Category: college basketball
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Georgia State’s Hunter Named NSSA College Basketball Coach of the Year
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter, who led the Panthers to the third round of the NCAA tournament and second-straight Sun Belt Conference title, has been named the winner of the fifth annual Clarence ‘Big House’ Gaines College Basketball Coach of the Year. The awards are presented annually to the…
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Joni Crenshaw Named Lady Bulldogs’ Head Coach
Release from Georgia Athletics: Joni Crenshaw, a member of the Georgia Basketball Staff for the past four seasons, including the last three as associate head coach, has been named the Lady Bulldogs’ new head coach. Greg McGarity, the UGA Athletic Association’s J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics, announced Crenshaw’s appointment on Sunday. “After a national…
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Georgia State’s R.J. Hunter to Forgo Senior Season, Enter NBA Draft
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State junior R.J. Hunter has announced that he will forgo his senior season of college to enter the NBA Draft and sign with an agent. The two-time Sun Belt Player of the Year has earned nearly every recognition possible during this three seasons with the Panthers. He capped his…
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Georgia State Basketball’s Hunter and Harrow Named to NABC All-District 24 First-Team
Release from Georgia State Athletics: The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced Friday that Georgia State’s R.J. Hunter and Ryan Harrow have once again been selected to the NABC Division I All-District 24 teams for 2014-15, recognizing the nation’s best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes. It marks the second-straight season that the duo has earned first-team honors and third-straight season that Hunter has…
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Georgia State’s R.J. Hunter finalist for national award
Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State junior R.J. Hunter has been named a finalist for the Lou Henson Award as announced by CollegeInsider.com earlier this week. This marks the second year in a row Hunter has been named a finalist. The Lou Henson Award is presented annual to the top mid-major play in Division…
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Kennesaw State announces coaching change in men’s basketball
Release from Kennesaw State Athletics: Kennesaw State Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams announced a change in leadership of the men’s basketball program. “I want to personally thank Jimmy Lallathin for his hard work as head coach,” Williams said. “Jimmy took over the program in mid-season and guided it through a difficult period of transition. Also,…
