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D3 DIRT: Anderson U (IN) set to open

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Anderson University (IN) head coach Owen Handy will resign, and will be replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Carter Collins. It sounds like Handy will be stepping away from basketball to enter the corporate world. Handy had been at Anderson for the past ten seasons,

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Mississippi State Basketball Staff Update

The Mississippi State’s men’s basketball program announced the hiring of three new staff members: Jovan Austin (Director of Basketball Operations), Dillon Elder (Director of Scouting and Analytics), and Joe Rogers (Coordinator of Basketball Operations). Jovan Austin Austin has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Texas A&M-Commerce in 2019-20, Panola College in 2020-21 and Texas-Rio

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Youngstown State extends Calhoun through 2026-27

After leading the Youngstown State men’s basketball program to three straight winning campaigns for the first time in nearly 40 years and reaching the postseason for the second time in three seasons, Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun has received a contract extension, YSU Executive Director of Athletics Ron Strollo announced. The new agreement is a five-year deal that extends Calhoun

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D2 DIRT: Coaching change made at Clark Atlanta

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Bo Bivens is no longer the head coach at D2 Clark Atlanta University, and he will be replaced by Morehouse College associate head coach Alfred Jordan. Bivens replaced George Lynch, who was dismissed during the height of the COVID pandemic in April 2020. CAU

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OFFICIAL: Dooley returns to Kansas

Former Kansas assistant coach Joe Dooley has returned to the KU men’s basketball program as director of student-athlete development, Jayhawks head coach Bill Self announced Thursday. “Joe was here for 10 seasons and then went to Florida Gulf Coast and East Carolina. When he became available for employment, I thought it was a no-brainer to

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Southeastern University Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Heading into his first season as the head coach of the Southeastern University men’s basketball team, Randy Lee has announced new additions to the coaching staff in Edwin Pellot-Rosa, John Shoffner, and Jordan Gorman. Pellot-Rosa will be joining the Fire as the assistant coach after spending a year as the assistant coach at Tennessee Temple University where he also

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OFFICIAL: Hemenway resigns at D3 Berea

Following-up on something that I first mentioned yesterday (D3 DIRT). The resignation of John Hemenway at D3 Berea College (KY) has now been made official. Here’s the release from the college: John Hemenway has resigned as head coach of the Berea College men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Ryan Hess announced. “I am extremely grateful to Coach Hemenway

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Cal State Fullerton’s Taylor receives 3-yr extension

Cal State Fullerton Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dedrique Taylor has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season, Athletics Director Jim Donovan announced Wednesday. “I’d like to thank Senior Associate AD Greg Paules for negotiating this extension with Coach Taylor’s agent,” Donovan said. “Our goal for all of our sports at Titan Athletics is

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D3 DIRT: Berea (KY) opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I mentioned in today’s DAILY DIRT… I can confirm that D3 Berea College (KY) has opened as head coach John Hemenway has stepped down. Hemenway had been at Berea for the past 12 seasons where he posted a 145-164 (.469) record. His best season came in 2014-15,

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Carter promoted to Associate Head Coach at Lander

Head men’s basketball coach Omar Wattad and the Lander men’s basketball team are pleased to announce that assistant coach Darius Carter will be named the Associate Head Coach. “This promotion is one I would do a million times over. As a coach, there’s not much that Darius can’t do, and everything he takes on he handles excellently,” said coach Wattad.

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