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Clark named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Bluffton

Bluffton University has named Seth Clark as its next head men’s basketball coach. He will start his head coaching duties on April 5, 2023.   Clark comes to Bluffton after serving as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Manchester University for the past three years. In his first season with the Spartans, Clark helped coach

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HoopDirt.com 2022-23 NCAA D3 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 29, 2023 Christopher Newport University Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Krikorian has been named as the HoopDirt.com NCAA D3 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2022-23 college basketball season. Krikorian qualified for this award by earning the HoopDirt.com / Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 3 of the season. Krikorian

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OFFICIAL: Paulsen named Head Basketball Coach at Holy Cross

Following up on today’s earlier report. Dave Paulsen has officially been named as the head basketball coach at Holy Cross. Here’s the official release from the school: The College of the Holy Cross has named Dave Paulsen as its new head men’s basketball coach, Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Kit Hughes announced. Paulsen becomes the 19th

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INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Jannsen named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Carroll U

After a national search, Director of Athletics Michael Schulist is announcing that Taylor Jannsen will have the interim tag removed and will become the 27th Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Carroll University. “After a competitive national search, I am thrilled to welcome Coach Jannsen aboard as our next head men’s basketball coach,” says Schulist. “Coach Jannsen impressed everyone during his

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Cortland’s Spanbauer announces retirement

Tom Spanbauer has announced his retirement after 28 years as head coach of the SUNY Cortland men’s basketball program. He will continue to work at Cortland as the women’s tennis head coach – a position he’s held since 2006 – and as a physical education instructor. A national search will be conducted for the position later

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HoopDirt.com 2022-23 NAIA Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 28, 2023 Langston University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Wright has been named as the HoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2022-23 college basketball season. Wright qualified for this award by earning the HoopDirt.com / Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 4 of the season. In just one

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MAAC DIRT: Anderson set to name staff at Iona

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Tobin Anderson’s staff at Iona will include three members of his FDU crew plus one new addition. The newcomer will be Pat Wallace, who has most recently been an assistant coach at Loyola Chicago. Before joining the Ramblers staff in 2019, he served as a graduate assistant

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Daily Dirt – 3/28/23

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) It’s been a crazy few days as we get closer to the Final Four. Here are some things that I’ve heard as guys get ready to head to Houston… Names that I have heard at NJIT are Maryland assistant Grant Billmeier, Merrimack head coach Joe Gallo, Butler assistant Kevin Kuwik, and

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