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Daily Dirt -9/21/15

Some things that I’ve heard to kick off the week… Trouble brewing at a WCC school – more on this one shortly… I have heard that Miami (OH) DBO Sean Mock will become an assistant at DII Northwood (MI). Mock  joined the Redhawks basketball staff as a volunteer coach in 2011-12 and was promoted to DBO for

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The Ultimate Assist Coach’s Clinic – FREE

The Ultimate Assist Free Basketball Coaching Clinic on Saturday September 26th starting at 10am featuring ESPN’s Seth Greenburg, DePaul’s Dave Leitao amongst others. On Sunday September 27th starting at 10am featuring Xavier’s Chris Mack, Miami of Ohio John Cooper, Northern Kentucky’s John Brannen and Richmond’s Chris Mooney! When: Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 10:00 AM

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GUEST BLOG: Leadership (Kevin Sutton – Assistant Coach Georgetown)

HoopDirt.com Guest Blog: Leadership – Kevin Sutton Assistant Coach Georgetown Recently, I was having a conversation with one of my former players, who I  like to call my “living trophies”. He is an assistant at another high major  program and we were discussing leadership. As a player, he was one of the  greatest leaders I’ve ever had the pleasure of coaching. And now as a coach,  I feel like he has maintained and even improved his amazing ability to lead.  That conversation drove me to write down my thoughts on how one can be  an effective leader as a coach.      Here are my thoughts on leadership:    Great Coaches and Leaders:​ ​ I. Know how to manage and lead different personalities well:​ A. They create an atmosphere where opinions are welcome.​ B. They allow for ownership of the team to be shared without sacrificing the  whole for its parts.​ ​ II. Know that their egos must come last:​ A. They understand the importance of the proverb “A candle loses nothing  by lighting another candle, but creates twice the illumination.”​ B. They know that when one person on the team has success, we all have  success. ​ ​ III. Are great at communicating:​ A. They have an understanding of the many different forms of  communicating: verbal, non-verbal, written, email, twitter, facebook, etc.​ B. They have the ability to clearly and consciously articulate the mission,  vision, objective and strategy of their program or company that will lead to  success.​ ​ IV. Treat their staff, and everyone affiliated with their program, with respect  and dignity:​ A. They take the time to get to know their people on a personal level.​ B. They foster a family atmosphere. ​ ​ V. Have a thirst for knowledge, for learning and for teaching: ​ A. They are willing to learn different ways to do their job better and  experiment with new methods, even if their old ways are proven to work well.​ B. They are constantly asking questions. ​ C. They try to stay on the cutting edge in their profession.​ D. They use every opportunity to teach. “Teachable Moments” are when they  shine the brightest. ​ ​ VI. Have a tremendous “feel” for their profession or craft:​ A. They know whom to play, when to play them and for how long.​

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Quinnipiac Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore has hired Mark Fogel as the program’s new Director of Basketball Operations.  Fogel was most recently and assistant at Odessa College (TX), and before that he worked as the Coordinator of Video and Player Development at Tulane.  He is the son of former Northeastern University head coach

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Daily Dirt – 9/17/15

Some things that I’ve heard… David Potter has been hired as a graduate assistant on Rick Ray’s staff at Southeast Missouri.  Potter played at Clemson from 2006-10, and spent time in the D-League and also played overseas after graduation. I have heard that Jim Holsworth has been named as an assistant at Caldwell University (NJ). 

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Green Mountain College Adds Chris Pagentine to Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Green Mountain College men’s basketball head coach Anthony Leonelli is pleased to announce the addition of new assistant coach Chris Pagentine to his staff for the 2015-16 season. “We are very excited to add a coach of Coach Pagentine’s caliber to our staff,” said Leonelli. “His experience playing at

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Jay McMillan Named Assistant at Coppin State

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Coppin State head men’s basketball coach Michael Grant has named Jay McMillan as an assistant coach. “We’re happy to have Jay join our staff,” Grant said. “He has demonstrated during his career that he cares about not only developing basketball players, but preparing the young men he worked with for life beyond athletics.

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Allegheny Adds Michael Kenney to Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Allegheny College has announced the hiring of Michael Kenney as the Gators’ men’s basketball assistant coach. Kenney, who boasts extensive experience at both the Division I and Division III levels, will assist head coach Bob Simmons on all aspects of the Gator men’s basketball team’s day-to-day operations. “I am

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