkansas Hires Coach
Longtime Delta State coach Sandra Rushing, who has compiled more than 400 wins and numerous accolades in her 23-year head coaching career that has spanned every division of NCAA basketball, has been selected to succeed Matt Daniel as head coach of the Central Arkansas women’s basketball program. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball
St. John’s Hires Assistant
St. John’s head women’s basketball coach Joe Tartamella announced Tuesday that Priscilla Edwardswill be added to his Red Storm Staff as an assistant coach. Edwards, a native of Harlem, N.Y., spent the last three seasons assisting head coach Jim Crowley at her alma mater St. Bonaventure. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching
VanDerveer named HC @ UCSD
Heidi VanDerveer, currently the head coach Occidental College, has been named the new head coach of the UC San Diego women’s basketball program. VanDerveer becomes the sixth coach in program history, taking over a Tritons squad that set a school record with 30 wins in 2011-12 and advanced to the NCAA Division II West Regional
Mathews receives extension at Towson
Joe Mathews, the long-time head women’s basketball coach at Towson University, has signed a three-year contract extension that will take him through the 2014-15 season with the Tigers, it has been announced by Director of Athletics Mike Waddell. Mathews has posted 135 wins during his tenure at Towson, the second highest total in program history.
Northern Illinois Hires Assistant
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball program added longtime assistant coach Kevin McManaman to its coaching staff. McManaman comes to NIU after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach and co-recruiting coordinator with the Milwaukee Panthers of the Horizon League. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Northwestern adds assistant
Sam Dixon, Ph.D. has been named assistant coach for Northwestern’s women’s program, head coach Joe McKeown announced. Dixon, who brings a wealth of collegiate women’s basketball experience, comes to Evanston most recently from Akron, where he spent the past two seasons. In addition to his extensive college coaching resume, Dixon has mentored at the international
St. Francis (IL) names head coach
Her mother, Chris, and her late father, Pat, both left their marks in the athletic arena at then-College of St. Francis. Both were St. Francis hall of fame selections – Class of 1991 and 1993, respectively – with Chris’ No. 22 basketball jersey being retired in 1983 and the basketball court named after Pat by