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Fuscaldo announces retirement at D2 Sonoma State

Longtime Head Coach Pat Fuscaldo will be retiring as Sonoma State University’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Coach Fuscaldo has had a storied career serving as the Head Coach for 26 years and winning 339 games.  His teams made 4 NCAA Tournament appearances. and won at least 15 conference games 4 times, including the CCAA Championship

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Towle named lead assistant at Garden City CC

During his first month on the job, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Cole Dewey, has adjusted to his new virtual reality. He’s spent hours on the phone, scouring the country for recruits, as well as meticulously putting together his staff. And on Friday, he named Zach Towle as his lead assistant. “Zach has been coaching in

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Daily Dirt – 5/7/20

It’s like groundhog day here at the HD HQ. Here are a few things that I’ve heard… Alabama State is still in the hunt for a new head coach. One name that I’ve now heard a few times that is Cal State Northridge assistant Mo Williams. The 13-year NBA vet, who played collegiately at Alabama,

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Spruance joins USI Basketball Staff

University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball announced the hiring of John Spruance as a men’s basketball assistant coach. He completes USI Head Coach Stan Gouard’s staff that also includes current assistant coach Kevin Gant.   “I am very excited to have John and Kevin on our staff,” said Gouard. “We have assembled two great coaches from the

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REPORT: Shay to be named head coach at ETSU

According to a report by Jon Rothstein, East Tennessee State will name Jason Shay as their new head basketball coach. He will replace his former boss Steve Forbes, who became the head coach at Wake Forest last week. Shay has been at ETSU since 2015, and has worked with Forbes at both Northwest Florida and

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NCAA upholds violations and show-cause order for former UConn men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie

The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee upheld findings that former head UConn men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie violated head coach responsibility and ethical conduct rules. The committee also upheld a penalty that requires the former head coach to serve a three-year show-cause order, according to the decision. The complete 15 page decision can be

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SEMO Basketball Staff Update

Southeast Missouri completed its men’s basketball staff with the addition of Sam McMahon and Aaron Proctor Wednesday. McMahon joins the Redhawks as an assistant coach, while Proctor will serve as the program’s director of operations. McMahon worked the last six years at Missouri Southern in roles as an assistant coach and associate head coach. MSSU is an

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