Sad news from the college basketball world. McDaniel head coach Kevin Curley passed away last night after a courageous battle with cancer. The coaching veteran was the all-time winningest coach in McDaniel history and by all accounts a great person. Thoughts are with his family and team during this unimaginably tough time.
Reports say John Krikorian is taking an assistant coaching job at Elon. A #D3hoops legend who spent the last 15 seasons at Christopher Newport, winning a national title in 2023, four Final Four appearances, and a .772 winning percentage, highest among active DIII coaches.
Hargrave Military Academy is excited to welcome alumnus Austin Burnette as the new Head Post Graduate Basketball Coach. A former National Prep Championship team member and Division I coach.
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Full circle moment.
Grateful to return to a place that shaped me, this time with the opportunity to lead. Honored to take the reins of Hargrave Military Academy Prep Basketball.
The relentless work starts now!
I was lucky enough to play for @JoshSchertzSLU , and what stands out most is how much he trusted us to learn the game—not just run plays. That freedom and teaching shaped how I see basketball to this day.
A slew of Baltimore/DMV portal options. Going to be tweeting my thoughts on a few throughout today.
A big part of my eval process stems with the history of WINNING. Very rarely do good stat guys from losing cultures contribute to a championship level overnight.
Not saying those don’t exist, though.
If Ben McCollum & Curt Cignetti can’t convince AD’s that it’s a smart idea to give super successful D2/D3 coaches a shot idk what ever will.
Real time proof that coaching and culture matters, even in the NIL era. Sure, hire a famous pro to recruit. How’s that worked out?
And it's FINAL! 4⃣
With today's win Coach John Krikorian and @CNUHoops_ advances to their 3rd Final Four in the last 6 tournaments! His 4th Final Four overall!
This team plays with so much heart and grit, it's truly a joy to watch!
On to Saturday boys!
#GoCaptains
Feeling ELITE! 🎱
With tonight's win, @CNUHoops_ and coach John Krikorian advances to their 4th Elite 8 in the last 5 years.
Absolutely unreal effort by the boys tonight! Defense was phenomenal!
See everyone in Fort Wayne! ✈️
#GoCaptains#D3Hoops