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George Mason extends Skinn through 2028-29

George Mason University Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Marvin Lewis has announced a contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Tony Skinn (’06) through the 2028-29 season. “We are committed to Tony and excited about the success our men’s basketball program accomplished on and off the court in his first season as our head coach,” Lewis

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Ostrom named Assistant Basketball Coach at West Virginia

West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has announced the hiring of Tom Ostrom as an assistant coach. Ostrom, who has more than 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, spent the last two seasons at Drake, where he helped the Bulldogs to 55 victories, two Missouri Valley Conference championships and a pair of NCAA Tournament

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D2 NEWS: Ludwig, Mayhan join St. Leo Basketball Staff

Saint Leo University’s interim head men’s basketball coach Spencer Henke has announced the hiring of Bob Ludwig and Brandon Mayhan to his staff for the 2024-25 season. Ludwig and Mayhan will serve as Henke’s assistant coaches for the upcoming season. ” Bob and Brandon bring experience and competitive fire to Bowman Center, aligning with our team and

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Lecapitaine named Director of Video and Analytics at Green Bay

Green Bay men’s basketball head coach Doug Gottlieb announced the hiring of Kaden Lecapitaine as the Director of Video and Analytics. Lecapitaine joins the Phoenix from Marquette, where he most recently served as the head student manager for Marquette men’s basketball. Lecapitaine managed a full staff of student managers and assisted in recruiting processes as well as

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NAIA NEWS: Cross named Head Basketball Coach at Ottawa U (KS)

Ottawa University Director of Athletics, Janet Eaton-Smith, is pleased to announce the hiring of Matt Cross as the head men’s basketball coach. Cross comes to Ottawa University from NAIA Texas College in Tyler, Texas. He has guided four separate programs to national tournament appearances: Texas College, Talladega College, LSU-Shreveport, and Lamar State College.  “I’m ecstatic

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Pennington promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Miami University

Miami University head men’s basketball coach Travis Steele announced that Elijah Pennington has been promoted to Assistant Coach. Pennington joined Steele’s program in August of 2022 as a Graduate Assistant through the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative (MLI). “I am extremely honored to be able to have this opportunity given to me by Coach Steele,” said Pennington. “Miami is a special

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