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D3 DIRT: Purchase College (NY) Opens

Kyle Martin has resigned as the head basketball coach at D3 Purchase College (NY), and has accepted a HS coaching job. Martin had been the Panthers head coach for the past five seasons, where he put together an 82-53 (.607) mark. This past season, he led his squad to an 18-10 mark, and fell to

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Daily Dirt – 6/19/20

A few things that I’ve heard to wind down the week… I have heard from multiple sources that Tra Arnold will be hired as an assistant at Samford. Arnold spent last season as the associate head coach at Iona, but coached the team during the season as Tim Cluess was sidelined due to health reasons.

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Idaho Men’s Basketball program sanctioned by NCAA

Former University of Idaho men’s basketball head coach Don Verlin instructed two non-coaching staff members to engage in impermissible coaching activities, according to an agreement released by the Division I Committee on Infractions. The complete PDF of the Public Negotiated Resolution Agreement can be found HERE. The NCAA released the following statement and list of

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McNeese State announces athletics restructuring: MBB Head Coach Schroyer tabbed as Interim AD

Effective June 18, McNeese men’s head basketball coach, Heath Schroyer, will also be the interim director of the McNeese athletics department in a reorganization designed to strengthen the administrative support for all 16 McNeese athletic teams. “We are moving to an organizational model that will leverage the abilities of the current senior leadership,” McNeese President Dr.

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Martin adds Bailey to Gamecocks Basketball Staff

University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced on Wednesday the hiring of Will Bailey as an assistant coach for the Gamecocks.  Bailey arrives in Columbia after spending the past four seasons in the same position at Saint Louis.  “I’m excited to add Will Bailey to our staff; he is a perfect fit,”

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Pine Manor tabs new Head Basketball Coach

Anthony Leonelli will serve as the Pine Manor Gators Men’s Basketball Coach for the 2020-2021 slate. He spent the last four years as Head Coach and GM for the Worcester/North Shore 78s of the American Basketball Association.   “I am excited to have Coach Leonelli in place to lead our men’s basketball program through our

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Chipola to hire Donnie Tyndall

Donnie Tyndall will be named as the new head basketball coach at Chipola College (FL). This was first reported by WJHG in Florida, and can now be confirmed. Tyndall worked this past season as the head coach of the G-League’s Grand Rapids Drive, leading his team to a 25-18 record before the COVID-19 pandemic shut

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