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D3 DIRT: Ioane out as Head Basketball Coach at Willamette

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Kip Ioane is out as the Head Men’ Basketball Coach at D3 Willamette University after 14-seasons on the job. Ioane, who played at Willamette (1997-01), wraps up his tenure with an 85-243 (.259). There has been no official statement by the school, but Ioane released the following on Twitter:

Settembre joins New Mexico State Basketball Staff

Although the 2023-24 season is seven months away, newly appointed New Mexico State Head Coach Jason Hooten’s task of developing a roster and staff to help restore the tradition of winning within the Aggie program started the day he was hired. Coach Hooten took a step in that direction by announcing the hiring of Assistant

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DeWeese promoted to Associate Head Coach at Wyoming

University of Wyoming head men’s basketball coach Jeff Linder announced that Ken DeWeese has been promoted and will now serve as associate head coach of the Cowboy basketball program. DeWeese is entering his fourth season with the Cowboys and eighth season on staff with Linder. “Coach DeWeese has played a key role in this program both on and off

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OFFICIAL: Cunningham out at UIW

I teased this one earlier today on Twitter – it’s now official. Carson Cunningham is out as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of the Incarnate Word. UIW released the following statement late this afternoon: Cunningham went 42-105 (.286) in his five seasons at UIW, including a 12-19 (6-12 Southland) mark this past

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Byers joins Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Staff

Virginia Tech men’s basketball head coach Mike Young announced Tuesday the hiring of J.D. Byers as an assistant coach for the Hokies. Byers, who is familiar with the New River Valley from his coaching days at Radford, enters his 18th season as an assistant coach in 2023-24. He comes to Blacksburg after assistant coach stints at Penn State (2023), VCU

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Foster departs Cal State San Marcos; Named Head Coach at Southern Nazarene

Southern Nazarene University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Danny Thomason, announced the hiring of BJ Foster as the eighth head coach in the storied 59-year history of Southern Nazarene University Men’s Basketball.  “We were looking for someone that would point our student-athletes towards SNU’s Mission, continue the tradition of excellence that has become the norm with

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Otzelberger inks 2-yr extension at Iowa State

After guiding the Iowa State men’s basketball team to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season and signing the highest-rated recruiting class in program history, head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension, Cyclone Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced. “In just two years, Coach Otzelberger and his staff have reimagined the Cyclone

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Daily Dirt – 4/11/23

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A beautiful day down here in Charlotte. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while spending time with some great people… Some staff changes at San Jose State. I can confirm that Trent Miyagishina is no longer the Spartans DBO. He started as a manager at the college and eventually

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