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OFFICIAL: Hodgson named Head Basketball Coach at Providence

Providence College President Fr. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P., and Athletics Director Steve Napolillo announced today (March 22) the appointment of Bryan Hodgson as the head men’s basketball coach at the College. Hodgson, who becomes the 17th head coach at Providence College, comes to Providence after spending the 2025-26 season as the head coach at the University of

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JUCO DIRT: Missouri State West Plains opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one on X last night, and can now confirm through multiple sources that Jared Phay is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Missouri State West Plains. Phay took over at West Plains back in 2020 after a very successful stint as the head coach

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OFFICIAL: Cantens named Head Basketball Coach at FIU

 Bringing nearly two decades of collegiate and professional experience along with a proven pedigree as a championship-winning head coach, Miami native Joey Cantens has been named the 10th head coach in FIU men’s basketball program history, Panthers’ Director of Athletics Scott Carr announced on Friday. Cantens, 39, has spent the past five seasons as the head coach

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Kansas City Basketball Staff Update

The hirings of Will Turgeon and Brandon Burgette as assistant basketball coaches at Kansas City have now been made official. Both moves had been expected for some time, with Turgeon first mentioned on February 1 and Burgette’s name surfacing on HD on March 5. Here is the official release from KC: Will Turgeon The first

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