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Dan Hurley Receives Contract Extension Through 2023-24 at URI

The University of Rhode Island and head men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season. “The University of Rhode Island is pleased to support the two-year extension of Dan Hurley’s contract. Dan’s leadership and commitment to our student-athletes has now firmly established our men’s basketball program as

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Daily Dirt – 5/16/17

A few things… Roy Williams confirmed to the Herald-Sun that UNC DBO Brad Frederick is on the road recruiting and will be bumped up to to assistant coach replacing C.B. McGrath who became the head coach at UNC Wilmington earlier in the spring. It also sounds like assistant DBO Sean May will be elevated to

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The Coach’s Insight with Richie Schueler featuring Eastern Washington Associate Head Coach Nick Booker

In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Coach Nick Booker, Associate Head Coach at Eastern Washington, discusses the March Madness of coaching changes as well as some details on evolving within the collegiate coaching career.   View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight: Episode 1: HoopDirt.com’s DirtKing Adam Nelson Episode 2: Cal State Fullerton Associate Head Coach

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St. Bonaventure Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that St. Bonaventure will hire Dwayne Lee as an assistant coach. He will replace Jerome Robinson who we reported last week will join Paul Weir’s staff at New Mexico (Daily Dirt II – 5/10/17). Lee has spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach under Greg Herenda at Fairleigh Dickinson. The

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Lawrence Tech Names Joshua Pickens Head Basketball Coach

The Lawrence Technological (Mich.) University athletic department names Joshua Pickens to lead the men’s basketball program, athletic director Scott Trudeau announced Monday morning. “Coach Pickens comes from an NAIA playing and coaching background and he will be a great asset to our team,” said Lawrence Tech Athletic Director Scott Trudeau. “His energy and hard work will

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