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Coaching Icon George Raveling passes away

College basketball coaching icon George Raveling passed away today. The announcement was made by his family on social media: Raveling, who was a standout player at Villanova, dedicated over three decades to college basketball coaching. His impressive career spanned 22 years as head coach at Washington State (1972–1983), Iowa (1983–1986), and USC (1986–1994). Raveling amassed 336 career victories, earned three

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Illinois State Basketball Staff Update

Story Courtesy Bill Salyer, Illinois State Athletics The Illinois State men’s basketball program has announced the promotion of a staff member and the hiring of another. Previous Director of Basketball Operations Jack Betz has been promoted to Chief of Staff, while former Purdue and Colorado State standout Ethan Morton has been added to the staff in the

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Northern Michigan Basketball Staff Update

Matt Majkrzak and the Northern Michigan men’s basketball team have announced the hiring of Luke Taylor as an Assistant Coach. In addition, John-Michael Hughes, now going into his second season, has been promoted to lead Assistant Coach on the staff. “We are extremely fortunate to, yet again, have a great coaching staff for the 2025-26 season,” Majkrzak commented. “A

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Frost named Assistant Basketball Coach at Lehigh; Kennedy promoted to Associate Coach

Murray H. Goodman ’48 head men’s basketball coach Brett Reed has announced a promotion and addition to his coaching staff. Brian Kennedy has been elevated to associate coach and Patrick Frost has been hired as an assistant coach. Frost brings more than a decade of collegiate coaching experience across Division I, II, and III. Most recently, he was an assistant at

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