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UMass Basketball Staff Update

Massachusetts basketball head coach Frank Martin announced the hiring of Will Bailey and Brian Steele as assistant coaches on Monday afternoon. Bailey and Steele join Martin in Amherst after spending time on his staff at South Carolina. Bailey spent two seasons working for Martin as an assistant coach at South Carolina following four seasons in the Atlantic 10

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Howard heads from South Alabama to Nebraska

Nebraska men’s basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg announced Monday that Adam Howard will join the Husker coaching staff as an assistant coach. Howard comes to Lincoln after spending the past four seasons as an assistant at South Alabama, where he was promoted to associate head coach for the Jaguars prior to the 2021-22 season. At USA, he coordinated the Jaguars’

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Daily Dirt – 4/4/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick things to kick off the week… No secret here…former Miami (OH) head coach Jack Owens is headed to Ohio State as an assistant. He had been the Redhawks head coach since 2017, and was a long-time assistant in the Big Ten at Purdue before that. The search at

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DeMeo returns to Northwest Florida

Steve DeMeo has been named the new men’s head basketball coach at Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC). NWFSC President Dr. Devin Stephenson and Athletic Director Ramsey Ross announced this morning that DeMeo will be returning to the College to coach the Raiders after serving as the assistant head basketball coach for East Carolina and St.

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Thad Matta named Head Coach at Butler

Thad Matta has returned to his alma mater to lead the Butler men’s basketball program as head coach for a second time. Butler Vice President/Director of Athletics Barry Collier made the announcement Sunday, April 3. **Matta will be re-introduced to the Butler community Wednesday, April 6 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Specific details on the event and

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Albany’s Killings Suspended + Fined

The University at Albany has concluded its investigation into the men’s basketball program. Albany released the following brief synopsis of the resolution: On Feb. 27, 2022, the University received a complaint against head men’s basketball coach Dwayne Killings. The University immediately began an investigation and took timely and appropriate action at each stage as new information

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Cornell Mann named Head Basketball Coach at D2 GVSU

Grand Valley State Director of Athletics Keri Becker has named Cornell Mann as the school’s sixth men’s basketball head coach.  “I want to thank Drew Turner and Jenna McLaughlin from Collegiate Sports Associates for their work during this search,” said Becker. “Through their national connections, thorough research, and smooth communications they helped pull in a pool from

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