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Rock Valley College Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Rock Valley College head men’s basketball coach Craig Doty announced today the addition of Alex Edwards to the men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Additionally, Evan Lavery has been promoted to associate head coach.     ALEX EDWARDS Edwards comes to Rock Valley after being the full-time assistant

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Mike Jones Promoted to Assistant Coach at Seattle

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Seattle University head men’s basketball coach Cameron Dollar has announced that Mike Jones, the director of men’s basketball operations at Seattle University since Dollar took over the program, has been promoted to assistant coach, effective immediately. For the past six seasons, Jones has been a key part of the

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Illinois to Name Court After Lou Henson

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish University of Illinois Director of Athletics Mike Thomas and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that the basketball court at State Farm Center would from now on be called “Lou Henson Court.” The “Lou Henson” signature on the floor is accented by his patented orange blazer and a pair

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Midland University Named Oliver Drake Head Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Midland University has announced Oliver Drake as the institution’s next men’s basketball head coach. Drake arrives having guided Ashford University to the NAIA DII National Championship Tournament in three of his five seasons as head coach, including an appearance in the Round of 16 in this year’s tournament. “From

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Kellett Returns to Lawrence University Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by: Dr. Dish Chris Kellett has returned to the Lawrence University men’s basketball coaching staff, head coach Joel DePagter announced. Kellett, who coached with the Vikings for three seasons from 2010-13, comes back to Lawrence as an assistant coach after a successful stint coaching prep basketball. “This summer was a stressful time

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Loyola (Chicago) Dirt…

I have now heard from multiple sources that Indiana director of player performance Bennie Seltzer will be added to Porter Moser’s staff at Loyola (Chicago) as an assistant.  He will replace Steve Shields who left for a spot an administrative spot at Missouri last month.  Seltzer re-joined Tom Crean’s staff last January – he was

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OFFICIAL: Downey to IPFW

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by: Dr. Dish Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one back on August 7th (IPFW DIRT).  It has now been made official – Mark Downey has been named as an assistant coach at IPFW.  Here is the official release: IPFW head men’s basketball coach has named

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JUCO DIRT: College of Southern Idaho

HoopDirt.com reported yesterday that College of Southern Idaho assistant Brock Morris would be heading to South Alabama as an assistant (South Alabama Dirt).  CSI head coach Jared Phay has worked quickly to replace Morris, and I have now heard that his choice will be Chipola College (FL) assistant Shelby Lindley.  After spending the previous two seasons as

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Billy Hubly Named Video Coordinator at Georgia Tech

Billy Hubly, a graduate assistant on the Georgia Tech men’s basketball staff the last two years, has been named to the post of video coordinator, head coach Brian Gregory announced Friday. Hubly, 25, has spent the last two years contributing to the Yellow Jackets’ on-court individual instruction and team practices, helping organize and administer Tech’s

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Jakob Gollon Named Assistant at USC Aiken

University of South Carolina Aiken men’s basketball coach Mark Vanderslice has announced the addition of Jakob Gollon as an assistant coach. “I’m ecstatic about Jakob joining the staff,” Vanderslice said. “He comes from a strong pedigree of coaching and brings a wealth of basketball knowledge and playing experience. His high level of energy and enthusiasm for

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OFFICIAL: Callahan Named Head Coach at Penn College

Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com first reported back on July 19th (DIII DIRT: Penn College Set to Name Head Coach)… Ryan Callahan has been named Pennsylvania College of Technology’s new head men’s basketball coach, Penn College Director of Athletics Scott Kennell announced this week. Callahan served as an assistant coach last year at

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University of Valley Forge Names Laird Assistant

The University of Valley Forge Athletic Department is pleased to announce the addition of Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach, Mark Laird. Coach Laird will also be serving as Campus Director for UVF. Coach Laird graduated from UVF in 2000, and was a captain for the Men’s Basketball Team for two seasons. He went on to earn

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