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Henderson State Basketball Staff Update

Maurice Heade and Jayce Cravens have been added to the men’s basketball staff at D2 Henderson State University. Maurice Heade A native of Detroit, Michigan, Heade comes to HSU from Jarvis Christian University, where he served as an assistant for the 2022-23 campaign. In his one year, JCU reached its conference tournament for the first time since

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JUCO DIRT: NJCAA D1 Victoria College opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Donte’ Davis is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NJCAA D1 Victoria College (TX). Davis had spent the past two seasons as the head coach at Victoria, where he went 6-50. Before his time in Texas, he served as the head coach at Owens CC (OH),

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Queens University of Charlotte Basketball Staff Update

We’ve mentioned a bunch of these moves throughout the summer, but here is the official release from Queens University of Charlotte finalizing their 2023-24 men’s basketball staff: The Queens University of Charlotte men’s basketball team made their 2023 coaching staff official on Tuesday afternoon which included four new hires and two promotions. “This staff comes

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Stetson assistant headed to NBA G League

Stetson assistant coach Jonathan Mitchell announced today on Twitter that he is leaving the Hatters program and will become an assistant with the NBA G League’s Birmingham Squadron (New Orleans Pelicans). Mitchell, who played at both Florida and Rutgers, had spent the past three seasons on Donnie Jones’ staff at Stetson. He spent time as

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Smith named Assistant Basketball Coach at Tuskegee

 Tuskegee men’s basketball head coach Benjy Taylor announced Monday the hiring of Mike Smith as assistant coach for the 2023-24 season. Smith brings nearly 20 years of coaching experience to the Golden Tiger program after spending the past five seasons as an assistant at NAIA member Dalton State. He has also previously made stops at Southeastern Louisiana, Centenary, Mississippi

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JUCO NEWS: Casey named Assistant Basketball Coach at Borough of Manhattan CC

JaQuan Casey begins his first season as an Assistant Coach with the BMCC men’s basketball program. Casey joins the Panthers men’s basketball program with an impressive resume, coming to downtown Manhattan after serving as an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Dallas Christian College under Head Coach John Franklin. During his time in 2022, he

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Former Cal head coach Mark Fox joins Georgetown MBB staff as Director of Student-Athlete Relations and NIL Partnerships

Mark Fox enters his first season as the director of student-athlete relations and NIL partnerships ahead of the 2023-24 season as part of Head Coach Ed Cooley’s inaugural staff. Fox most recently served as the head coach of the California men’s basketball program for the past four seasons. Leading up to his stint with the Golden

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