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UMD Press Release

Matt Bowen has been officially named the new head coach at Minnesota Duluth. We had this yesterday, click below for the official press release. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

N. Arizona names assistants

Jermone Riley, Matt Dunn and Vic Sfera were officially named assistant coaches at Northern Arizona University, Men’s Basketball Coach Jack Murphy announced. Riley returns to the Northern Arizona bench for the second time in his career after coaching the 2006-07 season at NAU. Riley most recently served as the Head Coach at Palo Verde High

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Brown candidates

GoLocalProv.com has learned the names of the nine coaches in contention for the Brown job. Interviews are scheduled to begin on the week on May 14th. Here are the candidates… T.J. Sorrentine – Sorrentine is the interim head coach who was a four-year assistant under Jesse Agel. A local legend, Sorrentine starred at St. Raphael

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Kane hired at Ripon

The Ripon College athletic department has named Ryan Kane as the newest member of its coaching staff, becoming the 26th head men’s basketball coach in the 114-year history of the program. Kane replaces Bob Gillespie, who is retiring after 32 years as head coach of the Red Hawks. A native of Green Bay and a

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Daily Dirt – 5/4/12

Rolling into the weekend with some “dirt”… • I’ve heard that Transylvania head coach Brian Lane interviewed yesterday at Morehead State. He is a former Morehead State assistant who is 191-104 in his 10-seasons at Transy. Next up is Pikeville head coach Kelly Wells followed by Mississippi Valley State head coach Sean Woods. • Sounds

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Davidson ass’t gets Swarthmore job

Landry Kosmalski, an assistant coach at Davidson College, has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Swarthmore College. Kosmalski, who replaces Lee Wimberly, is the 31st head coach in the 111-year history of Swarthmore men’s basketball. A 2000 graduate of Davidson, Kosmalski arrives at Swarthmore after serving as an assistant coach at his alma

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New deals for Kentucky staff

Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari and assistant coaches Orlando Antigua, Kenny Payne and John Robic have signed multi-year contracts with the University of Kentucky, UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart announced on Friday. Calipari, who signed a new eight-year deal last spring, was awarded an 8.3 percent increase annually in guaranteed compensation from media rights

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Daily Dirt – 5/3/12

Here’s Thursday’s “dirt”… • I have heard that Marquette’s Buzz Williams is considering former Air Force Head Coach Jeff Reynolds for a spot on his staff. Reynolds had been the head coach at Air Force for 6 seasons before being released on February 8th. He has also been the head coach at Wingate and N.C.

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Youngstown State adds Hall

Steve Hall, who spent the last four seasons at Duquesne, has been named assistant coach on the men’s basketball staff, Youngstown State Head Coach Jerry Slocum announced. Hall replaces Byron Thorne, who left in March to pursue business opportunities outside of basketball. Hall, one of the most highly decorated high school coaches in the Detroit

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Davis joins Manhattan staff

Manhattan head men’s basketball coach Steve Masiello has officially named Rasheen Davis an assistant coach on his staff. Davis, a New York City native, returns to his hometown brining five years of high level NCAA Division I experience to the Jaspers basketball program. Davis spent the last two years as an assistant coach at Xavier

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Wisconsin-Eau Claire finalists

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has narrowed their search down to four finalists. According to UWEC, there were 96 applicants and the final interviews will take place from May 7-11. UWEC has also posted the finalist’s resumes on-line – this is definitely the first time I’ve seen this. The Final Four (with links to resumes)

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Southern Virginia Hires Coach

Southern Virginia University announced today that Tony Caputo has been named head men’s basketball coach. Caputo has served as the primary assistant for Southern Virginia men’s basketball for a combined 12 seasons under three different head coaches. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.