Skip To Main Content . Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/Staff photographer Former University of Houston coach Major Applewhite has been hired as offensive coordinator at Arkansas State, according to … Smith was a quarterback at Tennessee State, helping the Tigers to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference championships in 1998 and 1999. He began his coaching career in 1997 at Breaux Bridge High School in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, where he was the offensive and defensive line coach for three seasons from 1997-99. He helped CAU win the SIAC regular-season title in 2009-2010. Fountain, a part of three SEC championship teams, led Auburn’s administrative and recruiting efforts from 2009-12. This is the hardest part of our profession, but this is a time when I have to put personal feelings aside and do what is best for our program. He served as safeties coach and co-special teams coordinator in 2019. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone He originally joined the Vikings in 2009 as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma before signing with the Tennessee Titans in 2012. However, I am responsible for putting a staff together and trying to create the best environment to maximize our players' abilities. He played both defensive and offensive line during his playing career and earned Southland Conference All-Academic honors as both a junior and senior. JONESBORO, Ark. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Twitter Email Phone; Kyle Tolin: Senior Associate Athletic Director / Head Men's Basketball Coach KyleTOLIN: tolin@uamont.edu: 870-460-1258 870-460-1258: Kris Johnson: Assistant Coach coachkj24: johnsonkl@uamont.edu: 870-460-1604 870-460-1604: Prospective Athletes Prior to jumping to college football, Smith coached for 12 years at Cedar Grove High School in Metro Atlanta, including his last six years as athletic director, head football coach and head track coach. JONESBORO, Ark. Ben Botts. The Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team represents the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. (KAIT) - Butch Jones is already contacting potential assistant coaches for his Arkansas State staff. He’s hired Brent Crews as his assistant coach. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fayetteville State in 2002 and added a master’s of education from Georgia State in 2009. Fountain has coached in four national championship games (1997, 2010, 2013, 2017) since beginning his collegiate coaching career at Florida State (1994-96) as an offensive graduate assistant. Arkansas Sets Salaries For Basketball Coaching Staff. He then spent seven seasons as an offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Central Florida. Before joining Georgia’s staff, Fountain had spent the previous eight years as a member of the football program at Auburn, the first four as the Tigers’ player personnel director and the latter four coaching tight ends and special teams. Skip To Main Content . The Knights’ 2019 offense finished the regular season in the top 10 nationally in total offense (4th – 536.6 ypg), scoring (6th – 43.0 ppg) and passing yards (8th – 320.0 ypg). Prior to UCF, Cooper spent two seasons as an offensive analyst for then-offensive coordinator Josh Heupel at Missouri. The Tigers’ offense exploded to lead the Southeastern Conference in yards per game in 2017 (502.2 ypg) and points per game (37.5 ppg), while ranking second in passing yards (308.6 ypg). Full Bio. Shalala served as a defensive graduate assistant at Tennessee from 2016 to 2018. LeBlanc broke into the college ranks in 2000 when he accepted a graduate assistant position at LSU. The official 2019-2020 Women's Basketball Roster for the Grambling State University Tigers Arkansas State ... 2020-21 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff. (KAIT) - Mike Balado completes his Arkansas State men’s basketball staff for the 2020-21 season. The official Men's Basketball Coach List for the . Cooper began his coaching career at his alma mater, Oklahoma, as a graduate assistant coach. Kait 8 | 54m. Arkansas State University has hired Mike Balado as the head coach of its men’s basketball program. His 2019 defensive line led the way for the Wildcats into opposing backfields, contributing 18 of Kentucky’s 33 sacks that ranked fourth in the SEC. (KAIT) - Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson announced coaching changes on the defensive side of the ball. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. LeBlanc, a native of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, was a four-year football letterman at Northwestern State University (1992-96). I wish Dave and Ed both the best as they move forward as well.". LeBlanc’s line also added 37 tackles for loss with Taylor Jr. and Josh Paschal each totaling 9.5 – second-most on the team. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Matt Daniel : Head Coach mattdaniel@astate.edu (870) 972-3720 (870) 972-3720: Destinee Rogers: Associate Head Coach … Ball State Cardinals Athletics ... Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. Arkansas basketball team’s game scheduled for Tuesday night at Tulsa has been canceled because the Golden Hurricane are unable to have enough … There he assisted then-defensive line coach Pete Jenkins in coaching the defensive line, as well as assisting the strength and conditioning staff. Before his eight-year stint at Auburn, Fountain also included coaching stops at Middle Tennessee State (2004-05), Georgia Southern (2006) and Iowa State (2007-08). Mulerider Athletics. Smith was a part of Georgia State’s historic upset at Tennessee when the Panthers outrushed the Volunteers 213-93 to win 38-30 on opening weekend in the Panthers’ first-ever win over a Power 5 program. He followed Gene Chizik to Auburn after spending two seasons (2007-08) on Chizik’s staff at Iowa State as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. He spent 2019 & 2020 at Mississippi State … I also want to add that I would not have made it through last year – the toughest personal time in my life without David Duggan. Dan Harralson at USA Today reports that Jon Shalala will join the A-State staff. Jason Grunkemeyer. Want the Full Article? Cooper will coach tight ends for the Razorbacks after serving in the same capacity at Central Florida for the last two years. In his six seasons at the helm of the football program, he led the Saints to a 67-14-1 record. Full Bio. Need to update your contact info? Defensive coordinator David Duggan and defensive pass game coordinator Ed Pinkham have been relieved of their coaching duties. Head Coach. Cleveland State University head men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates announced his coaching staff this afternoon with the additions of Rob Summers, Dru Joyce III and Ryan Sharbaugh as assistant coaches, Chase Goldstein as the director of operations, Dickey Nutt as the special assistant to the head coach for student-athlete development and Sean Sims as the video coordinator. Senior Calvin Taylor Jr. paced the Cats with 8.5 to finish second in the league. All camps are open to any/all entrants, limited only by number, age, grade level, and/or gender. He spent two seasons with the Sooners while the program went 19-7, including a 45-31 victory over Alabama in the 2014 Sugar Bowl. The Mississippi native played in the Ivy League in 2016, 2018, & 2019. Contact HR at (870) 972-3454. College Basketball Coach Info and News News; Hot Seat Report; Coaching Carousel 2021; Basketball Programs; Awards & Champions; Advertise With Us; Arkansas Razorbacks basketball Arkansas Razorbacks basketball history. At Kentucky over the last three seasons, he helped build the Wildcats into a solid program going to three straight bowl games, including a win over Penn State in the 2019 VRBO Citrus Bowl to cap a 10-win campaign. The pair helped CAU win the 2017 SIAC basketball tournament. Head Coach Mercedes Corona has announced the addition of Haven Cooper from Arkadelphia, Arkansas, for the 2020-21 season. Anderson said the following in a statement: “These kind of decisions are never easy when there are relationships, lives and families impacted. The Knights’ total offense set a school record and marked the second straight year under head coach Josh Heupel the UCF offense gained more than 500 yards per game. HC: David Patrick (2020-) Asst: … The Panthers featured one of the best running attacks in the Sun Belt led by first-team All-Sun Belt running back Tra Barnett, who led the league and ranked 11th nationally with 111.8 yards per game. Football Hull Building 1306 N. El Paso Ave. Russellville, AR 72801 Phone: (479) 968-0245 Fax: (479) 968-0647 All Other Staff Tucker Coliseum 1604 Coliseum Dr. Balado comes to A-State after most recently spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Louisville. Welcome Coach Balado. (KAIT) - Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson announced coaching changes on the defensive side of the ball. The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the . Defensive coordinator David Duggan and … From 2015-18, Smith led Cedar Grove to two Class AAA state championships in 2016 and 2018 – the first two state titles in school history – as well as berths in the state final four in 2015 and 2017, all while winning 51 games. Replacement: Charlie Partridge, Wisconsin (Defensive Line Coach… Butch Jones begins to assemble Arkansas State coaching staff. Full Bio. Assistant Coach . JONESBORO, Ark. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Adam Collins: Head Women's Basketball Coach AdamCollins@saumag.edu: 870-235-4197 870-235-4197: Alexus Stirgus: Assistant Women's Basketball Coach LaurenStirgus@saumag.edu: 870-235-4134 870-235-4134 Fountain comes to Arkansas as the special teams coach after spending 2019 at Georgia in the same role. He came to St. John's after previously serving as head coach at UAB, Missouri and Arkansas. Jimmy Smith is now the running backs coach at Arkansas, unofficially official. Lady Greyhounds Sign Three for 2020-21 April 23, 2020 Twitter Facebook Director of Basketball Operations. Chris Hudgison returned to the Natural State in July 2018 as KAIT's Sports Director. October 16, 2020 at 5:41 PM CDT - Updated October 16 at 5:41 PM, Blake Anderson introduced as Utah State head football coach. From 2014-16, Fountain coached kicker Daniel Carlson, a three-time Lou Groza Award finalist. The official 2020-2021 Season Men's Basketball Roster for the Albany State University Golden Rams Tuesday, Apr. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone Email Address; Mike Balado : Head Coach mensbball@astate.edu (870) 972-2077 (870) 972-2077 mensbball@astate.edu: Rick Cabrera: Assistant Coach … Coach Mike Anderson, who will make $2.2 million annually, announced his staff last week. Smith will coach the Hogs’ running backs after spending last season as the running backs coach at Georgia State. Arkansas State ... 