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ETSU Adds Sexton Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

ETSU men’s basketball head coach Brooks Savage completed his coaching staff as he announced the hiring of Blake Sexton as an assistant coach. Sexton comes to ETSU from the University of Tennessee where he served as a student manager under head coach Rick Barnes from 2021-24. “Blake started his career the same way I did as a student manager

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Saint Anselm adds Witter as Assistant Basketball Coach

New head coach of the Saint Anselm College men’s basketball team, Chris Santo ’15, has hired Trey Witter as an assistant coach on the Hawks’ staff ahead of the upcoming season. Witter has spent the last four years on the sidelines at the NCAA Division III level. For the last three seasons, he served as an assistant men’s basketball

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MacKinnon named Assistant Basketball Coach at Western Connecticut

Western Connecticut State University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Guy Rancourt has announced the hiring of Brendan MacKinnon to the position of assistant coach, replacing Steven Rudd who served in the same position in 2023-24. MacKinnon departs the Dayton University Flyers’ men’s basketball program where he learned under Head Coach Anthony Grant’s tutelage the past four years.  “Brendan MacKinnon is a proven

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Berlekamp promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Thomas More

Thomas More University men’s basketball head coach Justin Ray, announced the promotion of Spencer Berlekamp to the Associate Head Coach with the Saints. Berlekamp is entering his sixth season on the Thomas More staff. He joined the Saints’ staff in June 2019. During Berlekamp’s time on staff he has helped the Saints navigate through two transitions from NCAA Division III to

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Payne joins Cal State East Bay Basketball Staff

Russell Payne joined the Cal State East Bay men’s basketball coaching staff in July 2024. He brings many years of basketball coaching experience, both at the high school and club level.  Before joining East Bay, Payne served as the varsity assistant basketball coach at Harvard-Westlake School and was the founder and president for Los Angeles

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Zach Angelini named Director of Player Development/Assistant Coach at Pacific

The Pacific men’s basketball program announced the hiring of Zach Angelini as Director of Player Development/Assistant Coach. Angelini spent the last two years as Assistant Coach at Carleton University. He worked under Taffe Charles who was Head Coach at Carleton. Angelini was part of Carleton’s national championship winning squad in 2022-2023. “I am extremely excited to get

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