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Louisville Basketball Staff Update

University of Louisville men’s basketball head coach Pat Kelsey announced Tuesday the hiring of four support staffers for his program. Those additions include Jermaine Ukaegbu (Director of Player Personnel/Assistant Coach), Mitch Johnson (Director of Basketball Operations), Peyton Siva (Director of Player Development/Basketball Alumni Relations) and Braden Connor (Video Coordinator). Connor, Johnson and Ukaegbu all join Kelsey from

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Jakus retains Todd Abernethy as Assistant Coach on new FAU MBB staff

Florida Atlantic head men’s basketball John Jakus announced Tuesday that Todd Abernethy is returning to the staff as an assistant coach. This will mark Abernethy’s sixth season with the Owls.  Abernethy joined FAU’s staff in the spring of 2019, having spent the previous season as the head coach at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. Before Trinity, Abernethy served as

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Mount St. Mary’s Basketball Search Update

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Been a busy week. Spending time at the NJCAA Convention in Charlotte, and trying to chase a bunch of stuff going on. Here’s a quick update on the search at Mount St. Mary’s…. I have heard from multiple sources that the final group to replace Dan Engelstad (departed to become an

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Kenny Johnson added to Georgetown Basketball Staff

Georgetown University’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ed Cooley announced the addition of Kenny Johnson as an assistant coach to his staff ahead of the 2024-25 season. ON THE RECORD“I am excited to add Kenny Johnson to the coaching staff,” Cooley said. “He is an outstanding coach who has worked alongside some of the best coaches in our game at

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