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Rimm Named Interim Head Basketball Coach at IUPUI

The IUPUI Athletics Department and Director of Athletics Dr. Roderick Perry have announced that Byron Rimm II has been named interim head men’s basketball coach, effective immediately. Rimm joined the IUPUI program last October as the Jaguars’ associate head coach and helped the program to a 16-win season and a postseason berth. The 16 wins

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Springer named DBO at Bradley

With more than 10 years of experience at the collegiate coaching and administrative level, Julian Springer is the newest member of the Bradley men’s basketball coaching staff, announced as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations by head coach Brian Wardle. “Julian brings a lot of value and experience to this position,” Wardle said. “He was extremely impressive during

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Illinois Announces Basketball Staff Changes

Illinois men’s basketball head coach Brad Underwood announced Tuesday the following staff reorganization. Stephen Gentry has been hired as assistant coach, reuniting with Underwood after spending the last two years at Gonzaga as director of operations for coach Mark Few. The Bulldogs had a stellar 65-9 record over his two seasons, winning back-to-back West Coast Conference titles and

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Texas A&M Basketball Staff Announced

Texas A&M Men’s Basketball head coach Buzz Williams welcomes a championship-caliber coaching staff with international and head coaching experience to Aggieland. Associate head coach Jamie McNeilly, assistant coaches Devin Johnson and Lyle Wolf, special assistant to the head coach Dale Layer, director of basketball operations Vince Walden, director of internal operations Luke Hillin, director of creative design and branding Josh Chambers, director of basketball administration Baylie

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Kansas State Basketball Staff Update

Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber announced changes to his coaching staff, which included the promotion of Mike Furlong to director of student-athlete development and the additions of Jordan Henriquez-Roberts, Mason Schoen and Nate Michael as graduate student managers. “We are excited to promote Mike into the role of director of student-athlete development,” said Weber. “He has been a part of our program as

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BREAKING: Gardner resigns as Head Basketball Coach at IUPUI

Following his arrest yesterday for OWI, IUPUI head coach Jason Gardner has resigned. According to the Indianapolis Star, Gardner resigned from his post at IUPUI Tuesday, Assistant Athletic Director Ed Holdaway confirmed. Holdaway said it was a mutual decision between Gardner and the university, adding “we certainly wish him the best.”  Gardner was former standout at Arizona,

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Wiley College Basketball Staff Update

Wiley College Head Men’s Basketball coach Chase Campbell has assembled his first coaching staff with Daryl “Dee” Frazier and Ashton DeMurrell as assistant coaches and Traylin Prejean and Jeffrey Jones as student assistants. “The staff I have assembled is a great one,” Campbell said. “It will not only impact young men’s lives but change the

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Colbert named men’s basketball assistant coach at Holmes CC

Holmes Community College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jason Flanigan is pleased to announce the hiring of Eric Colbert as assistant basketball coach. Colbert, a native of Compton, California, brings to Holmes 11 years of NJCAA coaching experience and two years of NCAA Div. I experience. Colbert’s NJCAA experience includes stints at Independence Community College, Angelina

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IUPUI Men’s Basketball Coach Arrested

Multiple outlets are reporting that IUPUI head coach Jason Gardner was arrested for operating while intoxicated early Monday morning. According to a report from Fox59 in Indianapolis Gardner was arrested at 5:10 a.m. Monday in Fishers and charged with OWI, according to records from the Hamilton County Jail. Gardner, who has coached at IUPUI since

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