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University of Nevada men’s basketball assistant coach Ronald Dupree has accepted a position in the National Basketball Association. The team Dupree will be working for and his position within that organization will be announced at a later date. After an outstanding career at LSU, Dupree played six seasons in the NBA for Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota,
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Bryen Spriggs has been named as the new head basketball coach at Community College of Beaver County (PA). Spriggs was most recently an assistant coach at Mineral Area CC (MO), and has also worked at Lincoln Trail CC (IL), Marshalltown CC (IA), and Slippery Rock University (PA). The Philadelphia native, who
Drew Schauss has been selected as the next assistant men’s basketball coach at John Brown University, head coach Jason Beschta announced Tuesday (July 25) morning. “We are fortunate to have brought in a coach of Drew’s caliber,” noted Beschta. “As both a player and a coach, he has been a part of some great programs
After a feverish search, the College of Staten Island has announced the hire of T.J. Tibbs as its new Head Men’s Basketball Coach in an interim capacity. Tibbs takes over for long-tenured coach Tony Petosa, who stepped away from the program earlier this month after a 27-year head coaching career. A former student-athlete and graduate from
Lamar Thornton has joined the Stony Brook men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, announced by head coach Jeff Boals Thursday afternoon. Thornton previously served as the graduate assistant and video coordinator at Toledo during the 2016-17 season. “We are very excited to add Lamar to our Stony Brook basketball family,” said Boals. “He will bring great energy and passion
Christopher Newport University Director of Athletics Kyle McMullin and Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Krikorian today announced the hiring of DOMINIC PARKER as assistant coach. “We’re thrilled to have someone of Dom’s caliber joining our staff,” Krikorian said. “His character, experience, and recruiting acumen will make him a great addition to our program.” Parker comes
Dr. Dish Basketball was thrilled to have professional player Yanhao Zhao fly in from China to get some skills training in at the Dish Lab! Yanhao has been touted as one of the best young and upcoming talents from China. His countrymen have tagged him as the “Steph Curry” of China because of his exciting
Will Vergollo, who served as an assistant coach under LaVall Jordan last season at Milwaukee, has joined Jordan’s coaching staff at Butler in the position of Basketball Analyst. In this role for Butler, Vergollo will oversee video operations and analytics, while assisting with preparation of scouting reports. Jordan announced Vergollo’s hiring on Wednesday, July 26.
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The Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball has announced the addition of Jason Mays to the coaching staff as the Associate Head Coach. “I am tremendously excited to have Jason join our staff. Working with him in the past, I know that no one will work harder,” commented Head Coach Happy Osborne. “The job that he
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SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Jon Harris announced the addition of Casey Wyllie to his staff as the director of basketball operations. A native of Dwight, Illinois, Wyllie joins the SIUE staff after serving as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech. “We are thrilled to have Casey join our staff,” said Harris. “He has been
Southern Miss men’s basketball head coach Doc Sadler has announced the addition of Steve Shields to his staff as an assistant coach. Shields will replace Dr. Chris Croft who will become an assistant Professor in Sport Management in the College of Business on campus. “We’re excited to add someone with the experience that Steve has,”
University of Central Arkansas Head Coach Russ Pennell, announced that Tyler Miller has been promoted to assistant coach after spending previous two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations and spent the 2014-15 season as a graduate assistant. “Tyler has done a phenomenal job in his time here at Central Arkansas and has earned this opportunity,”
