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Gottfried sues NC State over buyout money

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina State men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried is suing the school for buyout money he says has been improperly withheld. Attorneys for Gottfried – now Cal State Northridge’s head coach – filed the lawsuit in a North Carolina federal court Monday, saying N.C. State violated a March 2017 termination

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WestConn adds Meehan to Men’s Basketball Staff

Western Connecticut State University men’s basketball coach Guy Rancourt has announced the hiring of Nolan Meehan in the position of assistant coach, replacing Cooper Tinsley who has moved on to Fordham University. Meehan departs the Villanova men’s basketball program after being under Jay Wright’s tutelage since 2017.  In that span Meehan was part of three

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Sommer Promoted to Assistant Coach at Portland State

Portland State Basketball has announced the hiring of Scott Sommer to assistant basketball coach for the 2020-21 season. Sommer had previously served PSU as the Director of Basketball Operations for the past two seasons. “From day one, Scott has been a tremendous asset to our program. He is someone I have great confidence in,” said

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Ford joins Pratt CC MBB Coaching Staff

One of the final vacancies of the Pratt Community College athletic staff has been occupied, as Darin Ford has been hired as the men’s assistant basketball coach.  “He’s a good guy,” said head coach Sean Flynn. “He’s gonna be good for our program.” Ford has already accrued a vast amount of sideline experience. Most recently,

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WPU tabs Potts as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Warner Pacific University athletics director, Mike Wilson, announced that Jamayne Potts has been named as the Knights’ new head men’s basketball coach. Potts comes to Warner Pacific after serving as an assistant coach at NCAA DIII Lake Forest College. “I am excited for Jamayne to join our staff and lead one of the storied basketball programs

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Daily Dirt – 8/31/20

Crazy that this is the last day of August already. Very curious to see what September brings for college basketball. Here are a few things that I’ve heard over the last couple of days… A few high major graduate assistant hirings: I have heard that Stephen Rodgers has been hired as a GA at Florida

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