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Fox promoted at Davidson

Davidson men’s basketball coach Bob McKillop announced today that longtime assistant coach Jim Fox has been promoted to associate head coach. The 2012-13 campaign will be Fox’s 12th on the Davidson bench, a little over a decade of one of the most successful stretches in Davidson basketball history. The Wildcats have logged 242 victories during

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James Madison rumor

A few coaches that I talked to today told me that Mike Deane will be added to Matt Brady’s staff at James Madison. Deane has been the head coach at Marquette, Siena, Wagner, and Lamar (436-334 in 26 seasons). He has been out of coaching for the past two seasons. Brady was a senior on

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Daily Dirt – 6/13/12

A busy day so far in the "dirt" world. Here’s what I’ve got… • Multiple sources are reporting that former Nebraska head coach Doc Sadler will join Bill Self’s staff at Kansas. He would reportedly replace Barry Hinson as the DBO. Hinson became the head coach at Southern Illinois back in April. Sadler has been

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SVSU adds assistant

Saginaw Valley State University head men’s basketball coach Randy Baruth has announced the hiring of Chinedu Nwachukwu as the new assistant coach of the Cardinal men’s basketball program. Coach Chinedu is coming off his second season as an assistant coach at the University of Findlay. His primary responsibilities included managing the day-to-day operations of the

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Robert Morris update

I reported in my blog this morning that I had heard from multiple sources that there was some staff movement at Robert Morris. I can now confirm that assistant coach Matt Hahn has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Hahn had been at RMU for the past two years and served on the staff at Vermont

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OFFICIAL: Sadler to Kansas

Doc Sadler has been named the director of basketball operations at Kansas. Sadler replaces Barry Hinson who served in the position for two seasons. We first reported this in the "Daily Dirt" this morning: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/c6c8595e/daily-dirt-6-13-12/… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

OFFICIAL: Nestor to Navy

we’ve been talking about this for the past week or so – just wanted to pass along the official press release… Navy men’s basketball head coach Ed DeChellis has announced that Ernie Nestor will join the Navy coaching staff, replacing Kurt Kanaskie, who took a similar coaching position at Virginia Tech last month. Nestor comes

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Missouri State names DBO

Missouri State University head basketball coach Paul Lusk announced that Sam McMahon has been named as the program’s director of basketball operations. McMahon has been with the MSU program for two years as video coordinator. He replaces Trevyor Fisher who stepped down from the Bears’ operations position on April 16 after seven years to accept

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Piedmont names head coach

The Piedmont College Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Mark Bollinger as the school’s new head men’s basketball coach. Bollinger comes to PC after a four-year stint as an assistant coach at Ohio Wesleyan University. In his four seasons on the OWU bench, the team posted a 66-40 record including a 44-20 mark

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New Mexico Staff Update

University of New Mexico men’s basketball coach Steve Alford has announced changes within his staff, promoting Drew Adams from director of operations to assistant coach, and Craig Snow from video administrator to director of operations. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Virginia Tech Hires Ops

Virginia Tech head men’s basketball coach James Johnson has announced the hiring of Andy Moore as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. Moore comes to Blacksburg following four years at Eastern Michigan University. Moore moved into game operations during the 2011-12 academic year after spending the three previous seasons as a full-time assistant coach at EMU.

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MSU Promotes Stephens

Michigan State announced today that Dwayne Stephens has been promoted to from assistant basketball coach to associate head coach. A four-year letterwinner at MSU in 1989-93, Stephens will begin his 10th season on the Spartan bench this fall. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.