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Hartford leaving D1, headed to D3

The University of Hartford released the following statement confirming their move from D1 to D3. Follow the link HERE for the full release and the comical FAQ section at the bottom: After more than a year of discussions and information gathering, the Board of Regents voted to begin the multi-year process of transitioning the University

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Kastrup named Head Basketball Coach at Cloud County CC

Cloud County Community College Athletic Director Matt Bechard has announced the hiring of Devin Kastrup as the school’s sixth men’s basketball coach in the program’s 55-year history. Kastrup comes to Concordia after spending the past two seasons at Southwestern Iowa Community College where he led the Spartans to 23 wins in two seasons and a

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Kentucky Basketball Staff Update

The Kentucky men’s basketball coaching staff has undergone an off-season transformation with a familiar face in Orlando Antigua returning to the UK bench and another top assistant from Illinois in Ronald “Chin” Coleman coming onboard. Antigua, a key assistant in the first five seasons of the John Calipari era at Kentucky, has rejoined the program

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DAILY DIRT 5/6/21: JUCO Edition

It’s been crazy busy at the JUCO level over the past few weeks. Here are some very quick updates: Hutchinson CC (KS): I have heard from multiple sources that Cowley College (KS) Tommy DeSalme is the leader here, and could be introduced as early as today. DeSalme is the all-time wins leader at Cowley. Cowley

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Kane named Assistant Basketball Coach at Dayton

University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced that James Kane, who has worked with Grant at every one of his head coaching stops, will return to the Dayton coaching staff as an assistant coach.  Kane replaces Anthony Solomon.  Kane was on Grant’s first staff at UD in 2017-18.  He returns to the

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OFFICIAL: David Patrick lands at Oklahoma

Oklahoma head men’s basketball Coach Porter Moser put the finishing touches on his Sooners staff Wednesday when he announced the hiring of David Patrick as associate head coach. Patrick comes to OU after serving this past season as associate head coach at Arkansas, helping the Razorbacks to their first NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance since

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DePaul Men’s Basketball Staff Update

DePaul head coach Tony Stubblefield announced today that Paris Parham, Steve Thomas and Patrick Scully have joined the men’s basketball staff. Parham and Thomas are assistant coaches while Scully is the director of basketball operations. “I’m thrilled to welcome Paris, Steve and Patrick to Lincoln Park as the first staff additions to the men’s basketball program,”

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REPORT: Arkansas’ Patrick headed to Oklahoma

According to Jon Rothstein, Arkansas associate head coach David Patrick will depart to accept a similar position on Porter Moser’s staff at Oklahoma. Last season was Patrick’s first with the Razorbacks, following a two-year stint as the head coach at Cal Riverside. In addition to his most recent role at Arkansas, Patrick also serves as

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Grunkemeyer departs Ball State MBB staff for prep job

After eight years on the men’s basketball staff at Ball State – including seven as associate head coach – Jason Grunkemeyer is taking a new position outside of college basketball. The long-time Cardinal staffer is moving to South Carolina to be boys basketball coach and director of student-athlete and coach development at Hilton Head Christian Academy in South

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