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Moran promoted to Head Basketball Coach at Trevecca Nazarene University

Nathan Moran has been promoted to head coach of the Trevecca Nazarene University men’s basketball program, Athletic Director Mark Elliott announced today. Moran, a Lipscomb University and BGA graduate, becomes the eleventh head coach in program history. He was promoted to associate head coach before last season and spent the past two seasons as Kevin Carroll‘s assistant, helping to

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D3 NEWS: Richards departs Chatham; Named Head Basketball Coach at Westminster

After seven seasons with the Cougars, Men’s Basketball Head Coach David Richards will be departing the program, Chatham Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Leonard Trevino announced Tuesday. Richards, a New Castle native, will take over as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Westminster, his alma mater. “We want to thank Coach Richards for his efforts that have made

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Florida Basketball Staff Update

The Florida men’s basketball team has added a pair of assistant coaches to its staff, head coach Todd Golden announced on Tuesday. Jonathan Safir, who has been UF’s director of basketball strategy and analytics since 2022, has been promoted to an assistant coach role. In addition, Dave Klatsky joins the Florida staff after three seasons as the head

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Herl added to West Virginia Basketball Staff

West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Ross Hodge has announced the hiring of Jase Herl as an assistant coach. Herl, a native of Goodland, Kansas, spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at North Texas. Herl has 15 years of coaching experience, including a period as the interim head coach at Colorado State. “Jase is

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Daily Dirt – 4/22/25

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few small college search updates… D2 Lincoln Memorial University (TN): I can confirm that Tony Jasick will be the choice here. The veteran coach spent the last part of the 2024-25 season as the interim head coach at Stephen F. Austin and also served as the head coach at Purdue

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Frank Haith added to Texas A&M Basketball Staff

Story Courtesy Brad Marquardt, Assistant AD/Athletics Communications, Texas A&M Men’s basketball coach Bucky McMillan added 36-year coaching veteran Frank Haith to his initial coaching staff at Texas A&M on Monday. Haith, who has 18 years of experience as a Division I head coach, served two previous stints in Aggieland as an assistant coach for Tony

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Thomas joins Wyoming Basketball Staff

Story Courtesy Nick Seeman, Wyoming Athletics Cowboy basketball head coach Sundance Wicks announced the addition of Chris Thomas as an assistant coach to the program on Monday. A veteran in the coaching ranks with over 20 years of experience, Thomas comes to Wyoming after serving as head coach of KK Cibona Zagreb of the Adriatic Basketball League.

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Lundy inks 5-yr extension at Milwaukee

UW-Milwaukee head men’s basketball coach Bart Lundy has inked a five-year contract extension according to a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. According to the article, the new deal will pay Lundy $430,000 annually, up from the $350,000 he had been making on the deal he originally signed in March 2022, and includes a number of

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Cal hires Wilkins as Assistant Basketball Coach

Isaiah Wilkins, a former Virginia standout who spent the past four seasons on staff at his alma mater, has joined the California men’s basketball program as an assistant coach. “We’re incredibly excited to welcome Isaiah and his wife, Catalina, to our Cal Family,” Cal head coach Mark Madsen said. “Isaiah brings a championship mentality from his playing days

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