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St. John’s Names Administrative Staffers

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish The St. John’s men’s basketball program has announced the hiring of Dan Matic as director of basketball operations and Dru Anthrop who was named the team’s graduate assistant. Matic returns to his native New York after two years as an assistant coach at South Alabama. Anthrop spent the past

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Bailey Miles Joins Furman Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Bailey Miles has joined the Furman men’s basketball staff for the 2015-16 campaign as assistant to the head coach, it was announced by Paladin head coach Niko Medved. Miles served as the head manager/student assistant for Furman during his freshman year in 2011-2012 before transferring back home to Oklahoma

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Harvard’s Amaker Elected to NABC Board of Directors

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Harvard University men’s basketball coach Tommy Amaker has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Beginning his ninth season at Harvard, Amaker has guided the Crimson to six consecutive 20-win seasons, five straight Ivy League titles and four consecutive berths in the

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DIII DIRT: Hunter College Hires New Head Coach

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Hunter College (NY) has hired NYU assistant coach John Pelin as their next head men’s basketball coach.  He replaces Shay Berry who resigned back in May.  Pelin had spent the past eight seasons on Joe Nesci’s staff at NYU – he was promoted to Senior Assistant Coach prior to the 2014-15

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NBA Hall of Famer Mitch Richmond Joins Chris Mullin’s Staff at St. John’s

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish St. John’s Head Coach Chris Mullin announced Tuesday that fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Mitch Richmond has joined the St. John’s men’s basketball program. Richmond, a six-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection, will serve as a special assistant. He complements a highly-touted group that has developed into one of the

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NYU Adds Conor Smith to Men’s Basketball Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Conor Smith has been hired as an assistant coach of the New York University men’s basketball team. His responsibilities include assisting in the daily operations of the program, as well as with on-court instruction. A 2015 graduate of NYU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology, Smith was

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Kasey Riley Named Assistant at Alaska Anchorage

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Kasey Riley joins the Rusty Osborne’s Alaska Anchorage coaching staff for the 2015-16 season as he makes the transition from junior college to the NCAA level. The native of Rock Springs, Wyo., comes to UAA after four years as an assistant coach at Casper College, where he helped the

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Columbia’s Kyle Smith Mic’d Up

With the start of practice upon us, here is a pretty cool inside look into Columbia’s first day on the court.  Head coach Kyle Smith was mic’d up as he addressed his team before practice, and as they ran through drills.  I always like to see how other coaches run practice and communicate with their guys.  Good luck to

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