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Witter named Assistant Basketball Coach at West Virginia

West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has named Cavel Witter as assistant coach/video and scouting coordinator for the Mountaineers. Last season, Witter served as an assistant coach and chief of operations at Drake. He helped the Bulldogs to 28 victories and a berth to the NCAA Tournament following Drake winning the Missouri Valley Conference

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Richmond’s Mooney agrees to contract extension

Richmond Athletics and men’s basketball head coach Chris Mooney have agreed to a contract extension, Vice President and Director of Athletics John Hardt announced Tuesday. Mooney, who led the Spiders to their first Atlantic 10 regular season championship last season, is entering his 20th season with Richmond. Terms of the extension were not disclosed.  “Chris is one of

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Villanova adds Jamie Young as Assistant Basketball Coach

Villanova today announced the hiring of Jamie Young as an assistant coach on its Men’s Basketball staff. Young brings 24 years of coaching experience to the Wildcats, including stints with the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers and most recently as an assistant coach at Le Moyne College. “Jamie is an outstanding addition to our coaching staff,”

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Wuczynski named Assistant Basketball Coach at Canisius

Canisius head men’s basketball coach Jim Christian announced today (June 20) that Bill Wuczynski (pronounced wu-ZIN-ski) has been hired to join the Golden Griffins’ coaching staff. Wuczynski spent the previous three seasons as an assistant at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). “I am excited to add Bill Wuczynski to our coaching staff here at Canisius,” Christian said. “Bill

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Frank Martin signs contract extension at UMass

University of Massachusetts basketball head coach Frank Martin has signed a two-year contract extension, Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford announced on Thursday. Martin now holds a five-year contract, which runs through the 2028-29 campaign. The extension includes an enhanced compensation package for Martin as well as new contracts with considerable compensation increases for his assistant coaches and

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Stokes named Assistant Basketball Coach at Elon

Elon University head men’s basketball coach Billy Taylor announced the addition of Darius Stokes as an assistant coach to his coaching staff on Wednesday, June 19. Stokes arrives at Elon after spending last season as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy, West Point. “I am excited to be reunited with Darius, this time

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Schmidt joins Bryant Basketball Staff

Bryant men’s basketball head coach Phil Martelli Jr. announced the addition of Nick Schmidt to the coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season.  “Nick Schmidt comes with deep basketball bloodlines with his father being one of the best coaches and people in college basketball.  Nick has forged his own path in his coaching career, developing

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Wilson added to West Florida Basketball Staff

Quentshon Wilson has been tabbed as the UWF Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant, announced UWF Head Coach, Justin Mann. Wilson spent the last two seasons as an assistant at Pensacola State, leading the Pirates to a 15-14 record in the 2023-24 season.  Pensacola State’s defense thrived under the tutelage of Wilson, as the Pirates held opponents to 68

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