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Daily Dirt – 6/29/16

Here are some things that I’ve heard… I have heard from a great source that Robert Morris Director of Basketball Operations Dave Richards will become an assistant coach at Merrimack College. He will reunite with former RMU assistant Joe Gallo who became the head coach at Merrimack earlier this spring. Richards spent six seasons at

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Derek Shell Named Head Basketball Coach at MCLA

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Director of Athletics Laura Mooney has announced that Derek Shell has been hired to lead the men’s basketball program following a national search. Shell succeeds interim head coach Anthony Skiffington, and will start in his new role August 1. “I had three categories in mind when looking for our

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DIII DIRT: Case Western Finalists

HoopDirt.com has learned that there are three finalists in the mix to replace Sean McDonnell as the head coach at Case Western Reserve University (OH). I have heard that on campus interviews will take place July 11-14. The final group is: Bill Courtney – Former Head Coach Cornell University Dane Fischer – Assistant Coach George

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Canisius Dirt…

I have heard from a great source that Daemen College assistant coach Jake Kroll will be named as the Director of Basketball Operations at Canisius. Kroll had served as the assistant video coordinator at Alabama before joining the Daemen staff prior to last season. He had previously served as a manager at Buffalo under new

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Benjy Taylor Departs SEMO Men’s Basketball Staff

Assistant men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor has resigned his position at Southeast Missouri State. Head Coach Rick Ray hired Taylor in January, in the midst of the 2015-16 campaign. Taylor wishes to move closer to his family who currently reside in Hawai’i. He has three sons, Tyler, Otto III and Ostin, and a daughter, Olive. Taylor remarked, “I would like

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Bill Morosco Joins Presbyterian Blue Hose Staff

Presbyterian College men’s basketball and head coach Gregg Nibert announced the addition of Bill Morosco as assistant coach. “Bill (Morosco) is very organized, loyal, and hard-working,” said Coach Nibert. “He wasn’t able to be on the court coaching at The Citadel so he’s looking forward to being able to go out and coach, participate at

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Sean Woods Extended Through 2019-20 at Morehead State

Following a 23-win season and a trip to the College Basketball Invitational Finals, Morehead State head men’s basketball coach Sean Woods has had his contract extended through the 2019-20 season. “This extension means a lot to me. It shows that (Athletic Director) Brian (Hutchinson) and (University President) Dr. (Wayne D.) Andrews appreciate the work that

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ULM Dirt…

I have heard from great sources that Miami Dade College head coach Stephen Cowherd will become an assistant at ULM.  Cowherd has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at MDC. He has also spent time on the staff at South Alabama, and served as a graduate assistant under Leonard Hamilton at Florida

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HOT: Jimmy Smith Resigns as Head Coach at Texas Lutheran; Takes D1 Assistant Job

Jimmy Smith, the men’s basketball coach who led Texas Lutheran University to back-to-back conference titles and consecutive NCAA Division III national tournament appearances, announced his resignation Friday as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Smith has accepted an assistant coach position with Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and will join the Bearkat staff in July.

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