MBB: NESCAC

[Patrick Coleman]

Bit of NESCAC-adjacent coaching news while still waiting for the Colby process to shake out - Amherst alum Kevin Hopkins is no longer the Muhlenberg head coach ...

He did make a public statement on Facebook today but that's been on our Coaching Carousel for more than a month.

[CWM_42]

https://colbyathletics.com/news/2026/4/30/mens-basketball-mclaughlin-to-lead-colby-mens-basketball-program.aspx

[Maine Hoops]

Anyone know if Coach Strahorn has landed a coaching job?

[Stickthe3]

He has not, but he'll be running his Pine Tree Camp out of the Hyde School in Bath this year.

[nescac1]

James Lafrance ends up transferring to D2 University of Tampa.  Dylan Watson is still available in the portal, and if Conn College loses him as well, that's a brutal off-season.

Seems like a very strong (and long-expected) hire for Colby.  McLaughlin is certainly a very proven coach and has an elite resume for a D3 hire.  He will be without Civello and top recruit Nolan Ames, but there is still a fair amount of veteran talent returning at Colby and even without Ames, a solid incoming class of recruits that he will inherit. 

[el_jefe_90]

@nescac1 - I heard Watson may have D2 Nova Southeastern on his radar. They have been a D2 power over the last few years. They are in the same conference as U of Tampa. Would be fun to see those two possibly square off against each other.