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Halcovage named Head Basketball Coach at Buffalo

George Halcovage III has been named the 15th head coach in University at Buffalo men’s basketball history, Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced on Thursday. A rising star in the coaching ranks, Halcovage comes to Buffalo from Villanova where he spent 15 years, most recently serving as associate head coach. As a trusted

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Green Bay Basketball Staff Update

Green Bay men’s basketball head coach Sundance Wicks announced his coaching staff Thursday afternoon. Wicks will be joined on the bench this season by Pat Monaghan, Zach Malvik, and Nic Reynolds as assistant coaches. All three bring a substantial amount of coaching and playing experience. Adams Owens was retained as the team’s Director of Basketball

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Austin Peay Basketball Staff Update

Austin Peay State University head men’s basketball coach Corey Gipson has completed his coaching staff for the 2023-24 season with the addition of associate head coach Rodney Hamilton and assistant coaches Tim Ward and Jimmy Lincoln. “The lifeblood of any organization is being able to assemble a family of equally yoked, like-minded individuals who are willing to postpone immediate gratification for the

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Syracuse named Straughn Assistant Basketball Coach

Former George Washington assistant coach Brenden Straughn has joined the Syracuse men’s basketball program as an assistant coach, according to the school’s athletic department. Straughn fills the remaining open spot on first-year coach Adrian Autry‘s Syracuse staff. Associate head coach Gerry McNamara and assistant coach Allen Griffin, round out the group. “Brenden is one of the bright young minds in college basketball,” Coach

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OFFICIAL: Butters added to Arkansas State Basketball Staff

I mentioned this one in today’s DAILY DIRT. It’s now official – Charleston Southern Associate Head Coach Tee Butters has been hired as an assistant at Arkansas State. Here’s the press release from ASU: Arkansas State men’s basketball head coach Bryan Hodgson announced Thursday that Thomas ‘Tee’ Butters will join the Red Wolves’ staff as

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Skinn named Head Basketball Coach at George Mason

George Mason University President Gregory Washington and Interim Director of Athletics Nena Rogers have named Tony Skinn as the 12th head coach in the men’s basketball program’s history.  A key starter on the 2006 George Mason Final Four team and one of the best all-around guards in program history, Skinn returns to his alma mater after

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OFFICIAL: Odom named Head Basketball Coach at VCU

 Ryan Odom, who authored one of the NCAA Tournament’s greatest victories, has been named the 13th men’s basketball coach in VCU history, Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin announced Wednesday. “We welcome Ryan Odom as our next basketball coach with great excitement about our future,” McLaughlin said. “Ryan has won at every stop along

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INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Shaw named Head Basketball Coach at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

After a national search, Jim Shaw was named the fifth head coach in the history of the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men’s basketball program Wednesday evening by vice president of intercollegiate athletics Adrian Rodriguez. Shaw previously served as interim head coach since March 18 after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach. An introductory press conference will

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