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Norwich hires assistant

David Dubuc has been named as an assistant coach basketball coach at Norwich University. Dubuc spent last year as an assistant at Western New England University. Before joining the WNE staff, he was the head varsity girls basketball coach at South Hadley (MA) High School from 2007-10 and was an assistant varsity boys basketball coach

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Bethel named assistant at The Mount

Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball coach Robert Burke has announced the hiring of former North Carolina State point guard Tony Bethel as an assistant coach. Bethel comes to the Mount after serving as the video coordinator at North Carolina State the past two seasons. Bethel started 47 games in his two seasons (2004-06) at North

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CEU names interim head coach

Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah Assistant Coach Brian Edelstein has been named Interim Head Coach for the 2011-12 basketball season. He replaces Coach Brad Barton who died suddenly, Oct. 4, 2011. Coach Edelstein came to USU Eastern from the University of South Carolina. He will be assisted for the season by athletic director, Dave

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Daily Dirt – 10/21/11

A few things as we head into the second weekend of practice…. From a top-notch source….Craig Doty has resigned at Central Wyoming College to join the staff at Riverland C.C. (MN) as an assistant coach. Doty spent the 2010-11 season as an assistant at Central Wyoming, and was elevated to the position of interim head

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OFFICIAL: Crews to St. Louis

Jim Crews has been named as an assistant at St. Louis. We reported it last week as a rumor (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/cd5ef5ca/st-louis-rumor/…). He replaces Alex Jensen who became the head coach of the Cavs D-League team in Canton (OH). Here’s the official release on the hiring: http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news

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Daily Dirt – 10/20/11

Pretty quiet out there with practice in full swing, but there are a few things that I’ve heard over the last couple of days…. Waycross College (GA) assistant Jamie Brooks has departed and will become the head coach at Southside Christian HS (GA). He will be replaced on the Waycross staff by former Georgia Tech

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Mount Union Staff Update

Mount Union has filled out its coaching staff with the additions of assistant coaches Mike Bluey and Dave Spires. Bluey served as an assistant coach for Mount Union head coach Mike Fuline for seven years at both Rootstown and Massillon Jackson High Schools. Spires was an assistant boy’s basketball coach at Boardman High School for

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Rivier College adds assistant

Chris Giordano has been added to the staff as an assistant coach at Rivier College (NH). He spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach for the Nashua North High School Varsity program. Giordano also served as the Head Coach for a 16U team in the Middlesex Magic AAU program. He is a 2007

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Panola College Hires Assistant

Kadrian Bryant has been named assistant coach at Panola College. Bryant attended Panola College for 1 year in 2004 then transferred to Mississippi Valley State where he scored over 400 points in two seasons. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Karius named assistant at Wisc-La Crosse

Following up on something I mentioned in a blog on 10/7 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/e39f16ce/late-night-dirt-10-7-11/…) – Rick Karius has officially been named as an assistant at Wisconsin-La Crosse. Karius was a GA at Southwest Minnesota State before joining the Superior staff last season. He played at La Crosse from 2005-09. He will also work in admissions at La

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Hawaii Rumor

According to a source, former Louisiana Tech head coach Kerry Rupp has expressed his interest in the vacant DBO spot at Hawaii. Rupp went 57-73 at La. Tech from 2007-2011. Scott Fisher, the DBO last season, was promoted to assistant coach after Walter Roese departed. This is far from a done deal, but it sounds

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UNCW Hires DOB

Former UNC standout Dante Calabria has been named director of men’s basketball operations at UNCW. Calabria has played professionally in Europe for the past 16 years after playing for the Tar Heels from 1992-96. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.