Author Archives: The DirtKing

George Washington, former coach Lonergan reach settlement

WASHINGTON (AP) — George Washington and former men’s basketball coach Mike Lonergan have reached a settlement a year after he was fired. Lonergan’s lawyer, Andy Phillips, released a statement Wednesday about the settlement that was agreed to by George Washington lawyers. The statement says that while Lonergan considered legal action for breach of his employment,

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OFFICIAL: Merritt Joins LSU Men’s Basketball Staff

Will Wade announced that Brian Merritt will be a part of the LSU men’s basketball staff for the 2017-18 season. The move was first reported by HoopDirt.com back on July 19th (LSU DIRT). Merritt, most recently serving as Director of Scouting/Recruiting for John Lucas Enterprises, will have the title of Coordinator of Basketball Operations. “We

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Martin Methodist Basketball Staff Update

Martin Methodist Men’s Basketball head coach Scott Combs has announced that longtime assistant Dugan Lyne has been promoted to Associate Head Coach and Will Martin has been announced as the program’s Assistant Coach. “Our Martin Methodist basketball family is incredibly excited to announce the promotion and addition of Dugan Lyne and Will Martin,” Combs said.

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Maine Dirt…

I can confirm that Maine head coach Bob Walsh will hire Bob Simon as an assistant basketball coach. Simon had spent the past two seasons as the associate head coach at Alabama before departing Avery Johnson’s staff in May. Before being hired at Alabama, Simon worked for Ed Cooley at both Providence and Fairfield, and

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3rd Annual Coach the Coaches Clinic hosted by Brett Brown **FREE** – September 12 – Philadelphia, PA

Join Sixers Head Coach Brett Brown at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex for the 3rd Annual Coach the Coaches Clinic, where youth basketball coaches of all levels will have the opportunity to engage directly with Coach Brown and his staff, ask questions, and see drills, plays and demonstrations. Where: Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex 55 Harbour

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