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D3 NEWS: Burrows steps away from Men’s Basketball position at Mississippi University for Women

The W Director of Athletics Buddy Foster has announced that Dean Burrows has been promoted to full-time Assistant Director of Athletics. Burrows, consequently, will step away as the Owls head men’s basketball coach after five seasons guiding the program. Burrows had been serving, this past year, as the Assistant A.D. on an interim basis. With Burrows now

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Malcolm Brogdon named Strategic Advisor to Men’s Basketball at Virginia

Former Virginia All-American and NBA standout Malcolm Brogdon was named Strategic Advisor to Men’s Basketball, Dean and Markel Families Men’s Head Basketball Coach Ryan Odom announced Tuesday (March 31). “We are thrilled to welcome back Malcolm to Grounds in this newly-created position in our program,” Odom said. “Malcolm will serve our program as a special advisor, bringing a wealth

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DAILY DIRT – 3/31/26

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of small college search updates… NCAA D2 Northern Michigan Names making the rounds here include Green Bay assistant Keli Ganz, Old Dominion assistant Ryan Nadeau, and an NJCAA D2 head coach. Before joining the Green Bay staff, Ganz was the associate head coach at Northern Michigan. Nadeau is a

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Pope added to San Diego Basketball Staff

Head coach JR Blount has added Jeremy Pope as an assistant coach for the San Diego men’s basketball program, he announced. Pope joins the Toreros after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at UT Arlington in the Western Athletic Conference under head coach KT Turner, where he aided in the development of

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Ford promoted to Head Basketball Coach at Akron

The University of Akron (UA) announced Monday that Dustin Ford has been named head coach of the Zips men’s basketball program, pending approval by the University’s board of trustees. Ford served as the Associate Head Coach on former head coach John Groce’s staff at Akron for the last nine seasons. He played a pivotal role in Akron’s

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MacConnell named Head Basketball Coach at Dartmouth

Mike Harrity, Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation, announced today that Brett MacConnell has been named the new Head Coach of Dartmouth Men’s Basketball. MacConnell arrives in Hanover with 14 years of experience in Division I basketball, a deep familiarity with the Ivy League, and a championship pedigree. “Brett’s deep knowledge of the Ivy

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Arizona State Basketball Staff Update

Story Courtesy: Connor Smith, Arizona State Sun Devil Men’s Basketball head coach Randy Bennett has made his first two additions to his coaching staff and has updated his health situation after his arrival last Tuesday. “Last week, when I arrived in Arizona, a health situation surfaced that I’m working through right now. I’m in good

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