Author Archives: Brady Dirt

TMU Men’s Basketball Welcomes Assistant Coach Lyle Jones

Truett McConnell University Head Men’s Basketball Jon Yeh announces Lyle Jones as the new assistant men’s coach for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Lyle Jones begins his first season as Truett McConnell’s Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. Jones arrived to Cleveland fresh off a two year graduate assistant position at East Carolina University (ECU) in the powerful

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Appalachian State Adds Poole and Persinger to Staff

 Appalachian State University men’s basketball and head coach Jim Fox announced two additions to his staff on Tuesday. I.J. Poole will serve as the Mountaineers’ director of basketball operations, while Tyler Persinger will join as the director of player development. “First of all, I would like to thank Bryan (Bender) and Mark (Polsgrove) for their commitment to

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Christian Barnhill Joins Stevenson University Men’s Basketball Staff as Graduate Assistant

Stevenson University head men’s basketball coach Gary Stewart announced that Christian Barnhill will join his staff as a graduate assistant for the 2017-2018 season. “I am extremely excited about joining Coach Stewart’s staff and becoming a part of the Mustang family,” said Barnhill.  “The prospect of being involved in every aspect of the basketball program

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Ocean County College Hires Coaches

Patrick Boylan and James Stockton have joined OCC as Head and Assistant Coaches, respectively, of the Men’s Basketball team. Coach Boylan spent 2013-17 on the coaching staff at EPAC/Region XIX’s Montgomery County College in Blue Bell, PA, being named Associate Head Coach in 2015. Prior to his coaching career, Boylan played basketball at Bucks County

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Cole Returns to GSC as Assistant Coach

The Glenville State men’s basketball program, along with Head Coach Stephen Dye, is pleased to announce the hiring of Lamont Cole as an Assistant Coach. Cole, who played for the Pioneers from 2012 to 2014, helped GSC reach the NCAA DII Tournament for the first time in school history his senior season. During his career

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ANALYTICS & SHOT SELECTION

There is an undeniable analytics movement across basketball. Coaches from the professional ranks to youth programs are looking for better ways to gather and analyze information about their players and opponents. It is no surprise that the NBA, the world’s most advanced basketball league, has been a leader in the analytics movement. Since 2013, the

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