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HoopDirt.com 2021-22 NCAA D2 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions

For Immediate ReleaseApril 14, 2022 By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Nova Southeastern head men’s basketball coach Jim Crutchfield has been named as the HoopDirt.com NCAA D2 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2021-22 college basketball season. Crutchfield qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the

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Slay added to Marshall Men’s Basketball Staff

Marshall men’s basketball head coach Dan D’Antoni announced the addition of Tamar Slay to the staff as an assistant coach. “I am pleased to add a respected name in Tamar to the staff,” D’Antoni said. “The way he played, he was respected the way he carried himself off the floor. He’s going to add a ton of basketball knowledge and

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Daily Dirt – 4/13/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Early in the search at Wagner, but two names making the rounds are current Wagner assistant Winston Smith, and Seton Hall assistant Donald Copeland. Smith has been at Wagner for the past four seasons, and has also been an assistant at St. Francis (PA), Drexel, Youngstown St., FDU, and Hofstra. Copeland

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OFFICIAL: Schunk announces retirement at D2 D’Youville

Following up on something that HoopDirt.com published earlier this week. Here’s the official statement from D’Youville on the departure of head men’s basketball coach Earl Schunk: Earl Schunk, head coach of the D’Youville men’s basketball program will retire on May 27, he announced Tuesday. His decision will leave the men’s basketball team with their first

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HoopDirt.com 2021-22 NCAA D3 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions

For Immediate ReleaseApril 13, 2022 By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer UMass Dartmouth head men’s basketball coach Brian Baptiste has been named as the HoopDirt.com NCAA D3 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2021-22 college basketball season. Baptiste qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the

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Felder named Head Coach at Toccoa Falls

According to a TWEET by Toccoa Falls Men’s Basketball, Dwayne Felder III has been named as the Screaming Eagles new head coach. Felder has most recently been on the staff at UPike, and served as an assistant at Bryn Athyn before that. Felder will replace Leonard Epps, who became the head coach at NAIA Brewton-Parker

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SMU Basketball Staff Update

Rob Lanier’s new staff at SMU is now complete. In addition to assistant coach Chris Kreider and DBO Kyle Condon (previously announced HERE), Lanier has added the following staff members: Cliff Warren – Assistant Coach Josten Crow – Assistant Coach Andre Owens – Director of Recruiting Jordan Glover – Director of Player Personnel Isaiah Campbell

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Jones inks contract extension at Texas Southern

Texas Southern head men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones has agreed to a contract extension, Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Kevin Granger announced Tuesday. The extension, which is pending the approval of the Texas Southern University Board of Regents, will keep Jones as head coach of the Tigers through the 2026 season. Jones ushered the Tigers into

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