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Daily Dirt – 4/26/16

A few things that I’ve heard today… New UTRGV head coach Lew Hill will add Kenya Crandell (Montana State) and Caleb Villarreal (Southern Mississippi) to his staff. Crandell had been at MSU since 2014 – he was an ops guy at Oregon before that. Crandell has also been an assistant at Southern Utah, Sacramento State, Nebraska-Omaha, and

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HOT: Dartmouth set to name Northeastern’s McLaughlin as Head Basketball Coach

HoopDirt.com has learned that Dartmouth will hire Northeastern associate head coach David McLaughlin to replace Paul Cormier as the Big Green’s new basketball coach. McLaughlin had spent the past three seasons at Northeastern. He had been the head coach at DII Stonehill College for nine seasons prior to joining Bill Coen’s staff at NU.  McLaughlin is the all-time

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BREAKING: Clemson Assistant Richie Riley Named Head Basketball Coach at Nicholls State

Nicholls State University Athletic Director Rob Bernardi will introduce Richie Riley as the 11th head coach in Colonel men’s basketball history during a press conference scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the Harold J. Callais Memorial Recreation Center. Riley’s hiring is subject to approval by the University of Louisiana System Board Of Supervisors. Riley comes to

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Fordham Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jeff Neubauer Receives Contract Extension

Fordham University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Neubauer has agreed to a contract extension Dave Roach, director of athletics, announced today. The extension will run through the end of the 2020-2021 season. “Jeff Neubauer did a tremendous job in his first year, moving the Fordham men’s basketball program in the right direction,” said Roach. “Since the day he

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Nicholls State Search Update

I have heard that the search to replace J.P. Piper as the head basketball coach at Nicholls State is wrapping up.  According to great sources, Clemson assistant coach Richie Riley is the leader here.  I have also heard that the salary is low, and that the school is working to get it up a bit

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Stony Brook Staff Update

Stony Brook head men’s basketball coach Jeff Boals announced the addition of Bryan Weber and Andrew Goldstein to his staff. Weber will serve as an assistant coach, while Goldstein will be Director of Basketball Operations. “I’m extremely excited that Bryan and Andrew are joining the Stony Brook family.  Both are highly motivated and hard-working individuals who will be a

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