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Claunch inks contract extension at Nicholls State

Wednesday afternoon, Nicholls State University Director of Athletics Jonathan Terrell officially inked men’s basketball head coach Austin Claunch to a four-year contract extension, locking down the Houston native through the 2023-24 season. “Austin has consistently managed to put this program in a position to succeed, and we’re thrilled to re-sign him to an additional four

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Anthony Grant, Shaka Smart Named to NABC Board of Directors

Anthony Grant of the University of Dayton and Shaka Smart of the University of Texas have accepted invitations to join the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Board of Directors. The appointments are effective immediately. “Anthony Grant and Shaka Smart are two of college basketball’s most respected voices,” said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. “In

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Nesbitt added to Bradley Men’s Basketball Staff

Mike Nesbitt has been hired as the Coordinator of Player Development and Video Operations at Bradley. Nesbitt joined the Braves after stints at New Mexico Junior College, Panola College, Southern Utah and the University of New Mexico, Most recently, he spent the 2019-20 campaign at New Mexico Junior College, helping the Thunderbirds to a 23-9 record

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Keller extended through 2025-26 at Stephen F. Austin

SFA Director of Athletics Ryan Ivey announced a contract extension between SFA and men’s basketball head coach Kyle Keller on Tuesday. The joint agreement extends Keller’s contract through the 2025-26 season, and comes on the heels of a 28-3 season in 2019-20 which saw the Lumberjacks capture the Southland Conference regular season title amidst the

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Casey named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Manor College

Manor College Director of Athletics John Dempster has announced that Richard Casey has been named Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Casey was also the Blue Jays Men’s Basketball Head Coach from 1994-1997 and 2009-2010.  In his first season (10-11 overall, 8-8 EPCC), he coached Blue Jays to Quarterfinal Postseason Tournament Appearance. Casey won first collegiate game,

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout:Steve Nash Dribble Through Progression

At Dr. Dish Basketball we’re passionate not only about creating great shooters, but COMPLETE players. Our partner and skills trainer Jordan Lawley demonstrates a great dribble through progression to work on controlling your pace and reading the defense. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! https://www.youtube.com/embed/mqs8SNibbRU?feature=oembed The first progression focuses on a baseline shot. When you catch

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Butler Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Butler men’s basketball assistant coach Jeff Meyer has recently announced his retirement, due to family considerations and COVID-19 concerns. The program’s basketball analyst Will Vergollo will move into an assistant coach position for the upcoming 2020-21 season in an interim capacity. “Jeff has been a tremendous mentor for several generations of student-athletes and coaches alike,” said head

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What About High School Basketball?

There has been a lot of discussion about how colleges are going to function with COVID-related restrictions, but very few people are talking about how this affects high school programs. Nettleton High School girls’ basketball team has found a way to connect with their players in spite of hurdles created by the pandemic.  “Just Play has been

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Billy Tubbs passes away

Former Oklahoma, TCU, and Lamar head basketball coach Billy Tubbs has passed away today, he was 85. Coach Tubbs’ family released the following statement: More on Tubbs career from a release by the University of Oklahoma can be found HERE.

Dakich joins Elon Men’s Basketball staff

Andrew Dakich has joined the Elon University Men’s Basketball staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. He had spent the past three seasons as a part of the Ohio State men’s basketball family where Elon Head Coach Mike Schrage served as an assistant coach. Dakich finished his collegiate career with Ohio State in 2017-2018 where

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