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Kirby named Assistant Basketball Coach at Ole Miss

Ole Miss men’s basketball has added the experienced and highly-regarded assistant coach Robert Kirby to its staff for the 2022-23 season, head coach Kermit Davis announced Monday. One of the most well-respected assistant coaches in the nation, Kirby comes to Oxford with 37 years of Division I coaching experience, with his most recent stop being a five-year

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JUCO Madison College (WI) opens

Madison College recently announced that Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Academic Advisor Jamal Palmer is leaving his coaching and advising position to become the Athletic Department’s first Student-Athlete Development, Success, and Equity Coordinator. Palmer took over the WolfPack men’s basketball program before the 2018-19 season after working as an assistant coach within the program for three previous

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MTSU Basketball Staff Update

Middle Tennessee men’s basketball head coach Nick McDevitt on Friday announced the promotion of Logan Johnson to assistant coach and the hirings of Rashaad Richardson as Director of Operations and Brandon Buskey as strength and conditioning coach. Johnson moves into the assistant coach role after three seasons as the Blue Raiders’ director of operations. His previous experience includes a

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Chattanooga Basketball Staff Update

While it might not be a secret following a heavy recruiting presence over the past few weeks, Chattanooga men’s basketball head coach Dan Earl and the program have formally finalized and announced the coaching staff ahead of the upcoming 2022-23 season. Some familiar faces for Earl will be alongside the first-year UTC head coach this season, in

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Point University Basketball Staff Update

NAIA Point University (GA) has hired Sae’Quahn Rogers as an assistant coach and Brent Gaither as a graduate assistant. Sae’Quahn Rogers Rogers is a native of Burlington, North Carolina, and graduated from The Burlington School in 2015. He was a two-year letterman and team captain during his junior and senior campaigns for the Spartans basketball team. Rogers

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Fennell named Assistant Basketball Coach at BYU

BYU men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope has announced the hiring of Kahil Fennell as the program’s new assistant coach. “With our last year in the WCC and our subsequent move into the Big 12, it’s an incredible time for BYU basketball,” Pope said. “We have had a historic three-year run and we are determined

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Missouri Southern Basketball Staff Update

Missouri Southern head basketball coach Sam McMahon has announced his coaching staff with the addition of a familiar face to the bench to the Green and Gold. Joining McMahon on the sidelines this year will be his brother and former assistant coach for the Lions, Paul McMahon, as well as long-time assistant coach Jason Owens. “We are very fortunate

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Smith named Assistant Basketball Coach at Miami (OH)

Miami University head men’s basketball coach, Travis Steele, has announced the addition of assistant coach Khristian Smith to his staff.  Smith comes to Miami after spending one season at Ball State as an assistant coach. With the Cardinals, Smith assisted with the recruiting efforts and oversaw student-athlete academic progress towards graduation. On the court, Smith is credited with developing

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