NCAA DI…
Illinois: Director of Recruiting Operations Emily Durr has been elevated to Assistant Coach
Illinois: Director of Scouting and Player Development Jenna Giacone has been elevated to Assistant Coach
Kentucky: Former 2004 Miss Kentucky Basketball Crystal Kelly has been hired as a Wildcat Assistant Coach after two seasons as Associate Head Coach at Towson (DI)
Longwood: Jaleesa Sams will serve as Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator after spending a total of 16 years at her alma mater North Carolina A&T (DI)
Longwood: Rachel Balzer has been hired as Director of Operations and Player Development following the completion of her playing career at George Mason (DI). She also spent time as a Coaching Intern for the Patriots.
Omaha: With over 15 years of experience spanning multiple industries, including public relations, education services, and basketball scouting, Roneeka Pleasant has been hired as Director of Operations
Rhode Island: After four years as Director of Operations, Cory Macchioni has been elevated to the role of Chief of Staff. He first joined the program as Coordinator of Operations/Video Coordinator in June 2018
Saint Francis (PA): Alexa Middleton has been added as Director of Operations
Saint Joseph’s: Jeffrey Eveillard is no longer Head Women’s Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach after serving in the role since June 2022. He’d been on staff as an Associate Strength & Conditioning Coach since July 2021
Samford: Charity Brown has been added as an Assistant Coach after two seasons in the same role at Point (NAIA)
Tennessee: After two seasons as Director of Recruiting Operations, Liza Fruendt has been elevated to the role of Assistant Coach
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: Former Islanders player (2014-15) Olivia Fouty is returning to the program as Director of Basketball Operations after serving last season as an Assistant Coach at Hawai’i Pacific (DII)
Towson: Following a year as Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Christie Rogers has been promoted to Associate Head Coach
Towson: Ka’lia Johnson has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending last season in the same role at Richmond (DI)
UC Davis: Stephanie Shadwell is no longer Director of Basketball Operations/Video Coordinator after serving on staff since September 2015
UNC Charlotte: Dara Pearson is no longer Director of Player Development after serving on staff since July 2022. She has moved on to the role of Administrative Assistant at Asplundh Engineering Services (NC)
Western Michigan: Former Kentucky State (DII) Head Coach Terrance Slater has been hired as Associate Head Coach
NCAA DII…
Lincoln Memorial: Former Assistant Coach Jourdan Sanders has moved on to a new role as a Warehouse Supervisor at ALDI USA
Montevallo: Head Coach Gary Van Atta, the winningest coach in program history, announces his retirement after 14 seasons with the Purple and Gold.
NCAA DIII…
Babson: After coaching 1,049 games and registering 719 wins over a 39-year career, Head Coach Judy Blinstrub has announced her retirement
Colby: Following two seasons as a Graduate Assistant at Columbia International (NAIA), Jacob Smith has been hired as an Assistant Coach
Redlands: After two years as an Assistant Coach/Athletic Admissions Specialist at Humboldt State, Colin Caslick has been hired as an Assistant Coach
NAIA…
Rochester: After two seasons as Director of Player Development, Jared Ocampo has been named the new Head Coach
NJCAA…
Dodge City: Danielle Rinaldo has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving on staff from 2018-21 at Laramie County (NJCAA)
Florida Southwestern: Former FSW guard Tonysha Curry has returned to the program as an Assistant Coach after spending last season as a Graduate Assistant at Indiana State (DI)
Santa Fe: Russ Jackson has been hired as Head Coach replacing Chanda Stebbins who was named Director of Athletics back on May 1. Most recently, Jackson spent October 2020-November 2022 as both an Assistant and Associate Head Coach at Florida A&M (DI)