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DII Gannon fires Head Basketball Coach John Reilly

Gannon University Athletics has announced a change in leadership to the University’s men’s basketball team. Men’s head coach, John Reilly will not return to the Golden Knights basketball teams next season. To care for and respect all individuals and their privacy, it is Gannon University policy not to discuss details of personnel matters further. Reilly

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Cal Names Mark Fox Head Basketball Coach

Mark Fox, a veteran coach who has guided teams at Nevada and Georgia to multiple postseason berths during the course of his career, has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of California, Berkeley, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton announced Friday. Fox will formally be introduced at a press conference Monday at 10

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Belt Named Head Basketball Coach at WWU

Charles Belt has been named as the next William Woods University men’s basketball coach, announced Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jason Vittone. “I am pleased and excited to welcome Charles Belt to the William Woods university family,” stated Vittone. “I think he’ll make a great addition to our university and our community. I believe he’s the

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2019 Basketball Academy at Harvard

ABOUT THE 2019 ELITE BASKETBALL ACADEMY AT HARVARD Players attending the 2019 Elite Basketball Academy at Harvard will have the unique experience of spending one or two days on the Harvard University Campus. Campers will have the opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of the Harvard Basketball coaching staff, in addition to dozens of

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Thornton added to Ohio Basketball Staff

The Ohio men’s basketball has added Lamar Thornton to its staff, first year head coach Jeff Boals announced. “We are excited to add Lamar to our Bobcat basketball family,” Boals said. “As an Ohio native, he has many relationships in the state. His experiences at Hargrave Military Academy, Toledo and Stony Brook will benefit the

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Daily Dirt – 3/29/19

A bunch of things to wrap up a busy week… An early name at Buffalo is Tennessee associate head coach Rob Lanier. The former head coach at Siena (2001-05) is a Buffalo native who has also been an assistant at Texas, Florida, and Virginia. Will have more names soon. I can confirm that Clemson graduate

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OFFICIAL: Smith Named Head Basketball Coach at Cal Poly

John Smith, who most recently helped Cal State Fullerton to three successive postseason appearances as the team’s associate head coach, was named head coach of the Cal Poly men’s basketball program on Thursday afternoon. The announcement was made during a press conference by university President Jeffrey D. Armstrong and Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman inside

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Kerns Named Head Basketball Coach at App State

A new era of Appalachian State men’s basketball has arrived. Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced Thursday that Dustin Kerns has agreed to become the 22nd head coach in App State men’s basketball history, pending approvals by the University Board of Trustees and the North Carolina Board of Governors. Kerns, who oversaw a dramatic turnaround

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OFFICIAL: Billy Donlon to UMKC

UMKC has scheduled a press conference for Friday at 11am where they will officially introduce Billy Donlon as their new head men’s basketball coach. Donlon has been an assistant at Northwestern for the past two seasons, and spent a year on the staff at Michigan before that. Donlon came to Michigan after spending a decade

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