August 22, 2013- Basketball Coaching News from Australia, the D League, GA, IA, IL, KS, LA, ND, & VA

  1. Basketball coaches to learn from new director of coaching Lukas … (Australia) Ballarat Courier … of the elite performance job vacated by Guy Molloy last year – for 2013 and 2014. … Ballarat Basketball started its coaching re-structure after the departure of ..
  2. Southwest elevates Worthy to head basketball coach (GA) Macon Telegraph (blog). “Robert Worthy, pictured here in the middle as the head boys basketball coach at Mary Persons, is going to take over as the head boys basketball coach at his …”
  3. Nate Bjorken reportedly named head coach of Iowa Energy (IA) Shreveport Times. “Bjokgren’s uncle, Brad Bjorkgren, is the boys basketball coach at Urbandale. Nate Bjorkgren replaces Bruce Wilson, who took over the Energy after coach Kevin …”
  4. Cheaney, McCarty back on sidelines (IL) Evansville Courier & Press. “First, Cheaney resigned his position as director of basketball operations at Indiana … A former University of Evansville head coach, Crews has known Cheaney …”
  5. New job changes the game for teacher, coach (KS) Hays Daily News. “Because of the late hire, Moeckel will hold onto his position as head boys’ basketball coach this year before hiring his replacement. He did relinquish his duties …”
  6. Uzee hired as new St. Amant head basketball coach (LA) Weekly Citizen. “Uzee hired as new St. Amant head basketball coach … Travis Uzee has made the short trip to St. Amant to become their new boy’s head basketball coach.”
  7. NDSU men’s hoops coach gets 5-year extension (ND) MiamiHerald.com. “North Dakota State University has given head men’s basketball coach Saul Phillips a five-year contract extension. Phillips will earn a base …”
  8. John Perkins has stepped down as girls basketball coach at WCA (VA) Virginia Gazette. “He served as assistant coach for Jamestown’s girls basketball program as well as the head job with Berkeley Middle School’s boys program. Last winter, he was …”