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Daily Dirt – 10/8/14

Some things that I’ve heard over the past few days… • I have heard that Bowdoin (ME) assistant Brandon Linton will join the staff at Army. Before joining the Bowdoin staff in 2012, Linton was an assistant at his alma mater Clarkson. Look for the official announcement here any day. • It sounds like former

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2014 National Run and Gun Clinic

On October 25th and 26th, 2014, Grinnell College Men’s Basketball Coach Dave Arseneault will be sharing the secrets he’s learned in 20-plus years of running The System. The two day clinic will also feature a Grinnell College Pioneers full-length scrimmage as well as presentations from Dave Arseneault Jr., Associate Men’s Basketball Coach at Grinnell College

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Clarion Dirt…

Been following this one for a few months now…looks like the search at Clarion has now wrapped up. On September 24th, I mentioned the four finalists who were in the hunt to replace Ron Righter as the head coach at Clarion (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/bd4511e4/clarion-pa-dirt/…). I have now heard from a great source that one of the finalists,

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George Mason Basketball Coaches Clinic

George Mason Basketball Coaches Clinic Saturday, October 25 9-10am Clinic Registration 10-12pm Mason Practice #1 (RAC) 12-1230pm Q & A with Coach Hewitt 12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch on your own 1:30-3:30pm LECTURES 1:30-2pm BALL SCREEN OFFENSE AND DEFENDING BALL SCREENS Paul Hewitt 2-2:30pm PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: Chris Kreider, Asst. Coach 2:30-3pm REBOUNDING: Roland Houston, Asst. Coach

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Delta State Coaches Clinic

Delta State University head men’s basketball coach Jim Boone and his staff are offering a free fall coaches clinic on Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11 at Walter Sillers Coliseum. The two-day event begins with registration from 5-6 p.m. at Sillers Coliseum. Schedule: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 5:00 pm REGISTRATION SILLER’S COLISEUM 6:00 pm SESSION

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HOT: Extension for Alford at UCLA

UCLA has signed head men’s basketball coach Steve Alford to a one-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season, it was announced today by Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero. In 2013-14, his first season as UCLA’s head coach, Alford led the Bruins to a 28-9 record while guiding UCLA to its first NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

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New England DIII rumor…

I can confirm through a great source that Daniel Webster College (NH) head coach Dave Faucher is out. Faucher, the former head coach at Dartmouth, had spent the last 6 seasons at DWC (74-81). He had spent 13 seasons as the head coach at Dartmouth (1991-2004). Before coming to DWC in 2008, he served as

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Three small college coaches to retire

Three small college coaches have announced today that they are retiring. Here’s the rundown… • Montclair State (NJ) head coach Ted Fiore has announced that he will step down effective October 14th. Current assistant Daren Rowe will take over as the interim head coach. Fiore has been that head coach at Montclair St. Since 1998

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TCU Basketball Coaches Clinic

Date: Saturday, October 11 Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: Ed & Rae Schollmaier Basketball Complex (practice facility) •3000 Stadium Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76129 ***Registration fee: $25 per person – All coaches in attendance will receive a clinic notebook The clinic will start with a team practice at 10:00 AM, have a break

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BREAKING: Butler’s Miller takes leave of absence

Butler Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier announced today (Thursday, Oct. 2) that men’s basketball head coach Brandon Miller will be taking a break from his duties with the Bulldogs. "Brandon Miller has requested a leave of absence for medical reasons, which the University has granted," stated Collier. "We are not in a

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Fairleigh Dickinson Basketball Coaching Clinic

The Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball program will conduct the Fairleigh Dickinson Men’s Basketball Coaching Clinic on Saturday, October 18th. The clinic is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. inside Stratis Arena at the Rothman Center. The cost is $20 per coach or $25 per coaching staff. The day will start with a

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Shaka Smart Coaches Clinic with VCU Practice

Fifth Annual VCU Coaches Clinic Date: Saturday, October 25 Time: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Location: Siegel Center, 1200 West Broad St. Richmond, VA 23284 Registration fee: $70.00 per person, All attendees will receive a clinic notebook The clinic begins with a VCU practice at the Siegel Center. After breaking for lunch, the participants will

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