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Marrion named Assistant Basketball Coach at Idaho

Tim Marrion has been hired as Assistant Coach of the University of Idaho men’s basketball team, head coach Zac Claus announced today. “My family and I would like to express our sincerest gratitude to Coach Claus and the athletic administration for the opportunity to rejoin the Vandal family! I am personally very excited to work once

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JUCO DIRT: Cotten returns to Lincoln Trail

Junsie Cotten has taken over as the new head men’s basketball coach at Lincoln Trail College (IL). This will be Cotten’s second stint as the head coach at LTC, as he previously held the same position there from 2005-10. During his first stint at Lincoln Trail, Cotten’s led his 2007 squad to the Region 24

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Price assumes new role at Houston

University of Houston Director of Player Development Hollis Price will move into a new position as Special Assistant to the Head Coach during the 2021-22 season, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson announced Wednesday. Following the Cougars’ run to the NCAA Final Four for the first time since 1984, assistant coach Alvin Brooks left the Cougars to

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D3 DIRT: Pitt Greensburg opens

Brody Jackson has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Pitt Greensburg. He will become the head coach at AD at his alma mater Manchester (OH) HS. Jackson had been the head coach of the Bobcats for the past four seasons where he put together a 36-46 record. His best season came in

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Morrell receives contract extension at UNCA

UNC Asheville Athletics announced new three-year contracts for head women’s basketball coach Honey Brown and head men’s basketball coach Mike Morrell on Wednesday. “We are excited that both Honey and Mike have signed new three year contracts,” stated Janet R. Cone, Director of Athletics. “Both of them are All in for Asheville and have the

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Daily Dirt – 5/19/21: Search Updates

Some updates on a few current HC searches… The search at Delaware State has been slow, but is finally nearing an end. According to multiple sources, there are five finalists, and they are all interviewing on campus this week. The names that I have heard are: Rider assistant coach Geoff Arnold, current DSU interim head

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Former UL assistant Gaudio charged in extortion case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a former University of Louisville assistant basketball coach with attempting to extort the university after his dismissal from the team. Dino Gaudio threatened to go to the media with alleged NCAA violations by the team, according to a charging document filed in federal court. During a March

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