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National champion youth wheelchair basketball team show JU players their skills
Read full article: National champion youth wheelchair basketball team show JU players their skillsLocal national champion youth wheelchair basketball players gave Jacksonville University men’s basketball players a little lesson on Monday.
Plenty of new faces, but optimism running high for JU men’s, women’s hoops teams
Read full article: Plenty of new faces, but optimism running high for JU men’s, women’s hoops teamsThe Jacksonville University men’s and women’s basketball teams are a week from tipoff. There may be a few nerves, but there are lot more new faces than anything.
Returning to JU is ‘full-circle’ for former hoops star Dee Brown
Read full article: Returning to JU is ‘full-circle’ for former hoops star Dee BrownDee Brown, the former Bolles and JU basketball star turned NBA Slam Dunk champion and former pro coach, was hired this week to help the program across a number of different categories.
Jordan Mincy the ‘right person’ to help rebuild JU basketball brand
Read full article: Jordan Mincy the ‘right person’ to help rebuild JU basketball brandJordan Mincy was introduced as the new men's basketball coach at JU on Friday. Mincy vowed to JU players on Friday that they would win and be a part of a program that they’re proud to call their own. And he wants former JU players to be a part of the new era coming in. Gilmore led JU to the 1970 national championship game and later became an NBA hall of famer. And there’s a lot of good coaches, but it’s about finding the right person for your place, and Jordan’s that.”
JU fills basketball vacancy with Gators assistant Jordan Mincy
Read full article: JU fills basketball vacancy with Gators assistant Jordan MincyJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville University is filling its basketball vacancy with a coach from just down the road in Gainesville. Jordan Mincy, an assistant at the University of Florida, is the Dolphins new head basketball coach, the school announced on Thursday. Mincy, 34, spent the past six seasons as an assistant on Mike White’s coaching staff at Florida. “I can’t wait to get to work as we start writing the next chapter in Jacksonville basketball history,” Mincy said in a release. Jasick was hired in 2014 to replace Cliff Warren, the most successful coach in JU history.