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New Orleans Dirt…

I can confirm that NJCAA Jacksonville College (TX) head coach Jody Bailey will become an assistant at the University of New Orleans.  Bailey had been the head coach at Jacksonville since 2010 (96-62).  He has previously served as the director of basketball operations at Colorado, and the video coordinator at Air Force.  The official announcement

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LIU Brooklyn Dirt…

I have now heard from multiple sources that New Orleans assistant Kenyon Spears will become an assistant at LIU Brooklyn.  Spears is familiar with the Northeast Conference (NEC) – he was on Mike Deane’s staff at Wagner from 2005-2010 serving the last two seasons there as the associate head coach.  The Texas native has also

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Sacramento State Dirt: Katz Extended Through 2020

I can confirm through a great source that Sacramento State head coach Brian Katz has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the school through the 2020 season.  Katz’ squad is coming off of a 21-win campaign in 2014-15 and a CIT post-season appearance.  He also garnered several awards following the season, winning CollegeInsider.com’s

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Temple Alum Chris Clark Returns to Owls Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Chris Clark, who helped lead Temple to the first of six straight NCAA Tournament berths under head coach Fran Dunphy, returns to his alma mater as the program’s Video Coordinator. The 2008 Temple graduate had previously served as an assistant coach the last two seasons at Campbell University. “It

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Lehigh Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Lehigh head men’s basketball coach Brett Reed has announced the addition of Jabari Trotter and Cooper Handelsman to his staff in the roles of Director of Basketball Operations and Video Coordinator. Trotter comes to Lehigh after extensive basketball experience, most recently at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. Handelsman

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Arkansas Little Rock Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Arkansas Little Rock Head Coach Chris Beard has announced Max Lefevre as Director of Basketball Operations and Jon Trilli as the program’s new Video Coordinator. Lefevre worked with Beard for two seasons at Angelo State, helping the Rams to a 47-15 record over that span. Trilli joins the Trojans after spending the

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Brett Burman Named DBO at Indiana

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Boasting a variety of experiences in the NBA and major college basketball, Indiana Head Coach Tom Crean has tabbed Brett Burman as the program’s Director of Operations. He joins the Hoosiers after spending a season in a similar role at the University of Tulsa. “I like to have somebody

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OFFICIAL: Joe Sullivan Named DBO at Harvard

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish HoopDirt.com first mentioned this hiring back on August 18th (DBO DIRT).  It has now been made official, Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker has announced the hiring of Joe Sullivan as the team’s director of basketball operations for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Sullivan comes to Cambridge from Xavier where he spent five years with

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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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