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OFFICIAL: Young resigns at D2 Montevallo

Following-up from my report over the weekend. The resignation of Danny Young at D2 Montevallo is now official. Here’s the press release:  Montevallo head men’s basketball coach Danny Young has stepped down after 19 seasons at the helm. Young leaves the program as the most decorated head coach in Montevallo men’s basketball history. Under his guidance, the

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Moikobu added to North Texas Basketball staff

The back-to-back-to-back Conference USA champion North Texas men’s basketball team on Tuesday added Achoki Moikobu to its staff as an assistant coach. Moikobu, who is well-known as “AC,” joins the Mean Green from Drake where this past season he helped guide the Bulldogs to a 25-win season and a NCAA national postseason tournament victory in the 2022 College Basketball

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Hughley, Jr named Head Basketball Coach at Alabama A&M

Alabama A&M Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks has announced the hiring of Olympic and former National Basketball Association (NBA) coach Otis Hughley, Jr. as the Bulldogs head men’s basketball coach on Monday, April 18. “First, I would like to thank the search committee for their tireless work in conducting a national search for our next head men’s basketball coach,” said

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Bergersen named Assistant Basketball Coach at Boise State

Former men’s basketball standout Roberto Bergersen, a 2007 inductee into the Boise State Athletic Hall of Fame, has joined the Broncos’ staff as an assistant coach, head coach Leon Rice announced Monday. “I am excited to have the opportunity to bring Roberto back to Boise State,” Rice said. “He is someone that accomplished a lot throughout his

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Daily Dirt – 4/18/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Marathon Monday here in Boston. Here are a few things I’ve heard while I sit on my sofa and watch crazy athletes run 26.2…. UNLV will add John Cooper as an assistant. Cooper had been on former SMU head coach Tim Jankovich since 2000. He has been the head coach at

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DAILY DIRT: South Carolina Edition

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things from the state of South Carolina…. I have heard from multiple sources that Dave Davis is no longer the associate head coach at the College of Charleston. Davis had been with Pat Kelsey at Winthrop, and followed him to C of C last spring. Before being hired

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D3 DIRT: Penn State Abington opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Jon Tanous is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Penn State Abington. Tanous took over at PSU Abington back in 2015, and put together a 63-88 (.417) mark during his tenure. His best season came in 2018-19, when he led his team to a

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Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Spring Virtual Clinic – May 2nd + May 3rd                        

The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association, powered by Championship Productions, will be putting on one the best and easiest ‘get to’ clinics again throughout the nation.  We have gathered some of the very best from across the nation and our state association. The webinar will be Monday May 2nd and Tuesday May 3rd. ‘Jam packed’ live presentations will be starting at

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Butler Basketball Staff Update

Butler coach Thad Matta has finalized his coaching staff for the 2022-23 season with the additions of Mike Pegues and Kevin Kuwik, while retaining David Ragland. All three will serve as assistant coaches. “When I set out to build a staff, I had a lot of boxes that I wanted to check,” said Matta, who returned to Butler as head coach

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D2 DIRT: University of Montevallo set to open

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I TWEETED last night… I can now confirm that Danny Young has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D2 University of Montevallo (AL). Young will depart as the winningest head coach in Montevallo men’s basketball history. During his 19-seasons at the helm, he put together

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