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Daily Dirt – 6/3/19

Catching up on a bunch of things that I’ve heard… I have heard from a great source that Drew Gibson will be hired as an assistant at Navy. He would replace David Harris who left to become an assistant at Northern Kentucky. Gibson has been an assistant at DII Augusta University (GA) for the past

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Capital University Basketball Staff Update

Capital University Men’s Basketball and Head Coach Damon Goodwin has announced a reorganization of the coaching staff for the 2019-20 season. Anthony Gholson will return for his sixth year with the Capital men’s basketball program and has been elevated to top assistant coach. He will now take the lead with Capital’s recruiting efforts, assist with

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DIII DIRT: Manhattanville opens

I can confirm that DIII Manhattanville College has opened as Pat Scanlon has resigned. The veteran head coach has accepted a teaching and coaching position an Greenwich Country Day School (CT). Scanlon had spent the past fifteen seasons as the head coach at his alma mater Manhattanville where he went 198-192, including an 11-14 mark

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Clemson Dirt…

Brad Brownell has two vacant spots on his staff at Clemson after contract of assistant coach Steve Smith was not renewed, and director of recruiting Lucas McKay became an assistant at UMKC. It sounds like he has found the replacement for both of those guys. I have heard from multiple sources that Quinnipiac assistant Anthony

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UCF’s Dawkins Signs Extension Through 2024-25

ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) – Following a historic season, leading the Knights to the NCAA Tournament and earning the program’s first tourney victory, head men’s basketball coach Johnny Dawkins has signed a contract extension that will keep him in Orlando through the 2024-25 season, UCF Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White announced Friday. “As impressive

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Yaklich named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Texas

An assistant coach at the University of Michigan for the last two years where the Wolverines advanced to back-to-back Sweet 16s including the 2018 National Championship game, Luke Yaklich has been named associate head coach at The University of Texas. The 43-year-old Yaklich brings 20 years of overall coaching experience to the sidelines. He replaces

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Former St. Joe’s Assistant Duda lands as AD at DelVal

Delaware Valley University announced that after a national search, Dave Duda has been appointed Director of Athletics. Duda brings more than 20 years of experience in collegiate athletics coaching and administration to the position. He was the head men’s basketball coach and Director of Athletics at fellow Middle Atlantic Conference member Widener University, where he

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Gibson promoted to Associate Head Coach at UTPB

UT Permian Basin men’s basketball coach Josh Newman announced Thursday that assistant coach Zane Gibson has been promoted to Associate Head Coach for the 2019-20 season. “Zane has done a tremendous job in every aspect of our program.  He is one of the best assistants I have ever had and we are very fortunate to have him on staff,”

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