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Kansas Head Basketball Coach Bill Self hospitalized after ‘concerning symptoms’

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self was hospitalized after experiencing “concerning” symptoms and underwent a procedure to have two stents inserted. According to the university, the procedure was successful, and Self is in good spirits with a full recovery expected. Here is the statement that the school released: “Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self felt

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Former Eastern Illinois Head MBB Coach Jay Spoonhour joins Missouri State WBB Staff

Missouri State women’s basketball head coach Beth Cunningham announced today the addition of assistant coach Jay Spoonhour to the Lady Bear coaching staff. Spoonhour, the son of Missouri State coaching legend Charlie Spoonhour, spent the last year serving as the assistant athletics development director and the primary support liaison for external NIL stakeholders at MSU. A veteran coach with

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Mount St. Mary’s Basketball Staff Update

Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball completes its coaching staff for the 2025-26 season. Andrew Winton receives a promotion to the role of General Manager/Assistant Coach, and Jack d’Entremont and Jack Fricka join the group as graduate assistants. Winton served as the graduate assistant for the past two seasons and was a key member of the staff for the 2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic

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Johnson added to Colgate Basketball Staff

Story Courtesy: Ashley Hudak Colgate Athletics The Colgate Men’s Basketball program has announced the addition of Kaylin Johnson as the newest Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, completing its coaching staff for the upcoming 2025-26 season.  “We are happy to welcome Kaylin and his family to our Colgate Basketball family and the Colgate University and Hamilton communities,” said head

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Panola promotes Rollinson to Head Basketball Coach after Kuligoski dearts for Assistant job at Sam Houston State

Panola College has announced Robert Rollinson as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team. Rollinson served as assistant coach during the Ponies’ historic 2024-25 season, which saw the team capture the Region XIV Athletic Conference Championship and make a Final Four appearance at the NJCAA National Tournament. “I’m incredibly honored to lead the

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Danny Young joins Abilene Christian Basketball Staff

Abilene Christian Athletics has announced the hiring of Danny Young as a men’s basketball assistant coach. Young comes to ACU from Samford, where he spent the past three seasons as an assistant. During that time, the Bulldogs compiled a 72-28 record, won back-to-back Southern Conference (SoCon) regular season championships, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament

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Thorsen promoted to Head Basketball Coach at D3 Bethany College

Bethany College Director of Athletics Jen Windmiller announced the appointment of Brandon Thorsen ’23 as head men’s basketball coach, effective immediately.  Thorsen has been a key part of the Bison’s men’s basketball program since 2021, when he joined as a graduate assistant. He served as interim head coach during the 2022–23 season and most recently held the role of

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Connelly named Assistant Basketball Coach at Bowdoin

The Bowdoin College Athletic Department has announced the hiring of Cal Connelly as assistant coach for the men’s basketball program. Connelly joins Bowdoin after serving as a coaching associate with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2024-25 season, where he contributed to video coordination, opponent scouting, film analysis, and on-court practice sessions. He began his collegiate coaching career at

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