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Bakamus, Bacon added to Texas Tech Basketball Staff

Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach Grant McCasland has announced two additions to his coaching staff, hiring Rem Bakamus as assistant coach and Duncan Bacon as Associate Director of Operations. Bakamus arrives in Lubbock after working at Arizona as an assistant coach along with experience as a graduate assistant coach at Baylor and a player for Gonzaga.

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Butler hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at Belmont

Belmont University men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander announced Friday the hire of JJ Butler to the position of assistant coach on the Bruin staff. Butler spent the last two-plus seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Delaware. Delaware won four consecutive games during championship week to reach the 2025 CAA championship game. “JJ Butler is a great

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Clement joins Basketball Staff at Le Moyne

Story Courtesy: Craig Lane, Le Moyne Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Communication Le Moyne College head men’s basketball coach Nate Champion ’14 has added Serge Clement as an assistant coach. Clement joins the staff with more than 15 years of collegiate coaching experience, marked by program-building, defensive excellence, and elite player development at the Division I level.

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Masek promoted to top assistant at Bemidji State

Bemidji State University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Boschee announced Friday that Jake Masek, who spent 2024-25 as the team’s Second Assistant, has been promoted to First Assistant Coach following the departure of Alex Fodness. Jacob Masek was promoted to First Assistant Coach for Bemidji State Men’s Basketball Staff for the 2025-26 season in August. He previously served as the

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Johansson named Director of Scouting and Analytics at Mississippi State

Story Courtesy:  Matt Dunaway, Mississippi State Director/Communications Mississippi State men’s basketball has hired Erik Johansson as director of scouting and analytics announced Thursday by head coach Chris Jans. Johansson will work extensively on scouting, analytics and basketball strategies with members of the coaching staff to assist in the creation of opponent scouting reports and provide video

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Olsen joins Florida Basketball Staff as Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics

Florida men’s basketball has brought Kevin Olsen on staff as director of basketball strategy and analytics. Olsen, UF’s video coordinator in 2022-23, returns to Gainesville after two seasons as assistant coach at his alma mater, University of San Francisco. The position on Florida’s staff opened following the elevation of Jonathan Safir to assistant coach this offseason. From 2023-25 as an

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D3 Valley Forge opens; Boone departs for HS job

The University of Valley Forge Athletics Department has announced that Dominique Boone has accepted the position of Assistant Athletic Director and Head Boys’ Varsity Basketball Coach at Westchester Country Day School in High Point, North Carolina. Coach Boone’s impact on the Patriots program has been nothing short of transformational. Taking over a team that had

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Waldorf Basketball Staff Update

Waldorf University has announced the promotion of Nick Ackerman to Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach and the hiring of Jackson Lee as Head JV Men’s Basketball Coach. Nick Ackerman Coach Ackerman enters his fifth year on the staff. He spent the last season as the Head JV Coach for the program. Before graduating from Waldorf University

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