North Carolina assistant OLIVER WEISS is the new men’s head coach at Virginia Tech. Weiss, who came to the United States from Germany as a high school exchange student and starred at Richmond, replaces JERRY CHEYNET, who retired after 28 years (238-213-35 record). The Hokies plan to upgrade their program to compete in the Big East, which they joined in 2001. KALEKENI BANDA resigned after five years at Wisconsin men’s coach. Banda had the tough task of replacing Jim Launder, who was ousted after leading the Badgers to the 1995 NCAA Division I title. Banda, who had a 37-58-4 record, said he made his decision for personal reasons, citing the desire to spend more time with his three children after having been recently divorced. KURT SWANBECK, who coached NAIA men’s power Berry the last nine years (112-69-5 record) is the new men’s head coach at Army, where JOE CHIAVARO retired after 29 seasons — the last 20 as head coach (169-158-29 record). DERRICK LEESON, No. 2 among Campbell men’s coaches in career wins (101-101-9 record) has resigned after 11 years with the Camels. Binghamton, which debuted as a DI program in 2001, is looking for a new men’s coach to replace HRISTOS DIMITROU, whose will not be renewed when it expires in August.