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Key to Success Coaches Clinic

Key to Success Coaches Clinic Date: July 19, 2015 Time: 2:30pm-7:30pm Cost: Early Bird Special: $25.00 (Until May 22, 2015) Pre-Registration: $50.00 (Until July 14, 2015) At the Door: $65.00 *Please contact us for coaching staff group rates of 3 or more. Beneficiary: BackPack Buddies-Inter-Faith Food Shuttle www.foodshuttle.org/backpack-buddies Venue: NC A&T State University Corbett Sports

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HOT: Turner says no to George Mason

Yesterday, we reported that we had heard that UC Irvine head coach Russell Turner was the leader at George Mason (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/7319e0f2/george-mason-dirt/…). It now sounds like he has turned down their offer and will remain with the Anteaters. North Carolina Central head coach LeVelle Moton is believed to be the other finalist. More on this one

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JC DIRT: Panola College candidates

The search to replace Junsie Cotten at Panola College (TX) is in full swing. It sounds like there three leaders right now for this one. The names that I have heard are: Albert Talley (assistant coach San Jacinto – former assistant at Panola), Hank Plona (assistant coach South Plains College), and Duncan “D” Hudson (assistant

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OFFICIAL: Forbes Named Head Coach at ETSU

ETSU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Richard Sander announced Monday that Steve Forbes has been named head coach of the Buccaneers’ men’s basketball program. Forbes will become the 16th head coach in the program’s 95-year history, most recently serving two seasons as an assistant coach at Wichita State where he helped take the Shockers to

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BREAKING: Utah Valley to hire Mark Pope

Utah Valley will name BYU assistant Mark Pope as their new head coach at a press conference on Tuesday. This was first reported today by CBSSports.com. Pope has been an assistant at BYU for the past four seasons. The former Kentucky center played in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks

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HOT: Holtmann receives extension at Butler

Butler head Coach Chris Holtmann, who guided the Bulldogs to a very successful men’s basketball campaign in 2014-15, has been awarded a contract extension. The new deal signed by Holtmann extends the coach’s contract through the 2020-21 season. "We are very pleased to announce that we have reached a contract extension agreement with Chris," said

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BREAKING: George Mason hires Paulsen

George Mason University announced today that three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year Dave Paulsen has been hired as the 10th head men’s basketball coach in program history. In Paulsen’s seven-year tenure at Bucknell, the Bison became the first team in Patriot League history to record three straight regular season titles, having amassed four outright

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OFFICIAL: Duryea Named Utah State Head Coach

Utah State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes announced Monday that current Aggie associate coach Tim Duryea (Dur-e-a) has been named the school’s 18th head coach in 110 seasons of USU basketball. The 50-year old Duryea replaces Stew Morrill who retired after 40 seasons as a collegiate basketball coach, which included 29

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OFFICIAL: Neubauer to Fordham

Jeff Neubauer, head coach at Eastern Kentucky University for the past ten years, was named head men’s basketball coach at Fordham University it was announced today by director of athletics Dave Roach. Neubauer will be introduced at a press conference on the Rose Hill campus on Tuesday, March 31, at 2 p.m. "We are delighted

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United Tribes (ND) names head coach

United Tribes Men’s Basketball will enter a new era next season as Pete Conway, a well-known name in the Native American basketball communities around the west and Midwest, will take over as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Conway, who is a Blackfeet Indian, had previously coached for three seasons at fellow NJCAA school Little Big Horn

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OFFICIAL: Baucom to The Citadel

The Citadel Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Monday that Duggar Baucom has been named as the 30th head coach in men’s basketball history. Baucom comes to The Citadel after a successful 10-year stint at VMI. "This is an exciting day for Citadel basketball," said Senter. "Duggar has a proven track record of success,

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Daily Dirt – 3/30/15

Great tournament games this weekend! Indy should be nuts!! Here are a few things that I’ve heard… • The “hot” name right now at Northern Kentucky is Florida Southern head coach Linc Darner. His squad just won the NCAA DII National Championship and finished 36-1. Darner has won 292 games in his 9 seasons at

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