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Hudash promoted to Assistant Coach at Florida Gulf Coast

Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball and head coach Pat Chambers announced the promotion of Kevin Hudash to assistant coach Tuesday. Hudash joined the Eagles as director of operations and name, image and likeness (NIL) in April 2022, following Chambers’ footsteps from Penn State University to the City of Palms. Last season, Hudash was in charge of scouting, analytics and prepared coaching staff

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D3 DIRT: FDU Florham opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) D3 FDU Florham has opened as Jeff Slanovec is no longer the Devils head men’s basketball coach. Slanovec had spent the past five seasons as the head coach at FDU where he went 26-83 (.239). He was named as the 2020 MAC Freedom Coach of the Year, and was an Under

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Harmon named Assistant Basketball Coach at Paris JC

Paris Junior College announces Michael Harmon as the new Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. Harmon spent two years as a graduate assistant with Western Oregon University (WOU) men’s basketball coaching staff. At WOU, he helped the team make the semifinals of the 2021-2022 NCAA Division II Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament. During that time he

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UPDATED REPORT: Huggins resigns at West Virginia

Following-up on a report from earlier tonight, it now appears that Bob Huggins has resigned as the head basketball coach at West Virginia. An earlier report by Jeff Goodman said that Huggins told his team that he would not coach them during the 2023-24 season. The follow-up tweet from Jon Rothstein provides more detail confirming

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Buzz Williams extended through 2028 season at Texas A&M

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved a contract extension for head men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams through the 2028 season. “Buzz Williams is a tremendous leader and role model for our student-athletes, and he’s a great example of Texas A&M’s core values,” Texas A&M Director of Athletics Ross Bjork said. “He’s taken our men’s

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Jones named Assistant Basketball Coach at D2 Washburn

 Washburn men’s basketball coach has announced Nick Jones will join the Ichabod coaching staff for the upcoming season. Jones spent the last four seasons at Wichita State where he was the program’s Director of Player Development and his eighth overall, having previously served as Video Coordinator (2017-19) and Graduate Manager (2015-17). “Coach Jones was highly recommend

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D3 Wittenberg adds Beam as Assistant Basketball Coach

Wittenberg Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Croci ’94, welcomes Adam Beam as the newest assistant coach, heading into the Tiger’s 2023-24 campaign. Beam most recently served as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Alfred University (NY). “I am very grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow under a head coach like Coach Croci,” said Beam. “It is exciting

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