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Gonzaga’s Few suspended for 3 games

Gonzaga head men’s basketball coach Mark Few has been suspended for the first three games of the 2021-22 season as well as the Zags season opening “Kraziness in the Kennell” today. The 3 game rip follows Few being cited for DUI back in early September. Few issued the following statement earlier today:

Coppersmith joins Maine Farmington Basketball Staff

Mikey Coppersmith has joined the University of Maine at Farmington’s men’s basketball coaching staff for the 2021-22 season. “I am thrilled to be adding Mikey Coppersmith to our staff at UMaine-Farmington,” said Sam Leal, UMF’s head men’s basketball coach. “Mikey will bring great energy and selflessness to our team. I trust in his experience developing

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D3 DIRT: Penn State Berks opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that D3 Penn State Berks head men’s basketball coach Rich Miller has resigned. Word on the street is that he has accepted a high school job. Miller was hired at PSU Berks back in 2018 after a ten-year stint as the head coach at D2 Mansfield University (130-141).

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Pacific Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Justin Brown (assistant coach) and John Gilliam (Creative Content and Video Coordinator) have recently been added to the Pacific Men’s Basketball staff. JUSTIN BROWN The University of the Pacific men’s basketball head coach Leonard Perry announced the selection of Justin Brown as an Assistant Coach. Brown brings 11 years of college coaching experience in successful programs to his role

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Dyer Promoted to Director of MBB Operations at Miami

University of Miami head men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga announced Monday the promotion of Jeff Dyer to director of basketball operations. In the fifth year of his second stint with the Hurricanes, Dyer served as Miami’s associate director of basketball operations for the past four seasons. “Jeff has worked his way up the ladder at

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Fairfield’s Young inks contract extension through 2025-26

Head Coach Jay Young has signed a contract extension to lead Fairfield University Men’s Basketball through the 2025-26 season, as announced on Monday by Director of Athletics Paul Schlickmann. Young led the Stags to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship Game last season. “I am thrilled to announce this well-deserved extension for Coach Young,” said

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UVA Wise Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Austin Howard has been named as an assistant coach and Blake Stinson has been elevated to assistant coach at D2 UVA Wise. Austin Howard Howard, originally from Pulaski, Tenn., completed his undergraduate education at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fla. from 2013 to 2018, where he was a five-year student-athlete on the basketball team and

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