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HOT: Snow College HC resigns

Michael Ostlund has decided to resign as men’s head basketball coach at Snow College after five years running the Badger program. Ostlund had his most successful season this past year as his squad finished 23-9 overall and tied for second place in the Scenic West Athletic Conference. His teams amassed a won-loss record of 83-73

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Clift named AC at Alaska Fairbanks

Alaska men’s basketball head coach Mick Durham announced that Jon Clift has been selected as the program’s new assistant coach. A native of Spokane, Wash., Clift is no stranger to the Nanooks and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference having spent the previous two years as an assistant coach at Central Washington. He also was a

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IIT announces staff

Illinois Institute of Technology Men’s Basketball coach Enzley Mitchell IV announced today the addition of Orlandus Thomas, Craig Shaman and Mike Vander Heyden to the Scarlet Hawks men’s basketball coaching staff. Thomas and Shaman will serve as assistant coaches and Vander Heyden will be Mitchell’s Director of Basketball Operations. The following are brief bios on

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Daily Dirt – 7/30/12

Finally back after a LONG week of camp! Here are some things that I’ve heard over the past week or so… • The search to replace Rob Purlee at Knox College (IL) is in full swing. Two names that I have heard that appear to be in the hunt are Northwest Florida assistant Jason Shay,

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Rundles named AC at Wofford

Former Wofford basketball standout Cameron Rundles will be returning to the team this fall as an assistant coach on Mike Young’s staff. Rundles led the Terriers to back-to-back Southern Conference championships in his two seasons at Wofford. Last season Rundles played professionally with the Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League. He led the team

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Kent State Hires Assistant

DeAndre Haynes has been named Assistant Coach at Kent State. Kent State’s all-time leader in assists (625) and steals (229), Haynes enters the coaching ranks after wrapping up a six-year professional career with FIBA Europe that included stops in Belgium, Hungary, Germany and Finland. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and

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SUNY New Paltz adds assistant

Keith Hack, who most recently served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, N.Y., has been named to the same position at the State University of New York at New Paltz, as announced by the Department of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation. Hack will begin his duties on Aug. 6.

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Tifft named DBO @ TCU

Chris Tifft has been named director of operations for the TCU men’s basketball program, head coach Trent Johnson announced Thursday. Tifft joins the Horned Frogs from the junior college ranks, where he served the last eight seasons as a head coach at New Mexico Junior College and Lamar (Colo.) Community College. Tifft has strong ties

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Scottsdale CC adds assistant

Scottsdale Community College and Head Coach Will Worosylla announced today that former ASU basketball player Lester Neal has joined the coaching staff for the 2012-13 season. He joins a staff that includes ASU Hall-of-Famer Art Becker, ASU graduate Mark Bunker and newly added Mike Vargas. Tarik James will continue to assist with basketball activities while

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HOT: Sorenson named HC at Northland

Following up on a rumor from last night’s "Daily Dirt"….Scott Scott Sorenson has been named head coach at Northland College. Sorenson has extensive coaching experience in the Upper Midwest most recently serving as the assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota Crookston, an NCAA Division II program in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

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Adams named assistant @ Montevallo

University of Montevallo men’s basketball head coach Danny Young announced Thursday the hiring of Jabarr Adams as his assistant coach. Adams comes to Montevallo after spending the last four seasons as assistant coach at Tarleton State University. Adams most recently has coached at Tarleton State University a NCAA Division II and Lone Star Conference member.

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Kennesaw State names AC

Darryl Slack, who spent the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech, has been hired as an assistant coach by Kennesaw State University head men’s basketball coach Lewis Preston. Slack, who completes Preston’s staff, will coordinate team community service, travel and film exchange, while scouting upcoming opponents and assisting in recruiting and

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