Saddler spent the last two seasons as the director of operations at Nicholls under head coach Austin Claunch and had a hand in helping the Colonels win the Southland Conference championship this past season. He has a lot of ‘juice’ and will enhance our program in many ways.” “He adds a recruiting base in Atlanta for us and is an extremely versatile young coach that I am excited to bring into the program. “Mike Moynihan comes to us from Mississippi State where he has been the director of basketball operations and a part of a very successful SEC program, working for a Hall of Fame level coach in Ben Howland,” said Aiken. He quickly established himself as was recently named one of the Top 25 people to the Top Staffers list in Division I college basketball by. Moynihan spent the last two seasons at Mississippi State and was part of the Bulldogs’ program that finished as the runner-up in this year’s NIT. I’m excited to have him on staff and excited to continue building this program with him by my side.” His is valuable in many roles, is a high-level recruiter, great skill developer, phenomenal game planner, and a huge asset to our program and campus. “We are fortunate to have him here at McNeese. “Jalen is one of the best young coaches in the country,” said Aiken. “I’m excited to get to lead this program and look forward to working alongside this great group of men.”Ĭourtney wrapped up his third season with the Cowboys, having coached some of the top big men in the Southland Conference during that span. “I wanted to find a group of coaches that I could grow with and that could help the young men in our program grow. “One of the goals I had when I began putting this staff together was to find a group of people that had a hunger, a drive, and an energy to propel this program forward,” said Aiken. New to the staff will be Michael Moynihan, previously of Mississippi State, and Tavon Saddler who spent the last two seasons at Nicholls.Ī Zoom press conference will be held on Thursday to introduce the staff. Jalen Courtney, who has been on the Cowboys’ staff for three seasons, has been promoted as the program’s top assistant while Emmanuel Tommy will enter his second season as the team’s director of operations. LAKE CHARLES – New McNeese men’s basketball head coach John Aiken on Monday announced his coaching staff that includes two new additions and a promotion.
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