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Reynolds Dean joins Georgia Basketball staff

Atlanta native Antonio Reynolds Dean has been named Associate Head Coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, head coach Mike White announced on Tuesday. From his time as a standout post player at one of Georgia’s premier high school programs to the anchor of the winningest class in his college alma mater’s history to stops throughout his coaching career,

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OFFICIAL: Mason named Head Coach at St. Peter’s

Bashir Mason, one of the most decorated young coaches in the country and a Jersey City native, has been named the 16th head coach of the Saint Peter’s University men’s basketball program, as announced by Director of Athletics Rachelle Paul on Tuesday.  After spending 10 years as head coach at nearby Wagner College, Mason returns home to

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

For Immediate ReleaseApril 12, 2022 By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Loyola University New Orleans head coach Stacy Hollowell has been named as the HoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2021-22 college basketball season. Hollowell qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for

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Louisiana Tech adds Hines as Assistant Basketball Coach

Louisiana Tech Men’s Basketball head coach Talvin Hester announced Tuesday that Winston Hines will be joining the Bulldog coaching staff as an assistant coach. Hines brings 13 years of collegiate coaching experience to Ruston, having recently spent five seasons as an assistant coach at nearby Grambling State. “Winston Hines is unique for this job in that he has been in the state

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OFFICIAL: Wilson named Head Basketball Coach at VMI

VMI Superintendent Maj. General Cedric T. Wins ’85 announced Tuesday the hiring of Andrew Wilson to serve as the Institute’s 29th head basketball coach. Wilson comes to VMI after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach under Mark Byington at James Madison University where he helped coach the Dukes to back-to-back winning seasons for

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Richmond Basketball Staff Update

Richmond men’s basketball head coach Chris Mooney announced Will Gipe as the team’s newest assistant coach and promotions for staff members Mark McGonigal and Darius Stokes Tuesday. McGonigal has added Director of Recruiting to his title and Stokes will be the team’s new Director of Program Development.  Gipe, McGonigal, and Stokes helped lead the Spiders to the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championship, the second

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Jefferson promoted to Assistant Coach at Duke

 Duke men’s basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has announced the promotion of Amile Jefferson to assistant coach. A national champion and three-time team captain for the Blue Devils during his playing career, Jefferson served as director of player development during the 2021-22 season. “Having a front row seat for the evolution of Amile’s career has been special,” said Scheyer.

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Daily Dirt – 4/12/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard that North Dakota will hire Randall Herbst as an assistant coach. Herbst most recently served as an assistant at D2 Minot State, and has been the associate head coach at Wisconsin Green Bay, and an assistant at Nebraska Omaha. The coaching veteran has also spent time as the

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D2 DIRT: D’Youville(NY) set to open

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Back on 3/29, I mentioned that a NY D2 was about to open (DAILY DIRT). It’s now confirmed that Earl Schunk will not be returning after 11-seasons as the head coach at D’Youville. Schunk, who oversaw D’Youville’s transition from D3 to D2, posted the following on Twitter earlier tonight:

Judson named Assistant Coach at Illinois State

 Illinois State men’s basketball head coach Ryan Pedon has finalized his first coaching staff at Illinois State with the addition of former Redbird assistant coach, Northern Illinois head coach, and IBCA Hall of Fame member Rob Judson. “Rob Judson is a home run hire for our basketball program,” said Pedon. “I couldn’t be more excited about adding

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