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UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball staff update

We’ve been talking about these moves since July. UMass Lowell has finally made the official announcement… Head Coach Pat Duquette has added two new members to his staff for the 2021-22 season. Jon Iati joins the program as the River Hawks’ newest assistant coach, while Chip Cunningham will step into the director of basketball operations

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Avery named Assistant Basketball Coach at Stony Brook

Geno Ford has completed his coaching staff with the hiring announcement of Jalen Avery to round out his three assistant coaches. The former Kent State guard arrives from Northwest Florida State University and East Tennessee State, where he served on each staff after graduating from the Golden Flashes in 2019.  “I’m excited and appreciative of

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Lane added to SLC MBB staff

Sarah Lawrence College men’s basketball head coach, Chris Ehmer, announced the addition of Robert Lane to his coaching staff on Wednesday afternoon. Lane will serve as the second assistant, joining a staff that includes Sean Clores and Marek Fuchs. “I’m very excited to have Rob join our staff,” said Ehmer. “He brings a wealth of experience

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Vincent named Assistant Coach at Fort Lauderdale

Chris Vincent has joined the University of Fort Lauderdale Men’s Basketball staff under Head Coach Anthony Anderson. Vincent comes to UFTL after previously being on the men’s basketball staff at Southern Mississippi University. “An opportunity to coach with a young and upcoming coach that gets it,” Anderson stated. “I love it. He can recruit, and

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D3 DIRT: Moravian U (PA) opens…

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Moravian University (PA) head men’s basketball coach Shawn Postiglione has resigned, and will enter the private sector. He informed his team of the decision earlier this afternoon. Postiglione took over at Moravian back in 2019 after four seasons as the head coach at Bridgewater

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Fois named Assistant Basketball Coach at Arizona

Arizona men’s basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd announced the addition of Riccardo Fois as an assistant coach for the Wildcats. Fois has served as a player development coach for the Phoenix Suns the last two seasons and has experience on the coaching staff with the Italian national team. “Ricky is a rising star in the coaching

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NAIA DIRT: Florida National Opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) JJ Thatcher is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Florida National University. Thatcher had been the Conquistadors head coach for the past eight seasons. His teams had made appearances in the USCAA national tournament from 2015 through 2020. Before coming to FNU, Thatcher had worked as an assistant

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Timmons added to WJU MBB coaching staff

William Jessup University Head Coach Lance Von Vogt is adding to his coaching staff as the 2021-22 season rapidly approaches. On the heels of six consecutive seasons in the NAIA Top-25, Von Vogt has announced the hiring of Travis Timmons as the latest addition to the Jessup sideline. “Travis is a young but seasoned basketball coach,”

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