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Wyche returns to Siena Basketball Staff

Antoni Wyche, who previously served under Carmen Maciariello during the first two years of his head coaching tenure, is returning to the Siena Men’s Basketball staff. A native of nearby Ballston Lake, New York, Wyche returns home after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame. “We are

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Louis Rowe joins Oregon Basketball Staff

Oregon men’s basketball head coach Dana Altman has announced the addition of Louis Rowe to the coaching staff. A native of St. Petersburg, Fla., Rowe spent the last two seasons as an assistant at the University of South Florida, after serving as head coach for his alma mater James Madison from 2016-20. Rowe was the head assistant at

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BREAKING: Bryant’s Grasso on leave of absence

Bryant University has released the following statement on the status of head coach Jared Grasso: Men’s basketball head coach Jared Grasso is on a leave of absence from Bryant University. Associate Head Coach Phil Martelli, Jr. will serve as the acting coach effective immediately. Grasso is in his 6th season at Bryant 79-67 (.541). He

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St. Michael’s College Basketball Staff Update

D2 St. Michael’s College has promoted Evan Conti to Associate Head Coach, and added John Salivonchik as an assistant coach. Conti is the former head coach at New York Institute of Technology, and was hired as the Saint Michael’s men’s basketball program’s full-time assistant coach in July 2021. A 2015 graduate of Quinnipiac University with a

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Miller named Director of Basketball Operations at Lamar

De’Andre Miller has been named Lamar University men’s basketball director of operations announced head coach Alvin Brooks Tuesday afternoon. Miller replaces Aaron Proctor who served in the role for the previous two seasons. Miller comes to the Golden Triangle after spending the previous three seasons at Mary Hardin Baylor. During his time in Belton, Miller held several roles,

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Wallace added to Houston Christian Basketball Staff

Dee Wallace has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Houston Christian. He joins the Huskies after spending last season at Cal State East Bay.  Wallace served at Dominican and Humboldt State after being an an assistant coach at Pearl River Community College in Mississippi during the 2019-20 season. The Wildcats captured the NJCAA

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Tang inks new 7-yr deal at K-State

Jerome Tang has inked a new 7-year contract at Kansas State. Here is a PDF of the employment agreement. The official press release from K-State is below: After a record-setting first season, head coach Jerome Tang has agreed to new 7-year contract through the 2029-30 season to continue his leadership of the Kansas State men’s basketball program,

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Arkansas Basketball Staff Update

Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman announced a restructuring of the Razorback basketball staff to reflect new NCAA rules that went into effect this past July. Under the new legislation, basketball now allows five assistant coaches for on-court instruction during practices and games. With that, Todd Lee, Michael Musselman and Ronnie Brewer will join Keith Smart

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D2 NEWS: Rocco promoted to Associate Head Coach at Lewis

 Lewis University head men’s basketball Scott Trost has announced the promotion of Nick Rocco to the position of associate head coach.  “I’d like to thank coach Trost, Dr. Planek, and the university for trusting me in this new role,” Rocco said. “I’m so fortunate to have worked under two esteemed head coaches, coach Ping and coach Trost, during my career.

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Johnson added to Vermont Basketball staff

Cioffi Men’s Basketball Head Coach John Becker has announced that Nathan Johnson will join the staff as an assistant coach. “We kept this addition in the family – literally – with hiring Nathan,” Becker said. Johnson is the brother of former Vermont assistant coach Bryson Johnson, who helped the program earn America East Championships in each of the last two

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