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Swartz added to Georgia Southern Basketball staff

Georgia Southern men’s basketball head coach Charlie Henry has added Julian Swartz to his staff as an assistant coach. “I am extremely grateful to Coach Henry and Georgia Southern for this wonderful opportunity,” Swartz said. “I’m very excited to help the program pursue excellence in all we do.” Swartz, a 20-year coaching veteran, including 13 years on

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D2 NEWS: Banks named Interim Head Coach at Johnson C. Smith

Johnson C. Smith University President, Dr. Valerie Kinloch has announced Mr. Antwain Banks as the Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach. His appointment, which is on an interim basis for the year, is effective May 15, 2024. Banks will be reporting directly to Dr. Denisha Hendricks (new Athletics Director). Coach Banks spent three seasons at Indiana University-Purdue University

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Mount St. Mary’s Basketball Search Update II

Following-up on something that I Tweeted last night…here’s another update on the Mount St. Mary’s search… Earlier this week, I mentioned three finalists for the job: Mike Farrelly – Assistant Coach Notre Dame Donny Lind – Assistant Coach UNC Greensboro Nevada Smith – Assistant Coach Marquette I can now confirm through multiple sources that Swarthmore

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Andre Gray returns for second stint as Assistant Basketball Coach at Western Carolina

Andre Gray, a veteran NCAA men’s basketball coach with head coaching experience, has joined the staff of Western Carolina first-year head coach Tim Craft. Gray, who previously spent three seasons on the Catamount men’s basketball bench from 2008-11, has been named the associate head coach by Craft. Gray joins previously announced assistant coaches Andrew Brown and

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Crarey II named Head Basketball Coach at FAMU

Vice President and Director of Athletics Tiffani-Dawn Sykes named Patrick Crarey II the 15th head men’s basketball coach at Florida A&M, April 17, 2024. Crarey comes to the Highest of Seven Hills after leading St. Thomas University to a 61-27 record, two consecutive NAIA Tournaments, and three straight winning seasons in the three seasons leading

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INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Fennelly named Head Basketball Coach at Montana State Billings

The Montana State University Billings Athletic Department announced the appointment of Luke Fennelly as head coach for the MSUB men’s basketball program. After three seasons as assistant coach under Mick Durham and one year as interim head coach, Luke Fennelly has officially been named as the MSUB head men’s basketball coach. “Luke’s ability to lead a program at a

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