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Drake Basketball Staff Update

Drake University head men’s basketball coach Niko Medved has announced the addition of Dave Thorson and JR Blount to his coaching staff. Thorson joins the program as an assistant coach following 23 successful seasons as the head coach at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, Minn., while Blount remains with the Bulldogs after being on staff

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Lorenzo Romar Joins Arizona Basketball Staff

Arizona Basketball and head coach Sean Miller have announced the addition of former Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar to the Wildcats’ staff as associate head coach. Romar spent 15 seasons at the helm of the Husky program, amassing a record of 298-196 in Seattle with three Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors. “It’s an exciting

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Omar Mance added to Rice Basketball Staff

Rice head basketball coach Scott Pera announced the addition of former Owl Omar Mance as assistant coach Friday morning. Mance returns to South Main after serving as Director of Recruiting and Player Personnel at Vanderbilt. “I am excited to announce that Omar Mance will be the last piece added to our staff,” said Rice head

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Mattox Promoted to Assistant Basketball Coach at Morehead State

Jonathan Mattox, who has spent the past four seasons with the Morehead State men’s basketball program as graduate assistant, director of basketball operations, and as assistant coach, has been promoted to full-time assistant coach. During the 2016-17 season, Mattox was promoted from director of basketball operations to interim assistant coach. “Jonathan earned the right to be

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Daily Dirt – 4/14/17

A few quick things that I’ve heard… The “hot” early name to replace Gregg Nibert at Presbyterian is B.J. McKie. The former University of South Carolina standout is the current associate head coach at Charleston Southern. McKie finished his playing career at South Carolina in 1999 as the Gamecocks’ all-time leading scorer with 2,119. Sounds

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Miami (OH) Staff Update

Miami University head men’s basketball Jack Owens announced the hiring of his staff. Joining the RedHawks as assistant coaches are Jeff Rutter, J.R. Reynolds and Kenneth Lowe. Coming on-board as the Director of Basketball Operations is Ryne Smith. “This is going to be a top-level staff,” said Owens. “They are all different in their own

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Archie Miller Announces Basketball Staff at Indiana

Indiana University men’s basketball coach Archie Miller has announced the addition of three assistant coaches, an Assistant Athletic Director for Basketball Administration and other support personnel to the program.  All totaled, the group boasts more than 80 years of experience, coached multiple NCAA Tournament games and worked with a number of players who have gone

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Youngstown State Basketball Staff Update

Paul Molinari, Jason Slay, and Mark Richmond have been added to Jerrod Calhoun’s staff at Youngstown State. Paul Molinari Molinari, a 27-year coaching veteran at the Division I and Division II levels, has been named an assistant coach on the Youngstown State University men’s basketball staff, Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun announced on Tuesday. He joined

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