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Cornell Basketball Staff Update

Jon Jaques ’10, the Robert E. Gallagher ’44 Head Coach of Cornell Men’s Basketball, has announced the addition of two new coaches and one staff promotion ahead of the 2024-25 season. Mike Brennan, Mark McGonigal, and Jalen Hayes will make up Jaques’ first coaching staff. “I am thrilled to announce the assistant coaching staff,” Jaques said. “The

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Dixon added to Nevada Basketball Coaching Staff

The Nevada Men’s Basketball program and Head Coach Steve Alford have announced the addition of Nate Dixon to the staff as an Assistant Coach.  “Nate is well-known for his character, integrity, and work ethic,” said Alford. “He brings a ton of experience with consistent success, including in the Mountain West Conference. We are incredibly excited for Nate,

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Fisher named Head Basketball Coach at Hutchinson CC

Hutchinson Community College Athletic Director Josh Gooch announced on Monday the hiring of Kyle Fisher to be the next head coach of the Blue Dragon men’s basketball program, pending board approval. Fisher will become the 16th head coach the history of the NJCAA’s all-time winningest men’s basketball program. He will officially be introduced at a

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Hawkins named Assistant Basketball Coach at Gannon

Gannon University men’s basketball coach Easton Bazzoli has filled out his coaching staff with the addition of JC Hawkins as an assistant coach. Bazzoli reached out to his former team to bring in Hawkins, who served as a graduate assistant coach at Union University in Tennessee the last two years. Bazzoli served as an assistant coach at

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Mount St. Mary’s Basketball Staff Update

Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball head coach Donny Lind announces additions to the coaching staff, bringing in VMI assistant coach Keith Chesley and Dave Matturro, one-time director of operations at the Mount and assistant coach at Belmont Abbey. Along with the new coaches, Jeremy Freeman has been retained for his fifth season with the team. The 2015 Cornell

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DAILY DIRT – 5/13/24

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few small college search updates… According to multiple sources, the search at D3 RIT is down to five. Names that I have heard include former Canisius head coach Reggie Witherspoon, former Loyola (MD) assistant Matt Miller, Christopher Newport assistant head coach Dom Parker, Rochester assistant Chris Manning, and a current

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