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Ellis named Head Basketball Coach at Temple College (TX)

Longtime Temple College men’s basketball coach Kirby Johnson will be succeeded by a coach he helped develop. Temple College Athletic Director Craig McMurtry has announced that Johnson’s replacement will be Clifton Ellis, who played under Johnson from 1995-1997 and has been coaching high school basketball for the past 20 years. A graduate of Roosevelt High

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Samford Basketbal Staff Update

New Samford Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bucky McMillan announced the first hires for his 2020-21 coaching staff. Legendary former Birmingham-Southern head coach Duane Reboul will serve as special assistant to the head coach. Jake Headrick has been hired as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. Gerald Gillion will serve as an assistant coach. Matthew Powell, the

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Gillispie adds Shaw to Tarleton State staff

After seven years at Texas State, Jim Shaw has joined Billy Gillispie‘s staff as an assistant coach for Tarleton Men’s Basketball. Shaw reunites with his former coach, where he was once a graduate assistant at UTEP. Shaw brings 16 years of Division I experience on his resume, with other stops at Texas Tech and Nebraska. He

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Georgia Southern Basketball Staff Update

Georgia Southern men’s basketball coach Brian Burg announced today that he has named Shawn Forrest, Chris Shumate and Tim MacAllister assistant coaches. “I am really excited about the staff we have put together,” said Burg. “These guys are proven winners with a non-ego mentality.  They embody the blue-collar mentality that we embrace here at Georgia

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Webb named Interim Head Coach at Sul Ross State

Following the departure of head coach Clif Carroll to Mary Hardin-Baylor University earlier today, Sul Ross State University has acted quickly to elevate Xavier Webb to Interim Head Coach. “Clif has kept me in the loop from the beginning of the UMHB search,” said interim athletics director Butch Worley. “So, I’ve had three weeks to think about how best to

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OFFICIAL: Carroll takes over at D3 UMHB

Following up on the D3 DIRT that HoopDirt.com published earlier today. Clif Carroll’s hiring at UMHB has now been made official… The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has selected Clif Carroll to take over the reins as the next Head Coach of the Cru men’s basketball program, UMHB Vice-President for Athletics Randy Mann announced Monday, April

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Leal named Head Basketball Coach at Maine-Farmington

UMaine-Farmington’s director of athletics, Julie Davis, has announced the hiring of Sam Leal as the men’s basketball head coach. “After a competitive national search, we are thrilled to welcome home one of our own in Sam Leal ’14 to lead the Beavers. Sam has thrown himself at opportunities working with some of the best in

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Trinity (TX) names Smith new Head Basketball Coach

Trinity University Director of Athletics Bob King has announced that Jimmy Smith will be the newest head coach of the Tiger men’s basketball program, beginning with the 2020-21 season. Smith comes to Trinity after three seasons as the head coach of Millsaps (Miss.) College, including a 17-10 record in 2019-20. Prior to his stint at

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Former Mav Josh Howard named head coach at UNT Dallas

Josh Howard, former Dallas Mavericks All-Star forward who played 10 seasons in the NBA, has been named head coach of the University of North Texas at Dallas’ new men’s basketball program. Howard was a Mavericks first-round draft pick in 2003, played seven seasons for the franchise, and spent the last four years as the head

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