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Portlock joins Maine Maritime Men’s Basketball Staff

Will Portlock has joined the Maine Maritime Academy men’s basketball program as an assistant coach. A 2017 graduate of Covenant College, Portlock earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies while playing for the Scots for all four years. As a player, Portlock helped lead the team to the program’s first-ever USA South Conference Championship and

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Joyce Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach for Player Development at Washington College

Washington College head men’s basketball coach Aaron Goodman has announced that Cody Joyce has been added to the team’s staff as assistant coach for player development. Joyce played Division I basketball at Houston Baptist University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). As a junior at UMBC, Joyce earned 2015 All-America East Conference second-team honors, averaging

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HoopDirt.com Daily News – 10/29/18

Bruce Pascoe from the Arizona Daily Star penned a good piece with an update on what the recent convictions in the college basketball pay-for-play scandal could mean for former Wildcat assistant Book Richardson. Pascoe examines some of Richardson’s tweets from last week, and checks in with his attorney. The full story can be found HERE.

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HoopDirt.com Daily News – 10/26/18

Good article HERE from the Dallasnews.com on why TCU head coach Jamie Dixon felt compelled to hire Scott Cross as an assistant. Cross, who had spent the past 12-seasons as the head coach at UT Arlington, was unexpectedly dismissed back in March after a 21-13 season. Dixon realized that he was one of the good

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Emmanuel Tommy Joins Centre College Men’s Basketball Staff

Centre College Athletics has announced the addition of Emmanuel Tommy to the Colonials men’s basketball coaching staff. Tommy spent the previous seven years at Godwin Heights High School in Wyoming, Mich., where he served as an assistant coach. During those seven years. Godwin Heights posted a record of 158-12, including seven conference championships, five district

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