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UTRGV Names Luke Mackay Assistant Basketball Coach

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that Luke Mackay, who spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma, is now an assistant coach with the UTRGV men’s basketball program. While at Oklahoma, Mackay worked with recently hired UTRGV Men’s Basketball Head Coach Lew Hill and

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HOT: Bert Hammel Resigns at DII Merrimack College

The Merrimack Athletic Department announced that head men’s basketball coach Bert Hammel will step down and not return for the 2016-17 season. A search for his successor will begin immediately. Hammel concluded his 36th season in 2015-16 as head coach of Merrimack with 526 career wins, 13th among Division II active coaches and 40th all-time in Division II.  Over

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North Dakota State Assistant Coach Freddy Coleman Resigns

North Dakota State University head men’s basketball coach David Richman announced Friday, Apr. 8, that assistant coach Freddy Coleman has resigned to pursue further opportunities outside of coaching. Coleman had been a part of the Bison men’s basketball coaching staff for three years, starting prior to the 2013-14 season. “We are extremely appreciative of Freddy’s

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DI Assistant Coaches on the Move…

Just catching up on a bunch of moves from the past few days – some we’ve reported already, some we haven’t… Alabama: Scott Pospichal is out. He had been an AAU coach before joining Avery Johnson’s staff last year. He will reportedly be replaced by former Arkansas and South Alabama head coach John Pelphrey. Arizona State

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OFFICIAL: LaVall Jordan Named Head Coach at Milwaukee

Former Butler University student-athlete and assistant coach LaVall Jordan, who has spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan, has been named Milwaukee’s men’s basketball coach. Jordan, a native of Albion, Michigan, who is regarded as one of the top assistant coaches in the country, helped the Wolverines to five

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