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Daily Dirt – 7/15/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things to close out the week… I can confirm that the Director of Basketball Operations spot at Towson is open. Former DBO Jordan Malkin has departed the staff for a spot in the sports industry outside of coaching. He had been on the Tigers staff for the past

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College of DuPage Basketball Staff Update

Joe Kuhn figured familiarity would help in his first season as head coach of the College of DuPage men’s basketball team. The former Joliet Junior College head coach plucked his JJC coaching staff of Keith Kinzler and Eric Garcia, along with former Wolves’ guard Antwan Hill to comprise the Chaps’ coaching staff. “Having continuity with your staff is incredibly important,” Kuhn said. “A

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JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 USC Salk opens (again)

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that NJCAA D1 USC Salkehatchie has opened for the second time this year, as Kyle Lawson is no longer the head coach there. Lawson was hired back in April after the mid-season resignation of former head coach Glen Mayo. Following Mayo’s resignation in January, Matthew Bennett took over

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OFFICIAL: Martin named Head Basketball Coach at SC State

Following-up on yesterday’s REPORT. South Carolina State has made Erik Martin’s hiring official – here’s the release from the school: Erik Martin, one of the top assistant coaches in Division I basketball, has been selected to lead the South Carolina State University men’s basketball program by Bulldogs Athletics Director Stacy L. Danley. “Coach Martin is

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UCSB’s Rillie departs to become Perth Wildcats Head Coach in his native Australia

Australian Boomers Olympic medal-winning assistant John Rillie is officially the next head coach of the Perth Wildcats. Rillie joined Wildcats executives at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas today, where he agreed to join Australia’s most successful basketball franchise on a three-year contract. The Australian basketball great brings three decades of elite experience to

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