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Mercer Adds Dale Layer to Basketball Staff

Mercer head basketball coach Bob Hoffman announced Tuesday that Dale Layer has been added to the coaching staff at Mercer, bringing over three decades of coaching experience. Layer brings a wealth of experience at many different levels to Macon including head coaching stints at Queens (N.C.), Colorado State and Liberty, leading those three programs to

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NC State Announces Men’s Basketball Staff Additions

NC State men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts announced the addition of assistant coach A.W. Hamilton while filling out the remainder of his support positions on Friday. Hamilton is the third assistant coach hire, joining previously announced assistants James Johnson and Takayo Siddle. Hamilton played for Keatts at Hargrave Military Academy, and after being a graduate

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Portland State Completes Coaching Staff

New Portland State Men’s Basketball Coach Barret Peery has completed his coaching staff for his first season on the Park Blocks. Peery has retained assistant coaches Jase Coburn and Chris Skinkis, while adding Kahil Fennell to the staff. “I couldn’t be more excited about how the staff has come together,” said Peery. “I really feel

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Rice Completes Boise State Staff With Chris Acker

Boise State men’s basketball head coach Leon Rice announced Wednesday, the hiring of Chris Acker as an assistant coach. Acker spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Hawai’i. Acker rounds out the Broncos’ 2017-18 coaching staff. “I am excited to have Chris and his family as a part of Bronco Basketball,” said

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Lakeland University Hires Assistant Coach

Lakeland University has hired former Muskies standout player Kurt Jansen to fill the role of lead assistant men’s basketball coach. Jansen recently completed a one-year stint as lead assistant coach for Williston State College, a junior college in Williston, N.D., where he coached under former Muskie player Rylee Hernandez. Prior to that, Jansen, served as

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Rogers State Names Land Assistant Coach

Rogers State men’s basketball head coach Justin Barkley announced the hiring of Cooper Land as assistant coach for the Hillcats for the upcoming 2017-18 season on Monday. “We are extremely excited to add Cooper to the staff. He will be a valuable piece as we continue to build our program,” said eighth year head coach

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Hightower promoted to assistant coach at Lehigh

Lehigh head men’s basketball coach Brett Reed announced on Friday the promotion of Noel Hightower to assistant coach, replacing the recently-departed Austen Rowland. Hightower spent last season as the Mountain Hawks’ director of basketball operations after graduating from Chestnut Hill as a two-sport athlete. Last season, Hightower managed day-to-day operations of the program as Lehigh

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Pompey Joins Thunderbird Basketball Coaching Staff

Southern Utah University head coach Todd Simon is excited to announce the addition of Chris Pompey to the Thunderbird basketball coaching staff. “We are excited to add Coach Pompey to the program. He is nationally respected and has been a part of great success throughout his career,” Simon said. “Coach Pompey’s ability to mentor and

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