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University of Detroit Staff Update

The University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball coaching staff is now complete as head coach Bacari Alexander announced the hirings of assistant coaches Canaan Chatman and Pete Kahler. “We’re excited to welcome coach Chatman and coach Kahler to our Titan family,” said coach Alexander. “From the very beginning of our search, we wanted to identify

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Marvin Dixon Named Head Basketball Coach at Barber-Scotia College

Marvin Dixon has been hired as Men’s Basketball Coach at Barber-Scotia College. Dixon, a Salisbury,NC native, brings 7 years of pro experience and 10 years of coaching experience to lead the men’s basketball program.  He had most recently been an assistant coach at the school. http://bscathletics.olinesports.com/news_details.php?sport=570&news_id=113

North Texas Dirt…

Back on 6/3, I mentioned that there was a change on the staff at North Texas (Daily Dirt – 6/3/16). The Denton Record-Chronicle has now confirmed that Scott Monarch is no longer on Tony Benford’s staff at UNT. Monarch became an assistant for the Mean Green back in 2013. He had previously served on Buzz

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Mike Brey Adds Ryan Ayers to Staff at Notre Dame

Ryan Ayers, a 2009 Notre Dame graduate and sharp-shooting guard for the Fighting Irish, has returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach on Mike Brey’s staff. Ayers is the second former Brey player and team captain added to the men’s basketball coaching staff in the last two weeks joining 2002 graduate Ryan Humphrey.

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Shields Joins the East Central Community College Men’s Basketball Staff

El Dorado, Ark. native Dylan Shields was recently named assistant men’s basketball coach at East Central Community College in Decatur. Shields’ main responsibilities will be recruiting coordinator with a focus on out-of-state players, opponent preparation, and coordinating East Central men’s basketball camps. Prior to joining the ECCC staff, Shields served as the assistant director of

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