2020-21 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. powered by Microsoft News. Kentucky went 25-14 overall in his three seasons in the Bluegrass State. He also served as an assistant/associate head coach under Nolan Richardson at Arkansas for 17 years. LeBlanc (pronounced “luh-blon” the “c” is silent) brings SEC experience from LSU and Kentucky and ties to the state of Arkansas having coached at Henderson State (2001-04) and Arkansas Tech (2005). “Destinee was the first player that I … Jones will serve as Arkansas State’s 31st head coach in program history after working in an off-field capacity at Alabama since 2018. Full Bio. Arkansas State women’s basketball adds 3 new assistant coaches for 2020-21. msn back to msn home sports. 2020-21 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. The Razorbacks are a top twenty-five program all-time by winning percentage … Jordan played for CAU from 2006 through 2009 before joining the coaching staff. University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR) Bud Walton Arena Southeastern Conference (SEC) Current head coach: Eric Musselman (2019-) Assoc. He rushed for a total of 1,471 yards and 16 touchdowns. Blankenship was also a weapon on kickoffs allowing just 14 returns all season. The official 2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster for the Chicago State University Cougars He becomes the 16th head coach in program history. He will coach the defensive line unit at Arkansas. Faculty / Staff Directory. The official 2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster for the Ball State University Cardinals Skip To Main Content. Barnett and the Panthers ranked 13th nationally with 241.6 yards per game on the ground as a team. Michael Andre Anderson (born December 12, 1959) is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach of the St. John's Red Storm. by Chris Bahn. He began his coaching career in high school, making four stops in Alabama, including Flomaton HS (1988) and W.S. Arkansas State Women's Basketball camps are led by the Arkansas State University Women's Basketball coaching staff. David Duggan is a close friend of mine, and I have a lot of respect for Ed Pinkham – they are both great coaches, and their backgrounds and histories speak to that. Arkansas State Athletics. Now: Defensive Line Coach, Arkansas State. Fowler Family Baseball & Track Training Center, Jerry & Gene Jones Student-Athlete Success Center. Punter Jake Camarda improved in 2019 as well, upping his average to 46.8 yards per punt to rank sixth nationally. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference.. The Colts face the Saints Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. At Arkansas in 2012: Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Ends Coach. The basketball team plays its home games in Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus. JONESBORO, Ark. Copyright 2020 KAIT. All rights reserved. Arkansas State head women’s basketball coach Matt Daniel has announced the hire of Destinee Rogers as an assistant coach on his staff. Matt Crenshaw. All Rights Reserved. Assistant Coach. – New Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman has completed his on-field coaching staff with the hire of four new assistants – Jon Cooper, Scott Fountain, Derrick LeBlanc and Jimmy Smith. Kickoff is at 12:00pm on AETN. 472 CR 766Jonesboro, AR 72401(870) 931-8888. University of Arkansas 2020. The Bulldogs saw immediate success with Fountain at the controls, led by kicker and Lou Groza Award winner Rodrigo Blankenship. He joined the A-State staff in 2018 as outside linebackers coach. Neal HS (1989), his alma mater. K-State Athletics, Inc. Bramlage Coliseum 1800 College Ave. Manhattan, KS 66502 1-800-221-CATS Smith, a native of Darlington, S.C., and his wife Quanisha have a son, Jermaine II, and a daughter, Joss. He and his wife, Niema, have two sons, Dayton and Derrick, and one daughter, Kennedy. The group also forced eight fumbles. He spent the last 4 years in Jackson, Mississippi as WLBT Sports Director. He graduated from Northwestern State with a degree in business administration and earned a master’s degree in sports administration from LSU. Pittman’s on-field coaching staff is now complete with the four joining defensive coordinator Barry Odom, offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, offensive line coach Brad Davis, wide receivers coach Justin Stepp, linebackers coach Rion Rhoades and cornerbacks coach Sam Carter. I would not be where I am now without him. Arkansas State Athletics. The official staff directory for the Southern Arkansas University Mulerider. This was my decision, and as I discussed with our Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Terry Mohajir, I believe a change is necessary for us to move forward, turn a corner defensively and get the results we want. 12, 2011 5:04 pm 1 min read Salaries have been finalized for Arkansas' basketball staff. Cooper spent four seasons in the NFL, playing 13 games during his first three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and made his first career start against the Dallas Cowboys at center. He earned numerous coaching accolades, including a pair of Georgia Coach of the Year awards in Class AAA (2016 and 2018) as well as multiple region and county Coach of the Year honors. He became a head coach for the first time at Frisco City HS (1990-92) and made his final high school stop at Monroe County (1993). His final two seasons as an assistant were under Walker as the team went 45-18. James Whitford. The first-team All-SEC kicker capped an impressive career at UGA going 27-for-33 (81.8%) on field goals and making all 46 extra points as the Bulldogs won the 2020 Allstate Sugar Bowl. Arkansas men's basketball coach Eric Musselman has not made a decision as far as what his staff will look like with the Razorbacks for the 2019-20 season. 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