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Jones inks 3yr extension at Texas Southern

The Texas Southern University Board of Regents has approved a three-year contract extension for head men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones, Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Kevin Granger announced Friday. The extension will keep Jones as head coach of the Tigers through the 2029 season. Since Jones’ arrival at TSU in 2018, the Tigers have participated in five consecutive

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Brooks, Fox officially join Kentucky Basketball Staff

Alvin Brooks III and Mark Fox have officially been added to Mark Pope’s new basketball staff at Kentucky. Alvin Brooks III  Alvin Brooks III, regarded as one of the nation’s best assistant coaches, has joined the Kentucky men’s basketball coaching staff as associate head coach it was announced on Thursday. Brooks spent the last eight

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DAILY DIRT – 4/25/24

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Earlier today, I mentioned that Coe College head coach Bryan Martin had resigned and would take an unnamed D1 assistant job. It now sounds like he will be headed to USC Upstate where he will join new head coach Marty Richter’s staff. Martin, who went 166-134 (.553) during his tenure at Coe, has

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Michaels named DBO at West Virginia

West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has named Trent Michaels, a two-time WVU graduate, as director of men’s basketball operations for the Mountaineers. It will be Michaels’ second consecutive season in the role, and his third season on the Mountaineer men’s basketball staff. He served as the operations coordinator during the 2022-23 season. In his

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Stetson extends Donnie Jones through 2030

Stetson University Director of Athletics Jeff Altier has announced the extension of Men’s Basketball Head Coach Donnie Jones through the 2030 season.  “While my tenure as Athletic Director is coming to an end, I am thrilled to be able to put Stetson Basketball in a great position for the future by extending Donnie Jones‘s contract to the end of

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Tiffin promotes Balentine to Head Basketball Coach

Desmond Balentine has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Tiffin University. Balentine recently completed his second season with the Tiffin program in 2023-24 as the Associate Head Coach. Balentine started his coaching career at his alma mater Incarnate Word as a Graduate Assistant. In addition to his assistant coaching responsibilities, Balentine would take on duties of

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