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Lloyd extended through 2026-27 at Arizona

The University of Arizona and Tommy Lloyd, head coach for Arizona men’s basketball, have agreed to a contract extension through the 2026-27 academic year and new financial terms, both of which were approved by the Arizona Board of Regents at its meeting on Thursday. The new terms of the five-year contract include $19 million in total

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French named Assistant Basketball Coach at Cal Poly

Bringing more than two decades of experience to Mott Athletics Center from a variety of collegiate divisions, Darren French was recently named Cal Poly men’s basketball assistant coach. French, joining fourth-year head coach John Smith‘s staff alongside second-year assistant Keith Berard, arrives in San Luis Obispo after serving as Texas Tech’s director of operations last season. With French, the

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Former Adrian Head Coach Lindsay joins Trine Basketball Staff

The Trine University men’s basketball team and head coach Brooks Miller have announced the hiring of assistant coach Kyle Lindsay heading into the 2022-23 season. Most recently, Lindsay was the head coach at fellow Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) school, Adrian College. From 2016-2021, he led his alma mater to their first MIAA Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in

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Daily Dirt – 6/9/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard… I have heard that Dartmouth associate head coach Justin Bradley is on the move, and will land on the staff at Seattle. Bradley had been at Dartmouth for the past five seasons, and was on the staff at North Carolina Central before that. He was

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Gatens named Assistant Basketball Coach at Iowa

University of Iowa head basketball coach Fran McCaffery has named former Hawkeye, Matt Gatens, as an assistant coach on his staff, replacing the position previously occupied by Kirk Speraw, who announced his retirement from coaching last month. “We are excited to have Matt Gatens rejoin our program as an assistant coach,” said McCaffery. “Matt was

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Gronewold named Assistant Basketball Coach at Dodge City CC

New Dodge City men’s basketball Head Coach, Brad Witherspoon is bringing a familiar face for him with him to the sidelines for the Conquistador men’s basketball program as he has brought in Brody Gronewold as his assistant coach.  Gronewold follows Witherspoon to Dodge City after working as Brad’s assistant last year at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa where he helped the

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Three added to Kansas City Basketball Staff

Kansas City Men’s Basketball Head Coach Marvin Menzies has officially added three coaches to his staff, bringing on Michael Bowden and Aerick Sanders as assistant coaches and Robert Edwards as the Director of Basketball Operations.  Michael Bowden – Assistant Coach Michael Bowden will join the Roos’ staff as an assistant coach, having most recently worked at the

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Kitchen added to Snow College Basketball Staff

Snow College men’s basketball head coach Andrew May has announced the hiring of assistant coach Brad Kitchen. “Brad’s experience at two excellent D1 programs has prepared him for this opportunity to help develop our players and continue the momentum we have at Snow College,” May said. “Firstly, his love for the game coupled with his

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