Author Archives: Brady Dirt

Spring Arbor University Hires Assistant

The Spring Arbor University men’s basketball office is pleased to announce that Josh Tropea has joined the staff as an assistant coach. He joins a staff that includes associate head coach Brandon Baum, assistant coach Jim Brown, and assistant coach Karrie Houser. Tropea brings a relentless work ethic and a great basketball mind to the

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Delaware to Introduce Martin Ingelsby as Next Men’s Basketball Head Coach Wednesday

University of Delaware Director of Athletics and Recreation Services Chrissi Rawak announced Tuesday afternoon that Notre Dame assistant coach Martin Ingelsby has been selected as the Blue Hens’ new men’s basketball head coach. One of the top young assistant coaches in college basketball today, Ingelsby will be formally introduced in a ceremony on Wednesday, May

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VCU Staff Update

Casey Long has been promoted to assistant coach, while Nelson Hernandez, Johnny Taylor and Kevin Tiller have joined the VCU Men’s Basketball staff, Head Coach Will Wade announced Monday. Hernandez will serve as director of operations, while Taylor and Tiller will move into the newly created positions of director of player development and director of

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Bender Returns to Clemson

Dick Bender, Clemson’s former director of men’s basketball operations, has been hired as an assistant coach for the Tigers. Bender returns after two seasons as an assistant coach under Earl Grant, who left Clemson in 2014 to take the head coaching position at College of Charleston. Bender replaces Richie Riley, who was named head coach

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Cobb promoted to Associate Head Coach at Montana

Montana men’s basketball Head Coach Travis DeCuire has tabbed assistant Chris Cobb as the program’s new associate head coach. Cobb joined the staff at Montana shortly after DeCuire was formally introduced as the Grizzlies’ new head coach in May of 2014. In the two years since, he has become one of the program’s go-to coaches

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FHU names Jim Sanderson Head Coach

 The Freed-Hardeman University Athletic Department announced Monday that Jim Sanderson will be the new head coach for the Lion basketball program, beginning with the 2016-17 season. Sanderson will take over the head coaching position following the resignation of Jason Shelton, who resigned his duties at Freed-Hardeman earlier this month after 11 years at the helm to take a

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Braswell Promoted to Assistant Coach at UTEP

UTEP Coach Tim Floyd announced on Thursday that Bobby Braswell has been promoted to assistant coach with the Miners. Braswell has served as the Miners’ Director of Basketball Operations for the last three years. Braswell succeeds Ken Deweese, who served in the assistant coach role for the previous five years before accepting a position at

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Dee Brown Joins Fighting Illini Basketball Staff

Illinois legend Dee Brown is returning to the Fighting Illini basketball program, serving for Head Coach John Groce as the program’s first-ever Director of Player Development and Alumni Relations. Brown’s new role comes on the heels of a successful year-long stint in the UI’s Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA) as Special Assistant to the Director

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Missouri State University-West Plains Hires Popp as Head Coach

Chris Popp, assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, has been selected as the new head coach of the Grizzly Basketball program at Missouri State University-West Plains, university officials announced today. Popp’s (pronounced “Pope”) hiring is subject to approval by the Missouri State University Board of Governors. His first day on the

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