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Daily Dirt – 7/26/18

Some things that I’ve heard… North Texas head coach Grant McCasland will have an contract extension announced shortly. Last season, his first at UNT, McCasland went 20-18 (8-10 C-USA), and led the Mean Green to the CBI Championship. I have heard that Steve Bridgeman will be named as an assistant coach on Danny Sancomb’s new

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Keith Chesley Added to Stetson Men’s Basketball Staff

Keith Chesley has been named as Director of Basketball Operations for Stetson men’s basketball, head coach Corey Williams announced. Chesley come to DeLand after spending the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant with the men’s basketball team at Florida State. “I’m really excited about the opportunity,” Chesley said. “I’m grateful that Coach Williams has

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Boston University Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Boston University head basketball coach Joe Jones has officially hired Mike Quinn as an assistant coach (first mentioned in the Daily Dirt on 7/13), and elevated John Papale to director of basketball operations. Mike Quinn Mike Quinn will join the Boston University men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2018-19 season after spending

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Presbyterian Dirt…

I can confirm that Delta State associate head coach Bob Szorc will be named as an assistant on Dustin Kern’s staff at Presbyterian College. He will replace Tommy Brown who resigned earlier his month in order to become the AD at Boyd Buchanan School in his home town of Chattanooga. Szorc had spent the past

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UCF Extends Dawkins through 2023-24

After two successful seasons at University of Central Florida, men’s basketball head coach Johnny Dawkins has signed a contract extension to keep him with the Knights through the 2023-24 season, UCF Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Wednesday. “I am thrilled to have Johnny Dawkins leading our men’s basketball program,” White

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Daily Dirt – 7/24/18

Some things that I’ve heard… Willie Jones has been promoted to associate head coach at NC A&T. He has been on the Aggies staff for the past two season, and has also worked at Florida A&M, Jacksonville University, Charleston Southern, South Carolina State, and Tennessee State. I have heard that two assistants from DII St.

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Kevin Ryan Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at RVCC

Raritan Valley Community College Men’s Head Basketball Coach Kevin Ryan will step down from his position for the upcoming 2018/19 Winter season. Ryan leaves with six very successful seasons under his belt, five consecutive post-season apperances since 2013 and 100 wins since the beginning of his tenure. One of the staples of Ryan’s program has always

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