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Harrington elevated to full-time assistant at DePauw

Dennis Harrington, a part-time assistant coach for the men’s basketball team, has been elevated to the full-time assistant position.  “I’m very happy and excited to expand Dennis’ role in our program,” DePauw head men’s basketball coach Bill Fenlon said.  “He’s a high energy guy who did a great job for us last year.  He cares deeply

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Cluess adds Mailhot to Iona MBB staff

Iona College men’s basketball head coach Tim Cluess announced the appointment of Jeff Mailhot as assistant coach for the program. Mailhot comes to New Rochelle after two seasons as an assistant at New Mexico State University. “Coach Mailhot will be a great addition to our program,” said Cluess. “His experience at the Division I and

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Tifft added to Central Michigan Basketball staff

Central Michigan men’s basketball coach Keno Davis announced the hiring today of Chris Tifft to an assistant coaching position. “We are very pleased to announce the hiring of Chris Tifft to our basketball staff,” said Davis, who is entering his eighth year in charge of the Chippewa program. “Coach Tifft is widely recognized as an

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Kardok joins JMU Men’s Basketball Staff

Ryan Kardok has joined the James Madison men’s basketball program as an assistant coach for the 2019-20 season, as announced by Head Coach Louis Rowe. “I am very excited to welcome Ryan to the JMU family,” Rowe said. “He is an extremely talented coach and, what’s more, a tremendous young man. I’ve known Ryan since

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Wright-Hardie tabbed as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Southwestern CC

Dominique Wright-Hardie, former college teammate of Southwestern Head Men’s Basketball Coach Devin Kastrup, will soon be by his side again. Wright-Hardie has been hired as an assistant coach for Southwestern’s men’s basketball program. Wright-Hardie will head to Iowa from Colorado this week and start his position immediately. Kastrup and Wright-Hardie played together at Western Colorado

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Crawford Named Cincinnati Men’s Basketball Director of Player Personnel

Former University of Cincinnati player and Fordham associate head coach Rodney Crawford has joined the Bearcats’ men’s basketball staff as its director of player personnel head coach John Brannen announced Wednesday.  Crawford, who attended Cincinnati’s Withrow High School and played at UC under Bob Huggins for two seasons (2001, 2002), returns to the Bearcats’ program

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Carroll Named to URI Basketball Coaching Staff

Rhode Island men’s basketball head coach David Cox announced the hiring of Austin Carroll as an assistant coach for the Rams on Tuesday. Carroll comes to the Rams after spending the last five seasons on the Arizona staff. During the 2018-19 season, he was promoted to assistant coach after serving as the assistant director of operations for the

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Dennis Felton Named Assistant Coach at Fordham

Dennis Felton, former head coach at Cleveland State and Georgia, was named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Fordham it was announced today by head coach Jeff Neubauer. “We are excited that Dennis Felton has decided to join our program,” said Neubauer. “He brings a wealth of collegiate experience over his 30 years in the profession, both as

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Gerlufsen Joins Hawaii Men’s Basketball Staff

University of Hawai’i men’s basketball head coach Eran Ganot announced the hiring of Chris Gerlufsen as an assistant coach. Gerlufsen has been working in collegiate basketball for nearly two decades, including the last four seasons at the University of San Diego. A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Gerlufsen boasts a wealth of experience, having been associated with three different Division

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Tennessee Martin Basketball Staff Update

The University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball program welcomes Warren Douglas and Joshua Davis to the Skyhawk staff, head coach Anthony Stewart has announced. Douglas will serve as the director of student-athlete development while Davis’ title will be assistant strength and conditioning coach. A Houston, Texas native, Douglas comes to UT Martin after one

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