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American Dirt…

I can confirm that American University assistant coach Nate Philippe will be named as the next head coach at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM).  The official announcement will be made later today.  Philippe has been on Mike Brennan’s staff at American since 2013, and was an assistant at Maine before that.  The Canadian

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Columbia College (MO) Adds Assistant

Columbia College (MO) head men’s basketball coach and athletic director Bob Burchard officially announced the hiring of Tomas Brock as the next assistant men’s basketball coach. Tomas is no stranger to the Cougars and Columbia as he replaces former associate head coach and older brother Matt Brock. “I am excited that Tomas will be joining

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Penn State Dirt…

I can confirm that Penn State associate head coach Brian Daly has left the program.  He has been at Penn State for the past four seasons, and also worked with Nittany Lions head coach Patrick Chambers at Boston University.  Before joining Chambers at BU, Daly was a prep coach in the Philadelphia Area.  It sounds

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Florida’s Video Tribute to Billy Donovan

The Florida Athletic Department just released this tribute video to Billy Donovan to commemorate his time in Gainesville. A classy gesture by the UF administration as Donovan heads to NBA to take over in Oklahoma City.  Definitely worth taking two minutes out of your day to take a peek at some of the highlights of

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BREAKING: Donnelly the Choice at Florida Southern

I mentioned earlier in today’s Daily Dirt that Southern Connecticut head coach Mike Donnelly was the “hot” name at Florida Southern.  His hiring at FSC has now been made official… Florida Southern College announced today the hiring of a new head coach to take the helm of the College’s NCAA Division II championship men’s basketball

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Fullerton College Names Perry Webster Head Coach

Former Cal State Fullerton player Perry Webster comes back to the city of Fullerton to serve as the men’s basketball coach of Fullerton College. Since 1927, Coach Webster is now the 15th coach in the Hornet’s rich basketball history that features 3 state titles and 30 conference titles. At twenty-six years old, Perry is one

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OFFICIAL: Bargen Named Assistant at Bradley

HoopDirt.com first posted this as a rumor back on April 29th (Bradley Dirt).  It has now been made official – Maike Bargen has been named as an assistant at Bradley. Bargen comes to Bradley from Butler Community College, where he was a two-time Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year, including the 2014-15 season when he

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Burgess Added to Utah Valley Staff

Utah Valley University head men’s basketball coach Mark Pope announced the hiring of Chris Burgess as an assistant coach. Burgess joins Cody Fueger as new members of the Wolverines staff. “Chris is a great addition to my staff,” said Pope. “Not only has he excelled as a player, but has also proven his skill, acumen,

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