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McGhee elevated to Head Basketball Coach at North Park

 Edwind McGhee has been appointed as head coach for North Park University Men’s Basketball, as announced Friday morning by Director of Athletics, John Born. “Coach McGhee is the best candidate to lead the North Park men’s basketball team moving forward,” said AD Born. “Ed has been instrumental in every aspect of the program from the day

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Simpson hires Kyle Jones as Head Men’s Basketball Coach

 Director of Athletics Marty Bell announced today that Kyle Jones has been named the College’s 24th head men’s basketball coach. Jones’ appointment comes following an extensive nationwide search. Jones spent the last three years as the top assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The Titans were 57-26 during that span, winning two regular season

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Jacksonville Basketball Staff Update

Jacksonville University has added Mychal Covington as an assistant coach and promoted Stuckey Mosley to Director of Player Development. The Covington move was announced by press release (below), and the Mosley promotion was posted via social media HERE. Jacksonville men’s basketball head coach Jordan Mincy has announced that Mychal Covington has joined his staff as an assistant

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OFFICIAL: Lee named Assistant Basketball Coach at Siena

I mentioned this one back on 4/1 (DAILY DIRT) – it’s now been made official. Ben Lee has been hired as an assistant at Siena. Here’s the release: New Siena Men’s Basketball Head Coach Gerry McNamara has announced the hiring of Ben Lee as an assistant coach. The Long Island native joins the Saints after spending the past two

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Drill of The Week

Coach Tony Miller demonstrates a great small group drill to get reps up in a fun and unique way. Check out the full breakdown in the video below.  Team shooting games are a fun way to compete during block training. It gives our players a quick rest from competing in small-sided games or 5-on-5. 4 Spot, 4

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Meier named Head Basketball Coach at Central Arizona

Greg Meier begins has been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Central Arizona College. Coach Meier was an assistant at Valor Christian High School in 2017, where he helped in leading the team to win the Colorado State Title. He then served as the Head Assistant at his alma mater, Western Washington University,

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Kenny Anderson departs D2 Fisk University

Former NBA All-Star Kenny Anderson is no longer the head men’s basketball Coach at NAIA Fisk University (TN). Anderson posted the following to social media over the weekend: In a statement released to The Tennessean, Fisk AD Valencia Jordan said; “We appreciate (Anderson’s) contributions to the Fisk University men’s basketball team and wish him well

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Orlando Antigua named Associate Head Coach at Illinois

Orlando Antigua is returning to Fighting Illini Basketball. A 21-year veteran of the coaching profession – widely regarded as the nation’s preeminent recruiter and one of the top frontcourt player development mentors in the country – Antigua is reuniting with head coach Brad Underwood and the Illinois program as Associate Head Coach, pending approval by the UI

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West Virginia adds Barnett to Men’s Basketball Staff

West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has announced the hiring of Kory Barnett as assistant coach for the Mountaineers. Barnett joins the Mountaineer basketball after spending the last five seasons at Nevada and six seasons at UCLA, working for coach Steve Alford at both places. During his basketball career, Barnett has been with eight NCAA

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Spinelli named Head Basketball Coach at Chicago State

Chicago State University has named Scott Spinelli to the position of head men’s basketball coach, Vice President /Director of Athletics Dr. Monique V. Carroll announced today. Spinelli was an assistant coach on the 2023-24 CSU men’s staff as the primary coordinator of game plans for the Cougars, who earned key wins over Northwestern during the

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Southern Illinois Basketball Staff Update

Southern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Scott Nagy announced the final two pieces to his staff on Wednesday in assistant coaches Steve Hawkins and Jevon Mamon. The two coaches join assistant coach Will Veasley, player development coaches Tae Gibbs and Darreon Reddick, and director of operations Justin Endsley to round out Nagy’s initial coaching staff. “We’re thrilled to be able to add Jevon and Steve

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