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Elon Basketball Staff Update

Elon University Athletics and Men’s Basketball Head Coach Billy Taylor announced the additions of Ryan Saunders, Josh Gross, Matt Brady, and Luke Boythe to the program’s staff. HoopDirt.com first mentioned the additions of Saunders and Gross back in last April (ELON DIRT). Here’s the official release from Elon: RYAN SAUNDERSRyan Saunders was announced as a men’s basketball assistant

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OFFICIAL: Klatsky named Head Coach at NYU

Following up on something that I first mentioned back on 5/12 (D3 DIRT). Colgate assistant Dave Klatsky as officially been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D3 NYU. Here’s the official release from the school: New York University Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Athletics Stuart Robinson has named Dave Klatsky as

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Reese named Assistant Basketball Coach at Monmouth

Monmouth University Men’s Basketball and Head Coach King Rice have announced the hiring of Brian Reese as an assistant coach. A University of North Carolina standout and national champion, Reese spent four seasons previously at MU from 2011-2015, and most recently spent time on staff at Illinois State. “I’m so grateful to be back at Monmouth and to have

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Daily Dirt – 5/17/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things that I’ve heard… UConn Director of Player Development Taliek Brown has joined Rick Pitino’s staff at Iona as an assistant. Brown, a member of UConn’s 2004 National Championship team, has been on the Huskies staff for the past three seasons. The NY native is UConn’s all-time assist leader.

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Szramowski rejoins Saint Vincent College men’s basketball staff

Saint Vincent College head men’s basketball coach and senior associate athletic director D.P. Harris has announced that longtime assistant coach Dan Szramowski will return to the Bearcat men’s coaching staff. Szramowski returns to Saint Vincent after previously serving as the men’s basketball graduate assistant coach from 2006-08, assistant coach from 2012-14 and associate head coach from 2014-18. He most

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Bergstraser elevated to Head Basketball Coach at Minnesota State Moorhead

Minnesota State University Moorhead athletic director Chad Markuson has announced that Tim Bergstraser has been named the Dragon head men’s basketball coach. Bergstraser had served as the program’s top assistant coach since 2018. “Having the opportunity to be the head coach at a place that has done so much for me in my coaching journey is something special,” Bergstraser

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Weber State’s Rahe retires; Duft named as new Head Coach

After 16 seasons at the helm of Weber State men’s basketball, head coach Randy Rahe has announced his retirement.  Rahe leaves WSU as the school’s and the Big Sky Conference’s all-time leader in coaching wins with 316 career victories.   Effective immediately, longtime Wildcat assistant coach Eric Duft will assume all head coaching responsibilities.  Rahe assumed the reins of the

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