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Dennis Gates named Head Basketball Coach at Cleveland State

Cleveland State University Director of Athletics Scott Garrett is excited to name Florida State University men’s basketball assistant coach Dennis Gates as the Vikings’ head men’s basketball coach. Gates, one of the most highly regarded young assistants in college basketball, brings to CSU a track-record of highly accomplished recruiting and student-athlete development success. Gates, along

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Loechle promoted to Assistant Coach at IUPUI

The IUPUI Athletics Department and head basketball coach Jason Gardner have announced that Isaac Loechle has been promoted to men’s basketball assistant coach after spending last season as the Jaguars’ Director of Operations. Loechle began coaching duties earlier this summer and joins Byron Rimm and Matt Dunn on head coach Jason Gardner’s staff.  “I’m definitely

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Ryne Smith named Assistant Basketball Coach at UIW

University of the Incarnate Word men’s basketball Head Coach Dr. Carson Cunningham has added Ryne Smith as an assistant coach. Smith replaces Darnell Archey, who recently took a head coaching position at the University of Mobile. “It’s awesome to welcome Coach Ryne Smith, his wife Sami, and their two young daughters to storied UIW and

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Strohm Added to Manchester Men’s Basketball Staff

Former Kansas State graduate assistant Ryan Strohm has been added to Head Coach Gerad Good’s staff as an assistant coach at Manchester University. Strohm spent the last two seasons in Manhattan, Kansas as a member of Bruce Weber’s staff at Kansas State.  While at Kansas State, the Wildcats posted consecutive 25 win seasons and won

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NCAA hits DePaul’s Leitao with Suspension

DePaul head basketball coach Dave Leitao has been suspended for three games by the NCAA, and the program has been hit with a fine and recruiting restrictions. The full release by the NCAA is below, and the complete Public Infractions Decision can be found HERE. A former DePaul associate head coach violated NCAA ethical conduct

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