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DeCuire Announces Staff

First-year University of Montana men’s basketball mentor Travis DeCuire has selected his assistant coaches, he announced today. DeCuire named former Pac-12 and Big Sky Conference head coach Ken Bone as an Associate Head Coach, while current Griz assistant Jono Metzger-Jones will remain at UM, and Chris Cobb rounds out DeCuire’s assistant coaching staff. Marlon Stewart

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Daily Dirt II – 6/19/14

Busy day – here’s round II of the Daily Dirt… • It sounds like Alfred University (NY) head coach Dale Wellman will become the next head coach at Nebraska Wesleyan. He had been at Alfred since 2008 and led his squad to an 18-9 record this past season. Before taking over at Alfred, he was

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Central Missouri adds assistant

Central Missouri head basketball coach Doug Karleskint has announced the hiring of Ryan Hellenthal as the new assistant coach for Mules Basketball. Hellenthal comes to Central Missouri after spending the previous four seasons at Division I Long Beach State. Hellenthal spent last season as an assistant coach with Long Beach State after serving three seasons

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DK on the DL

From The DirtQueen…..Minor surgery yesterday for the DK turned out to be a little more than he bargained for. He has had some type of reaction to the medication, and has been out of commission all day. It looks like tomorrow will be more of the same. He said that he has a ton of

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Maine Maritime Hires Coach

David Muchnick has been named Maine Maritime’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics Steve Peed announced Wednesday. "Being a head college basketball coach has been a lifelong dream of mine, and to be able to do it at such a special place like Castine and the Maine Maritime Academy is truly an honor," Muchnick

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UVa-Wise Hires Assistant

UVa-Wise head men’s basketball coach Blake Mellinger today announced the addition of Nathan Edick to his coaching staff. Edick, who spent the previous two seasons at Virginia Commonwealth University, will be responsible for opponent scouting, recruiting and working with perimeter players in his new role. "I am thrilled to be able to add Nate to

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Rhode Island College Hires Coach

Rhode Island College has named Michael Byrnes as its new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Byrnes joins the RIC athletic department after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Robert Morris University (RMU) in Pittsburgh. Previously, he had 16 years of coaching experience at the prep school level, including 14 seasons at the Winchendon School

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IU Northwest Hires Coach

Indiana University Northwest Director of Athletics Kristofer Schnatz will lead the RedHawk men’s basketball program as the head coach for the 2014-15 season. Schnatz has more than 14 years of coaching experience, including nine years with Purdue University North Central, serving as both assistant and head basketball coach. Schnatz has retained associate head coach Javier

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Boston University Hires Assistant

Boston University men’s basketball head coach Joe Jones has announced the hiring of Walt Corbean as the newest assistant coach on Tuesday afternoon. A player on two NCAA tournament teams at Xavier, Corbean joins the Terriers after spending six seasons at ACC member Wake Forest. "We are all very excited about Walt joining our staff,"

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Siena Extends Patsos’ Contract

Siena has added one year to men’s basketball head coach Jimmy Patsos’ contract, extending the current deal through the 2018-19 season. All other elements of the contract remain the same. "I’m grateful to be here, I love this place," Patsos said. "This week we had our golf outing and a lunch with the `old-timers’, and

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John Brown Selects Beschta as New Coach

In a press conference on Tuesday (June 17) morning, John Brown University and Director of Athletics Robyn Daugherty announced the hiring of Jason Beschta as the institution’s 10th head men’s basketball coach in program history at the Simmons Great Hall on the campus of JBU. “I am humbled and thankful for the opportunity to join

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HOT: Extension for Terry at Fresno State

Fresno State Director of Athletics Thomas Boeh announced Monday that a contract extension for Bulldogs’ head men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry has been finalized and signed – extending Terry’s contract through the end of the 2018-19 season. The terms of the contract include the extension of the term length three additional years as Terry already

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