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Andre Morgan Named Assistant Basketball Coach at UNCG

UNCG men’s basketball head coach Wes Miller announced the hiring of Andre Morgan to assistant coach for the 2016-17 season. Morgan fills Miller’s coaching staff that includes associate head coach Mike Roberts, assistant coach Chris Parsons and director of basketball operations Pat Flesher. “We are excited to add Andre to our coaching staff,” Miller said.

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BREAKING: Reggie Witherspoon Named Head Basketball Coach at Canisius

Reggie Witherspoon, a Buffalo native and a 20-year veteran of the college basketball coaching ranks, has been named the 24th head coach in Canisius College men’s basketball history, Canisius Director of Athletics Bill Maher announced Saturday. Witherspoon, who signed a five-year contract, will be formally introduced at a 10 a.m., press conference in the Koessler Athletic Center on Tuesday, May

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Daily Dirt – 5/27/16

A few things as we roll into Memorial Day Weekend… I can confirm that Hartwick College assistant coach David Wadas will become an assistant at Utica College. He had been on the Hartwick staff for the past three seasons, and also spent two seasons as an assistant at his alma mater Oneonta State. Word on

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OFFICIAL: Adam Williams Named Head Basketball Coach at Salem International University

Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted earlier this week (DII DIRT)… Salem International University has hired Adam Williams, son of West Virginia Athletics Hall of Famer Tex Williams, as its new head men’s basketball coach announced Athletic Director Jamie Shoemaker Friday afternoon. A former guard at the University of Kentucky and Marshall University,

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Dartmouth Staff Update

One month after being introduced as Dartmouth’s new head coach for men’s basketball, David McLaughlin today announced that Pete Hutchins, Mike Quinn and Jabari Trotter will comprise his coaching staff for the 2016-17 season. “I could not be more excited about the hiring of Peter, Mike and Jabari,” McLaughlin said. “We are forming a staff

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Siena Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Davidson College DBO Abe Woldeslassie will become an assistant coach at Siena College. Woldeslassie has been on Bob McKillop’s staff since 2013. He has also been the DBO at Dartmouth, and an assistant at Bowdoin College. An official announcement is expected within the next few weeks.

J.D. Powell Promoted To Assistant Coach at C of C

J.D. Powell has been promoted to assistant men’s basketball coach as announced by College of Charleston head coach Earl Grant on Wednesday. Powell recently completed his second season as director of men’s basketball operations for the Cougars, who went a much-improved 17-14 overall in Grant’s second year at the helm of the program. They also

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Daily Dirt – 5/25/16

A few things that I’ve heard… Anthony Solomon has departed the Notre Dame and will become an assistant at Georgetown. He joins Akbar Waheed (Hofstra) as new assistants on John Thompson III’s staff. They replace Tavares Hardy (Georgia Tech), and Kevin Sutton (Pitt). Solomon, the former head coach at St. Bonaventure, has also been an

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