Author Archives: Brady Dirt

Gaines Hired as Men’s Head Basketball Coach at Southern State Community College

Southern State Community College announced Kelvin Gaines as its new men’s head basketball coach. Gaines comes to SSCC with coaching experience at Linden McKinley Stem Academy, SCPA and AAU teams. Gaines replaces the outgoing Blake Kibler. Gaines is looking forward to meeting the returning players as well as recruiting great talent to play at Southern State Community College. “This is a

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Huger Names Kevin Noon Assistant Coach at BGSU

Bowling Green State University men’s basketball head coach Michael Huger officially announced the appointment of Kevin Noon as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball program. Noon served as the Director of Basketball Operations last season for Coach Huger and the Falcons having joined Coach Huger’s staff in May 2015. “I am excited to announce

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Castleberry Added to The Citadel Basketball Staff

The Citadel head coach Duggar Baucom named Jack Castleberry the program’s Director of Basketball Operations, it was announced Tuesday. “I am extremely excited to add Jack back to our coaching family,” Coach Baucom said. “He brings a wealth of experience to his new position and great familiarity to our staff. Having played and coached in

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Commodore Promoted to Assistant Coach at EKU

Terrence Commodore has been promoted to an assistant coach for the Eastern Kentucky men’s basketball program, head coach Dan McHale announced on Tuesday. Commodore served as the Colonels’ Video Coordinator/Director of Player Personnel during the 2015-16 season. In that role, the EKU graduate and native Kentuckian planned recruiting schedules for staff, assisted in on-campus official

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Using Analytics To Build Winning Line-Ups

As coaches, we typically use our judgement to determine our lineups and substitution patterns, when in reality, simple analytics could provide more objective solutions. Data should be an aid to decision making, providing new insights and often reinforcing what we see on the court. In this article, we will look at key elements to consider

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Kentucky Wesleyan Hires Assistant

Kentucky Wesleyan named Willie Watson as assistant men’s basketball coach, according to Panther head coach Happy Osborne. Watson served as an assistant for two seasons at Division I Texas Rio Grande Valley (2014-15, 2015-16). Prior to joining the Vaqueros, he spent one season at Alabama (2013-14) working in assistant academic advisor for basketball and football.

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Coffman Receives Contract Extension at IPFW

IPFW has upgraded and extended the contract for head men’s basketball coach Jon Coffman through 2021, announced Director of Athletics Kelley Hartley Hutton.  The terms of the agreement reflect the program’s success both on and off the court and the University’s commitment to compete in a competitive marketplace. “Coach Coffman has demonstrated a commitment to

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