Patrick Grubbs

JOHNSTOWN — The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Athletics Department announced on Friday the hiring of Patrick Grubbs as the 12th head men’s basketball coach in program history.

Grubbs is one of the most decorated players in Mountain Cat history and was also a 12-year assistant under coach Bob Rukavina.

Rukavina, who retired earlier this year, is the program’s all-time winningest coach with 577 victories across 37 seasons.

Grubbs, a graduate of Serra Catholic High School, is one of the most accomplished players in the 79-year history of Mountain Cat basketball. He was a member of the 2008-09 NCAA Tournament team. He remains the program’s all-time leader in rebounds with 996 and ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 1,759 career points.

After graduating from Pitt-Johnstown in 2013 with a Bachelor’s Degree in History, Grubbs spent a year coaching at the IMG Academy in Florida before returning to Johnstown to join Rukavina’s staff full-time in 2014-15. He had previously served as a student-assistant coach during the 2012-13 season.

PSU adds coach

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball program announced the addition of Danielle Edwards to its staff as an assistant coach and director of recruiting on Friday.

Edwards joins head coach Tanisha Wright ahead of the 2026-27 season with seven years of coaching staff experience having coached nine all-conference selections and impacting one Sweet 16 appearance.

The Perry Hall, Md., native comes to Penn State after a most recent year spent at Rutgers as an assistant coach and director of recruiting operations.

Edwards has experience in women’s college basketball, first as a four-year letterwinner at Clemson and then transitioning into a coaching role following her graduation.

She spent the 2025-26 season working on the Rutgers women’s basketball staff, spearheading the recruiting efforts for the Scarlet Knights while assisting with practice planning and scouting reports as an assistant coach.

Pitt promotion

PITTSBURGH — Pitt volleyball head coach Dan Fisher announced a title change for Kellen Petrone, elevating him from associate head coach/recruiting coordinator to associate head coach/team architect on Friday.

Petrone was promoted to his previous role prior to the 2023 campaign after spending nine seasons as an assistant coach and director of operations.