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Waldo to join SIUE Men’s Basketball Staff

Hall of Fame Coach Mike Waldo will join the SIUE men’s basketball staff beginning September 1, according to Head Coach Jon Harris. “We are thrilled to have Mike Waldo join our staff,” Harris said. “It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to hire a Hall of Fame coach with more than 700 career

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University Arkansas assistant basketball coaches receive pay increases

According to WholeHogSports.com, University of Arkansas assistant basketball coaches Melvin Watkins, T.J. Cleveland, and Scotty Thurman have all received pay increases for the 2018-19 season. The report, which was obtained from a freedom of information act request, lists the increases (and salaries) as following: Melvin Watkins: increase of $8,000 to $391,635 T.J. Cleveland: increase of

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Matt Bowen added to Valpo Men’s Basketball Staff

The Valparaiso University men’s basketball program welcomes back a familiar face to the bench this season, as head coach Matt Lottich announced today that Matt Bowen has returned to Valpo as special assistant to the head coach/director of basketball operations. “We’re lucky to bring on board to our program somebody like Matt, who owns a

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Jackson Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Fort Valley State

Fort Valley State University’s Vice President for Advancement and Interim Athletics Director Anthony Holloman today announced the resignation of Head Men’s Basketball Coach Samuel Jackson, effective September 30, 2018. Jackson informed university officials of his decision on Tuesday morning. “After visiting with my family, I made a decision to devote time to critical family issues

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Dayton State Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Brock Morris, Daytona State College Head Men’s Basketball Coach announced the hiring of Chad Donley, Justin Mann, and Adeel Sahibzada to the roles of assistant coach. “We are extremely excited to add these three great coaches to our inaugural staff.” Said Coach Morris. “They each bring unique experiences to their respective positions and will be

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Daily Dirt – 8/23/18

Some things that I’ve heard… Murray State video coordinator Cody Cohen will become an assistant coach at Palm Beach State (FL). He had spent the past two seasons on the Racers staff, and served as a graduate assistant at Florida Atlantic before that. I have heard that Coastal Carolina special assistant Daniel Waln has become

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Liberty Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Liberty men’s basketball head coach Ritchie McKay announced the hiring of Kevin Anderson, joining the program as an assistant coach. In addition, McKay has promoted Brad Soucie to associate head coach for the Flames. “I remember watching Kevin as a player and how much I appreciated his game. I admire what he was and is

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