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Madsen named Head Basketball Coach at Cal

Mark Madsen, a two-time NBA champion with East Bay roots and a proven track record as both a college and professional coach, has been named the 19th head coach in California men’s basketball history, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton announced Wednesday. Madsen will be formally introduced at a press conference at 1 p.m. PT on

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REPORT: Trent Johnson released at CSUN

Been hearing this for a few days – it now seems like it’s a done deal. Reports, including one from Tarek Fattal of the L.A. Daily News, are now surfacing that Trent Johnson is no longer the head men’s basketball at Cal State Northridge. Johnson has gone 14-48 (.226) in two seasons since taking over

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Mick Durham retires as Head Basketball Coach at Montana State University Billings

Montana State University Billings men’s basketball head coach Mick Durham announced Wednesday his retirement after more than 40 years of coaching. “I’d like to thank former AD Krista Montague for the opportunity she gave me here at MSUB five years ago, and also current AD Mike Bazemore and administrative staff for all their support and help,” said Durham. “It’s

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Clark named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Bluffton

Bluffton University has named Seth Clark as its next head men’s basketball coach. He will start his head coaching duties on April 5, 2023.   Clark comes to Bluffton after serving as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Manchester University for the past three years. In his first season with the Spartans, Clark helped coach

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HoopDirt.com 2022-23 NCAA D3 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 29, 2023 Christopher Newport University Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Krikorian has been named as the HoopDirt.com NCAA D3 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2022-23 college basketball season. Krikorian qualified for this award by earning the HoopDirt.com / Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 3 of the season. Krikorian

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OFFICIAL: Paulsen named Head Basketball Coach at Holy Cross

Following up on today’s earlier report. Dave Paulsen has officially been named as the head basketball coach at Holy Cross. Here’s the official release from the school: The College of the Holy Cross has named Dave Paulsen as its new head men’s basketball coach, Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Kit Hughes announced. Paulsen becomes the 19th

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