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Gerlufsen added to San Diego Staff

Lamont Smith, head coach for the University of San Diego men’s basketball program, announced the hiring of one more assistant coach to his staff on Tuesday afternoon. Joining him on the Toreros staff will be Chris Gerlufsen, who will join newly hired Sam Scholl and Russell Springmann on Smith’s staff for this upcoming season, as

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Daily Dirt – 4/29/15

A bunch of things that I’ve heard so far today… I can confirm that recently fired Kennesaw State head coach Jimmy Lallathin will become the head coach at St. Xavier HS in Cincinnati.  Lallathin spent the last year and half as the head coach at Kennesaw State.  He was an assistant at KSU before he

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DIII DIRT: Randolph-Macon Finalists

The Richmond-Times Dispatch has reported, and HoopDirt.com has since confirmed, that there are three finalists to replace Nathan Davis at Randolph-Macon.  Davis became the head coach at Bucknell back on April 19th, after a very successful run at R-MC.  The three finalists are: Sean McAloon – Head Coach St. John’s College HS (DC).  A Randolph-Macon

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OFFICIAL: Goldsmith to TCNJ

Thanks to a great source who got us out in front of this last week.  It has now been made official, Amherst assistant Matt Goldsmith has been named head coach at The College of New Jersey. Dr. Sharon Beverly, assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation, officially announced the

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Marshall Named Head Coach at Lake Region State

Lake Region State College announces Jared Marshall has been named the college’s head Men’s Basketball Coach. Marshall, a native of Greeley, Colo., has been assistant coach at both University of Mary and Lake Region State College. He earned a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Northern Colorado in 2010 and a master’s degree

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HOT: Sheldon Resigns at Baldwin Wallace

Baldwin Wallace University Head Basketball Coach Duane Sheldon ’93 has resigned his position at the University and has accepted a position as athletic director at Dublin Coffman High School. Sheldon recently completed his seventh season at his alma mater and led the Yellow Jackets to its fourth straight winning season, an 18-9 overall record, and

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Fresno Pacific Names Kisner Head Coach

Fresno Pacific University Director of Athletics Leslie Schuemann has announced the hiring of Tim Kisner as head men’s basketball coach. Kisner brings a strong track record of success as both a player and a coach and has spent the past four years as the associate head coach at Lake Superior State in Michigan, a nationally-ranked

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Butler Staff Update

Butler men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann, coming off a successful first season, has added one assistant and retained another to complete his full-time staff for 2015-16.  Holtmann announced the appointments of former Illinois Special Assistant to the Head Coach Ryan Pedon as an assistant coach and former Butler graduate assistant Emerson Kampen as basketball analyst.

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Western Oregon names Longtime DI assistant Jim Shaw Head Coach

Western Oregon University’s Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Barbara Dearing announced Monday that long time NCAA Division I assistant coach and former Western Oregon University All-American Jim Shaw has been named the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach effective immediately. “We concluded a nationwide search and had more high quality candidates for the position than any

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OFFICIAL: Skinner Named Head Coach at Kennesaw State

Al Skinner, a former Division I national coach of the year and two-time BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year, has been named the new head coach of the Kennesaw State men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams announced on Sunday (April 26). Skinner, who becomes the sixth head coach in program history, brings 22 years

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BREAKING: Alcorn State Names Montez Robinson Head Coach

Last week, HoopDirt.com listed Bethune-Cookman assistant Montez Robinson as one of the three finalists for the Alcorn State job.  It was made official today – Robinson is the choice… Alcorn State University Director of Athletics Derek Horne announced that Montez Robinson has been hired as the Braves new head men’s basketball coach. For the past four

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