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Weber State Staff Update

Weber State men’s basketball head coach Randy Rahe has announced two additions to the Wildcat staff. WSU has named Keith Berard as an assistant coach and Kadin Kirk has been named Director of Basketball Operations. Berard comes to Weber State after spending the past five seasons as an assistant coach at Houston Baptist . Kirk

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Wainwright to Marquette

Jerry Wainwright has joined the Marquette University men’s basketball program as director of operations. Wainwright spent the 2011-12 season as an associate head coach on Rodney Terry’s staff at Fresno State. Prior to Fresno State, Wainwright served as the head coach at DePaul. Wainwright owns 16 years of experience as a head coach at the

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Brey Signs Contract Extension

Mike Brey, the third all-time winningest coach in Notre Dame basketball history and currently the third-longest tenured coach in the BIG EAST Conference, has agreed to terms on a new 10-year contract that will take the veteran coach through the 2021-22 campaign. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Wisconsin-Oshkosh finalists

There are four finalists in the search to replace Ted Van Dellen at Wisconsin-Oshkosh. They are: • Aaron Aanonsen – Head Coach Lakeland College (WI) (Interview: Monday 6/25). • Tim Gaubatz – Long-time assistant Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Interview: Tuesday 6/19). • Patrick Juckem – Head Coach Coe College (IA) (Interview: Thursday 6/21). • Richard Reed – Head

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Gallaudet University Hires Coach

Brendan Stern has been named head coach at Gallaudet Univeristy. Stern ascends to the top position of the GU men’s basketball program after playing four years as an undergraduate, served as an assistant coach for three years and most recently guided the Gallaudet women’s basketball program for one season. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest

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Penn adds assistants

The University of Pennsylvania’s John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, Jerome Allen, has announced the hiring of Ira Bowman and Jason Polykoff as assistant coaches with the program. Bowman replaces Mike Martin, who recently left Penn to become head coach at Brown, while Polykoff steps into a role filled the previous two years

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Daily Dirt – 6/18/12

Just got back from a few days of vacation with The DirtQueen and the Little DirtBags. I tried to stay on top of things, but I was on a court ordered internet black out! I was able to sneak back to the cottage to check my phone a few times, but it wasn’t easy –

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Alaska Fairbanks Assistant Steps Down

Alaska Nanooks men’s basketball head coach Mick Durham announced that assistant coach Eric Stang has resigned from his post after two seasons to pursue other coaching and professional opportunities. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

OFFICIAL: Deane To James Madison

James Madison men’s basketball head coach Matt Brady announced Thursday the addition of longtime Division I head coach Mike Deane to an assistant position on his coaching staff beginning with the 2012-13 season. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Missouri Hires Leitao

University of Missouri Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith announced his 2012-13 coaching staff has been completed with the hiring of Dave Leitao as an assistant coach on Friday. Leitao is the former Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year and earned a pair of conferences championships while serving as the head coach at DePaul in

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Daily Dirt – 6/14/12

Today’s "dirt"… • I have heard that Rochester assistant Ryan Mee is in the mix to become an assistant at Davidson. He would replace Landry Kosmalski who recently became the head coach at Swarthmore (http://hoopdirt.com/news/706a2f10/davidson-asst-gets-swarthm…). Mee has been an assistant at his alma mater for the past three seasons. He has also worked at Elmira,

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MCC Hires Coach

Cedric Drake, who helped lead the Meridian Community College Eagles to a Region 23 championship during his playing days, is returning to his alma mater as MCC’s new men’s head basketball coach. Drake replaces Nathan Courtney, who recently accepted the head coaching job at Highland Community College in Illinois. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest

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