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Ole Miss Basketball Staff Update

Announced as the 23rd head coach of Ole Miss men’s basketball in March, Chris Beard‘s full-time staff was released on Wednesday as the program prepares for the 2023-24 season. Adding eight new coaches and support staff members to seven returning, Beard’s staff brings years of collegiate and professional experience to Oxford, and includes numerous staff members who have

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Halloran named DBO at Elon

The Elon University men’s basketball program and head coach Billy Taylor announced the addition of Sean Halloran to the staff. Halloran will serve as the Phoenix’s Director of Basketball Operations. “Sean exemplifies what this basketball program represents and I am so happy to add him to our staff,” said Taylor. “He knows our program’s mission and core values

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Evansville promotes Jones to Assistant Basketball Coach

Cementing his staff for the 2023-24 season, University of Evansville head men’s basketball coach David Ragland has announced the promotion of Roosevelt Jones to an Assistant Coach for the Purple Aces. A former star at Butler University, Jones spent last season as the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at UE.  Before joining the Aces program,

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Tennessee Martin extends Ridder through 2027-28

University of University of Tennessee at Martin athletic director Kurt McGuffin has announced an extension to keep head men’s basketball coach Ryan Ridder on the Skyhawk sideline for the next five seasons.           Ridder is entering his third year at the helm of the UT Martin men’s basketball program. Last season, the Lexington, Ky. native engineered the second-biggest turnaround

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NJIT Basketball Staff Update

First-year NJIT men’s basketball Head Coach Grant Billmeier filled out his initial coaching staff this week with the promotion of Mike Hamlin to Assistant Coach and hiring of Vincent Tamburro as Director of Basketball Operations.  Hamlin served as the Director of Basketball Operations last season and was retained by Billmeier after he was hired in early April. A Philadelphia native, Hamlin spent

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Illinois Basketball Staff Update

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced Monday the elevation of staff members Zach Hamer and Tyler Underwood to assistant coaches following the NCAA’s coaching limit increase. Passed in January 2023, the Division I Council moved forward to modernize rules for coaching limits across several sports. In men’s and women’s basketball, the Council supported an increase of two coaches, effective July 1.

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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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