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Dunleavy named General Manager of Basketball at Villanova

Villanova Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Jackson announced today the creation of a new position, General Manager of Basketball, and named former Wildcats’ Associate Head Coach Baker Dunleavy to fill that role effective immediately. The General Manager will support William B. Finneran Endowed Men’s Head Coach Kyle Neptune and Women’s Head Coach Denise

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Bradley named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Hillsdale

The Hillsdale College athletic department is pleased to announce the appointment of Keven Bradley as the head coach of the Chargers men’s basketball program, effective immediately. Bradley is the 28th head coach in Hillsdale’s lengthy and storied 120-plus year history, and he steps into the position after helping lead the Chargers to one of its best

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D3 Search Update: Lake Forest College

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Odd situation at D3 Lake Forest College… Earlier today, I reported that Ryan Davis was no longer the head coach at D3 Lake Forest College. I reached out to LFC, and was told that the “position is open” before rolling with the article. Well, seems like there are a few things

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D3 DIRT: Lake Forest College set to open

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one a bit earlier on Twitter – now hearing that it’s a done deal… I have heard that Ryan Davis is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Lake Forest College (IL). Davis, who took over for his father Ken back in 2021, put together a

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OFFICIAL: Dunleavy resigns at Quinnipiac; Pecora named Head Basketball Coach

Following up on today’s earlier report, Baker Dunleavy has officially resigned as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Quinnipiac. Additionally, QU announced that assistant coach Tom Pecora has been elevated to head coach. Here’s the official statement from Quinnipiac: Quinnipiac University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Baker Dunleavy announced that he is stepping down from the coaching position. 

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REPORT: Quinnipiac’s Dunleavy set to resign

According to an early morning tweet from Adam Zagoria, Quinnipiac head coach Baker Dunleavy is set to resign in order to accept a fundraising position at Villanova. Dunleavy signed a 5-year contract extension back in 2018 that was set to expire this spring. Dunleavy had spent the past six seasons at QU, where he has

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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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