Sept. 5, 2013- Basketball Coaching News from CO, CT, ID, ND, NY, OK, SD, TX, & WA

September 5, 2013
  1. Men’s basketball: Sean Kearney hits jackpot with CU Buffs job The Daily Camera (CO). “With a strong desire to get back into the college basketball world, however, Kearney couldn’t pass up to the opportunity to work with CU head coach Tad Boyle …”
  2. UConn Huskies Basketball: Coach Profile: Kevin Ollie David Gillett (CT). “Looking Back: Kevin Ollie had a remarkable season. He inherited a program in disarray. Their Hall of Fame coach retired, they had the departures of four key …”
  3. New assistant basketball coach brings Texas charm Boise State University The Arbiter Online (ID). “New assistant basketball coach brings Texas charm … watched three days of practice and little did I know it was going to lead to a job offer,” Henderson said.”
  4. Dickinson State women’s basketball coach resigns Fort Worth Star Telegram (ND) “Dickinson State women’s basketball coach Caleb Harrison has resigned because of visa problems. The Dickinson …”
  5. Bishop Kearney boys basketball coach Jon Boon resigns Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY). “Jon Boon gets carried off the court by his players after Bishop Kearney won the state public high school Class AA boys basketball championship in March.”
  6. New ECU basketball coach hires assistants Theadanews (OK). “First-year East Central University men’s basketball head coach Ja Havens has filled out the remaining coaching positions for his 2013-14 staff. Havens has …”
  7. Griffin named assistant men’s basketball coach Lehigh University Athletics (PA). “Lehigh head coach Brett Reed announced the addition of Kyle Griffin to the staff on Tuesday. Griffin comes to Lehigh from the Hoop Group …”
  8. USD men’s basketball coach Dave Boots retiring after 25 seasons … Sioux Falls Argus Leader (SD). “After 25 years at the University of South Dakota, men’s basketball coach David Boots … In all, he amassed 618 wins in 32 seasons as a head basketball coach.”
  9. Skyline coach says he was fired for not playing principal’s son KHOU. “Hill, who won a state title at Dallas Roosevelt High School in 2006, lost his job as Skyline’s head basketball coach after four years, despite making the playoffs …”
  10. Assistant coach Ben Johnson leaves WSU basketball program … Jeff Collier (WA). “WSU assistant basketball coach Ben Johnson has left the program. Hired under Dick Bennett in 2004, he remained with the program through the Tony Bennett …”

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