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Pinkins to Leave LSU Staff

LSU head men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones has announced that assistant coach Al Pinkins is leaving the Tigers staff to pursue another coaching opportunity. Pinkins, a native of Camilla, Georgia, joined the Tiger program prior to the 2015-16 season, after coaching in the SEC for one year at Tennessee and three seasons at Ole Miss.

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OFFICIAL: Cantu Named Assistant Coach at Portland

Bob Cantu will join the University of Portland men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, head coach Terry Porter announced on Thursday. Cantu spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at UTEP and the previous 12 seasons at USC as an assistant coach, associate head coach and interim head coach. Cantu brings

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Former UTSA Head Coach Brooks Thompson Passes Away

Former UTSA men’s basketball coach Brooks Thompson passed away Thursday night, the university announced in a press release.  Thompson, 45, was diagnosed with double organ failure in April and had been hospitalized for much of the past two months. “The UTSA family is very saddened to learn that Brooks Thompson passed away on Thursday,” UTSA

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Ali Ton Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Fordham

Ali Ton, former associate head coach at UC Irvine, was named assistant men’s basketball coach at Fordham University announced head coach Jeff Neubauer. “Ali and I have known and continually developed a respect for each other since his playing days at Davidson,” said Neubauer. “As a player, he was a competitor and a winner.  My

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