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Veteran head coach Alexander joins Alcorn State Basketball Staff

Veteran coach Cyrus “Cy” Alexander will be joining the men’s basketball staff at Alcorn State University under the direction of Head Coach Landon Bussie. Alexander becomes the second assistant coach to join Bussie’s staff in the last 10 days, officially completing the staff for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Enjoying summer workouts as the defending 2021-22 Southwestern Athletic

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Branden McDonald added to Bucknell Basketball Staff

Branden McDonald, formerly an assistant coach at Northern Illinois, Towson, Manhattan, and Pittsburgh, is the newest member of the Bucknell men’s basketball coaching staff, head coach Nathan Davis announced. “I am excited to welcome Branden to the program and the Bison basketball family,” said Davis. “Branden brings tremendous experience from quality programs in all aspects of basketball coaching,

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Roscoe takes over at NJCAA Madison College (WI)

The Madison College Athletics Department has announced Jason Roscoe as the next head men’s basketball coach ahead of the WolfPack’s 2022-23 season. Roscoe becomes the 11th head coach in program history. In addition to coaching basketball, he will also serve Madison College as an academic advisor. “We are incredibly excited to welcome Jason Roscoe to the WolfPack family,” commented

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Towson hires Kupa as new Director of Basketball Operations

Caleb Kupa has joined the Towson University men’s basketball team as the director of operations beginning in the 2022-23 season. Kupa comes to Towson after spending the last four years at the Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, being an assistant coach three seasons and the team’s associate head coach during the 2021-22 campaign. “We are excited to

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Nys added as Assistant Basketball Coach at Dodge City CC

Dodge City men’s basketball Head Coach, Brad Witherspoon has made an addition to his coaching staff adding Alec Nys as his second assistant coach.  Nys comes to Dodge City from Laurel, Montana, and enters the college coaching realm after serving as a student manager at Montana State University. While at Montana State, Nys was part of a culture change

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Polisi Added to Miami Basketball Staff

University of Miami head men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga announced Monday the hiring of Jimmy Polisi as an operations specialist. A former Hurricane graduate assistant, Polisi takes on a new position within the Miami basketball program. “I’m pleased to have Jimmy officially join our staff here at The U,” Larrañaga said. “Over the past two

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Seton Hall Basketball Staff Update

Seton Hall head men’s basketball coach Shaheen Holloway formally announced his full coaching staff for the upcoming 2022-23 season on Monday. Rasheen Davis, Ryan Whalen and Corey Lowery will serve as Holloway’s assistant coaches. All three previously served under Holloway over the course of his four-year tenure at Saint Peter’s. Davis and Whalen — the latter of which was on staff

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Indiana University Kokomo names Spivey as new Assistant Basketball Coach

The Indiana University Kokomo men’s basketball team and head coach Eric Echelbarger have announced that former Cougar standout and 2022 IU Kokomo graduate Trequan Spivey will be the program’s next assistant coach. Trequan slides into the role of assistant coach after a successful playing career in which he was a four-year team captain for the Cougars. Coach Spivey is also

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Wheeler joins SEMO Basketball Staff

Southeast Missouri completed its men’s basketball staff with the addition of Assistant Coach Connor Wheeler Monday. A Carbondale, Illinois native, Wheeler joins the Redhawks after spending the last three years at Southern Illinois. He initially joined the SIU staff as the program’s director of player development and was promoted to director of operations. Prior to SIU, Wheeler

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