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Bob Huggins Coaches Clinic – October 24th

West Virginia University and head coach Bob Huggins will host a clinic for interested coaches on Oct. 24th at the WVU Men’s Basketball Practice Facility. Attendees to the clinic will gain access to WVU team practice as well as Division II Mountain East champion Glenville State. Speakers include Bob Huggins, Ron Everhart, Erik Martin, Larry

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Mark Calzonetti Returns to Iona as an Assistant

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Iona College men’s basketball head coach Tim Cluess announced the return of Mark Calzonetti as assistant coach for the 2015-16 campaign. “I look forward to having Mark back for the upcoming year,” said Cluess. “I have known him for a long time and his work-ethic and attention to detail

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OFFICIAL: Youngstown State Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one back on September 11th (Youngstown State Dirt).  The staff changes at Youngstown State were made official today as Head Coach Jerry Slocum announced today the addition of Stew Robinson to the coaching staff and the promotion of Kevin

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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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