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Daily Dirt – 9/2/15

Some things that I’ve heard over the past few days… I can confirm that former Hawaii head coach Gib Arnold has been hired as a West Coast scout for the Boston Celtics.  Arnold was the head coach at Hawaii from 2010 until October of 2014.  He has also been an assistant at USC, Pepperdine, Vanderbilt, and

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Rio Grande Adds Two Assistants

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish University of Rio Grande men’s basketball head coach Ken French has announced the addition of two assistant coaches to his 2015-16 coaching staff. Phil McKnight, Jr. and Robby Bennett are joining a staff which also includes returnee Aaron Quinn and student assistant Bobby Sizemore and Bryan Stevens.   McKnight

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Doug Lewis Added to Milwaukee Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Veteran coach and Milwaukee native Doug Lewis has been added to the Milwaukee men’s basketball staff as video coordinator head coach Rob Jeter announced today. Lewis has 10 years of head coaching experience at the collegiate level. “Doug is a respected individual in coaching circles and brings a wealth of experience to our

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Former Hoya Patrick Ewing Jr. Joins Georgetown Men’s Basketball Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Former Georgetown University men’s basketball star Patrick Ewing Jr. has joined the staff as the Director of Basketball Operations, Head Coach John Thompson III announced. Ewing Jr. is the son of former Hoya All-American and National Basketball Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing. “Even as a player, Patrick ‘saw’ the game through the eyes of

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Eric Gabriel Promoted to Assistant Coach at High Point

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish High Point University men’s basketball head coach Scott Cherry has announced that Eric Gabriel will be promoted to assistant coach for the 2015-16 season. Gabriel served as HPU’s director of player development in 2014-15 after working as the program’s director of video operations in 2013 and 2014. “I am very excited to promote

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Misericordia Names Willie Chandler Interim Head Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Willie Chandler has been named interim head men’s basketball coach at Misericordia University, Chuck Edkins, director of athletics, has announced. “We are thrilled to have Willie Chandler step into the role of interim head men’s basketball coach,” said Edkins.  “Willie has done an admirable job in the assistant role over the past six

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Brian Bibey Named Head Coach at Penn State Beaver

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish The Penn State Beaver Athletic Department has named Brian Bibey as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach.  Bibey will be heading the Men’s Basketball program starting September 1, 2015. Bringing over 10 years of coaching experience, Bibey was most recently the Head Coach at Shaler High School where he coached

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Liberty Names Matt Olinger Assistant to the Head Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Liberty Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay has announced that Matt Olinger will serve on staff as the assistant to the head coach, effectively immediately. Previously the director of basketball operations, Olinger will enter his 11th year with the men’s basketball program, which includes eight years on the coaching

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OFFICIAL: Lindley to CSI

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted back on August 21st (JUCO DIRT: College of Southern Idaho).  The College of Southern Idaho Men’s Basketball program announced the hiring of Shelby Lindley Monday. Lindley joins the Eagles after spending the past two seasons on Mark White’s East Mississippi Community College men’s basketball staff as

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Emory & Henry Adds Michael Wolf to Coaching Staff

HoopDirt.com News sponsored by Dr. Dish Emory & Henry College Head Men’s Basketball Coach David Willson has announced the addition of Michael Wolf to the team’s coaching staff. Wolf joins the program after graduating from William Peace University in Raleigh, North Carolina this past spring where he was a three-year team captain and the institution’s Valedictorian. “We are excited

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Jon Cremins Named Head Coach at Spartanburg Methodist

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Spartanburg Methodist College has named Jon Cremins to lead the Pioneer men’s basketball program. Cremins takes over a team led by Jeff Brookman who recently accepted the head position at Anderson University. Cremins, a nephew of longtime successful college coach Bobby Cremins (Georgia Tech and College of Charleston), joins

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