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Daily Dirt – 6/8/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some mid-week dirt… I have heard that James Madison will hire Clemson DBO Matt Bucklin as an assistant coach. Bucklin has been at Clemson for the past four seasons, and served as the operations coordinator at Georgia before that. An official announcement is expected shortly. Word on the street is that

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UAB Basketball Staff Update

UAB men’s basketball head coach Andy Kennedy announced the promotions of Noah Dartmann and Josh Lane for the 2022-23 men’s basketball coaching staff. Dartmann, who enters his third year with the program in 2022-23 after spending the first two seasons as a graduate assistant and then video coordinator, will now serve as UAB’s director of basketball administration. Lane, a two-time UAB graduate who

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Sacramento State Hall-of-Famer Leath named Assistant Coach at his Alma Mater

Loren Leath, a member of the Sacramento State Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame, is returning to campus to serve as assistant men’s basketball coach, it was announced today by first-year head coach David Patrick. Leath becomes the third assistant hired by Patrick, as he joins associate head coach Michael Czepil and assistant Hays Myers on Sacramento State’s staff. No stranger to

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Claunch agrees to contract extension at Nicholls State

Nicholls State University men’s basketball head coach Austin Claunch has agreed to a contract extension, Athletics Director Jonathan Terrell announced. Pending approval of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, the extension will add two years to Claunch’s current contract, securing the Houston native through the 2025-26 season.  As the second-youngest head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball, Claunch

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Daily Dirt – 6/7/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things that I’ve heard… According to multiple reports, including one from All Sooners, Oklahoma will add former Marist and James Madison head coach Matt Brady to their staff as an assistant coach. Brady had been on the staff at Maryland since 2017. He has also been an assistant

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Scheyer adds Baker as Duke Men’s Basketball General Manager

Duke men’s basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has announced the addition of Rachel Baker to the program as general manager. In this exclusive position, Baker will specialize in helping players enhance their personal and professional skill sets, capitalize on strategic partnerships, including NIL opportunities, and work to support players in navigating the opportunities and challenges that come with being

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