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D2 NEWS: Doyle named Assistant Basketball Coach at Post

As the 2023-24 Post University Men’s Basketball season nears its return, Head Coach Marc Kuntz has added Shane Doyle to his staff as a new assistant coach from the program.  Doyle, a seasoned veteran in the world of college basketball, has made stops at all levels of NCAA basketball after his arrival to Waterbury, Connecticut.  The Quinnipiac

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REPORT: David Blatt to join Arizona Basketball Staff

According to a report from Israel’s YNetnews.com, former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt will join Tommy Lloyd’s staff at Arizona in a “professional consultant” role. Blatt has most recently been serving as consultant with the Canadian National Team at the World Cup in the Philippines and has been part of the managing committee of

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D3 NEWS: Ortman named Assistant Basketball Coach at The College of New Jersey

TCNJ men’s basketball coach Matt Goldsmith has announced the hiring of Oliver Ortman to his staff for the 2023-24 campaign.  Ortman spent the prior two seasons on staff at Drew University, including an 18-9 record and a run to the Landmark Conference championship game in 2022. “We are extremely excited to bring Oliver into our men’s basketball program,” Goldsmith

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Jesperson hired as Director of Player Development and Assistant Basketball Coach at Oklahoma

 University of Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Porter Moser announced the addition of Paul Jesperson as director of player development and assistant coach. Jesperson joins the Sooners after three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, serving as player development coach for two seasons from 2021-23 and assistant video coordinator during the 2020-21 campaign. “Paul brings a wealth of

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Longwood Basketball Staff Update

Longwood Men’s Basketball Head Coach Griff Aldrich announced Marty McGillan has been promoted to the role of Associate Head Coach along with the addition of Assistant Coach Taylor Land, Director of Player Development Jaime Smith and Video Coordinator Odri Dedolli to the men’s basketball staff. McGillan enters his sixth year on the Lancer bench, and he has helped guide Lancer basketball to new heights during

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Proctor joins Texas State Basketball Staff

Texas State men’s basketball head coach Terrence Johnson completed his staff with the hiring of Aaron Proctor, who will serve as Director of Basketball Operations/Assistant Coach. “We’re excited to have Coach Proctor. He and I have known each other for a long time. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience,” said Johnson. “I believe his strong relationships

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TCU Basketball Staff Update

TCU head men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon announced promotions to the men’s basketball staff. Michael Rice will be Assistant Coach/Scouting and Analytics and Corey Santee will assume the title of Assistant Coach/Player Development. From Rumson, N.J., Rice is in his fourth season on the men’s basketball staff. He served as a graduate assistant during the 2020-22 seasons and was Coordinator of Video

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