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Hutchins joins George Mason Basketball staff

George Mason University men’s basketball head coach Dave Paulsen announced that Pete Hutchins will join his staff as an assistant coach. Hutchins brings a diverse background of experience to the Patriot program which includes assistant coach tenures at the NCAA Div. I and Div. III levels, as well as nearly a decade as a prep

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Jenkins Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Buffalo

Head coach Jim Whitesell has completed his coaching staff with the addition of Hunter Jenkins as assistant coach. Jenkins most recently served as assistant coach at junior college powerhouse Odessa CC. This past season, Odessa went 28-7 and 14-2 in the WJCAC, one of the top junior college conferences in the nation. The Wranglers advanced

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Russell joins Montana State Basketball staff

The Montana State men’s basketball final assistant coaching position was filled on Thursday, May 2, as head coach Danny Sprinkle announced Dan Russell will be joining the Bobcats’ staff.  Russell has been the head coach of the Casper College program for the previous six seasons. The Casper, Wyoming, native led the Thunderbirds to one of

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OFFICIAL: Dennis Hopson Named Head Basketball Coach at Lourdes

Following up on something that I mentioned in yesterday’s Daily Dirt… Lourdes University Athletics Director Janet Eaton has named Dennis Hopson as the third head men’s basketball coach in the program’s history. A native of Toledo, Hopson arrives at Lourdes with more than 30 years of basketball coaching, recruiting, and playing experience. “I am thrilled to announce

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Towson Dirt…

I can confirm that Towson head coach Pat Skerry has added Cooper Calzonetti to his staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. Calzonetti has most recently been an assistant at DIII Hartwick College. Before that, he spent two seasons in an administrative role at Iona. He is the son of long time DI assistant Mark

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Conti Named Head Basketball Coach at NYIT

Evan Conti, who finished last season as the interim head coach, has been selected as the permanent leader for the program, director of athletics Dan Vélez announced Thursday. Conti, a former standout guard at Quinnipiac, who has professional playing experience in Israel, had joined the NYIT men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach before the

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