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Lawson named Assistant Basketball Coach at Pearl River CC

Pearl River Community College head basketball coach Chris Oney is bringing in Kyle Lawson, a proven recruiter and player developer, as his lead assistant for the 2023-24 season.Lawson joins Oney’s staff after spending 2022-23 as an assistant at State Fair Community College in Missouri. “The tradition that Coach Oney built is pretty impressive,” Lawson said.

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Preston Murphy named Special Assistant at Alabama

Head Coach Nate Oats announced today that veteran coach Preston Murphy is joining The University of Alabama basketball staff as Special Assistant, providing on-court coaching and on-campus recruiting support. “I’m pleased to be completing our basketball staff with the addition of Coach Murphy. He was a highly sought-after candidate, and we were fortunate he was most interested

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Annan named Head Basketball Coach at D3 SUNY Delhi

Jonathan Annan, a SUNY Delhi men’s basketball alumni and current EOP Counselor, has been hired as the head coach of the men’s basketball program, Athletic Director Bob Backus announced Saturday.   Coach Annan brings a strong commitment to the development and success of student-athletes after being a part of the SUNY Delhi family for over a

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Loyola Chicago Basketball Staff Update

Loyola University Chicago head men’s basketball coach Drew Valentine announced the additions of Jarod Crumpley and Chris Huey to the men’s basketball staff. Crumpley will assume the role as director of basketball operations while Huey will serve as the team’s video coordinator. No stranger to the Ramblers, Crumpley served as a four-year student manager at Loyola University

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Cincinnati announces restructured Men’s Basketball Staff

Cincinnati head men’s basketball coach Wes Miller has announced the restructuring of the program’s coaching staff ahead of the 2023-24 season, his third at UC. The NCAA Division I Council, in January, elected to allow five countable on-court assistant coaches each in men’s and women’s basketball, made official on July 1, while maintaining the limit of three

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NAIA DIRT: Midway University opens (again)

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Not quite sure what’s going on at NAIA Midway University, but I can confirm that the men’s basketball job has now opened for the second time this off season. Midway released veteran head coach Joe Krupinski back in March following a 16-12 (11-7 RSC) season. A few months later, they hired

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Texas Tech Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Texas Tech head men’s basketball coach Grant McCasland has officially announced the hiring of Luke Barnwell as Assistant Coach, Clay Wilson (Director of Player Development), Jardon Powell (Director of Administration & Operations), Cooper Anderson (Assistant Coordinator of Operations), Chris Nottingham (Video Coordinator) and Christian Hosley (Assistant Strength & Conditioning). Barnwell will serve as an assistant

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