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Merceus named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Manhattanville

Story Courtesy: John Ewen, Director of Athletic Communications Manhattanville The Manhattanville University Department of Athletics and Recreation and Associate Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Julene Caulfield has announced the hiring of Jon Merceus as head coach for the Manhattanville University men’s basketball team. Merceus joins the Valiants after a stellar six-season run as assistant coach at Division

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Canales named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Troy

Kaleb Canales, who brings over two decades of high-level coaching experience, has been named Troy men’s basketball’s associate head coach, Scott Cross announced.  Canales joins the Trojans after most recently serving as the head coach of the Calgary Surge in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. There, Canales led the Surge to the 20-8 record while advancing to the

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Trost announces retirement as Head Basketball Coach at D2 Lewis University; Rocco will take over as “active” Head Coach

After a decorated coaching career spanning over 40 years, head coach Scott Trost has announced his plan to retire as head coach of the Lewis University men’s basketball team effective September 5th.  “Scott Trost has made a remarkable impact on Lewis University and our men’s basketball program over his 19 seasons as head coach” said Assistant Vice President For

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Coaching Icon George Raveling passes away

College basketball coaching icon George Raveling passed away today. The announcement was made by his family on social media: Raveling, who was a standout player at Villanova, dedicated over three decades to college basketball coaching. His impressive career spanned 22 years as head coach at Washington State (1972–1983), Iowa (1983–1986), and USC (1986–1994). Raveling amassed 336 career victories, earned three

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Illinois State Basketball Staff Update

Story Courtesy Bill Salyer, Illinois State Athletics The Illinois State men’s basketball program has announced the promotion of a staff member and the hiring of another. Previous Director of Basketball Operations Jack Betz has been promoted to Chief of Staff, while former Purdue and Colorado State standout Ethan Morton has been added to the staff in the

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