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OFFICIAL: Markwood named Head Basketball Coach at Maine

Chris Markwood (’05) has been named the 23rd head men’s basketball coach at the University of Maine, Director of Athletics Ken Ralph announced on March 21. “Coach Markwood is everything we could hope for in a men’s basketball coach,” Ralph says. “He is a Maine native, a UMaine alum, a former Black Bear captain, and a long-tenured, successful

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Daily Dirt: Sunday Edition – 3/20/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Sounds like 5 are the mix at Tulsa right now. Names I’ve heard include Stephen F. Austin’s Kyle Keller, Louisiana Tech’s Eric Konkol, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Steve Lutz, St. John’s associate head coach TJ Cleveland, and one more. It sounds like this one could be wrapped up this week. Interesting name

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REPORT: BC’s Markwood headed to Maine

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to a TWEET by Jon Rothstein, Boston College assistant Chris Markwood will become the next head coach at Maine. Markwood is a Maine native who was the 2000 Maine Gatorade Player of the Year at South Portland HS. Last season was his first at BC after stints as an assistant

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BREAKING: Chris Jans named Head Coach at Mississippi State

Chris Jans, one of the nation’s premier bench bosses, has been chosen to lead the Mississippi State men’s basketball program. The announcement came Sunday from MSU Director of Athletics John Cohen. “The Mississippi State Family is thrilled to welcome Chris Jans as our next head coach,” said Cohen. “Throughout our thorough research, what stood out about

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REPORT: Kevin Willard to Maryland

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) No surprise here, as this one has been making the rounds for the better part of a week, but now a little more confirmation, as CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein has reported that Maryland is “expecting to hold a press conference early this week” to introduce Seton Hall’s Kevin Willard as their

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OFFICIAL: Lundy named Head Coach at Milwaukee

Bart Lundy has been named the head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s basketball team. Lundy comes to UWM after a very successful nine-year run at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina, posting a 30-4 record during the recently-completed 2021-22 campaign. He took his program to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh year in a

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OFFICIAL: Miller returns as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Xavier

Story Courtesy: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications CINCINNATI — Sean Miller has been named the Sedler Family Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Xavier University, Vice President and Director of Athletics Greg Christopher announced today. Miller previously spent eight years at Xavier, including five years as head coach, 2004-09, and three years as the associate head coach, 2001-04, under Thad Matta.

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Gerlufsen promoted to Head Basketball Coach at San Francisco

Todd Golden, who recently led USF to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998, has accepted a new position as head men’s basketball coach at the University of Florida, Director of Athletics Joan McDermott announced. With the departure of Golden, associate head coach Chris Gerlufsen has officially been promoted to serve as the 21st head coach of the Dons. “Much of the

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REPORT: Sean Miller set to return to Xavier

According to multiple reports, including one from ESPN, Sean Miller will be named as the new head coach at Xavier. Miller spent 2004-09 as the Musketeers head coach before departing for a 12-year stint at Arizona (2009-21). During Miller’s first tenure at Xavier, he went 120–47 (.719), making NCAA tournament appearances in each of his

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