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Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: 25s Shooting

In this shooting challenge, Coach TJ Otzelberger shows a combination of 5 different shots from 5 spots around the perimeter using the Dr. Dish CT. Check it out in action below! As you can see, each location has a different shot associated with it. 1. Two point catch and shoot 2. Three point catch and

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Terra State Head Basketball Coach resigns

Less than a month after being suspended, Terra State Community College (OH) Jerry Buccilla has resigned. Buccilla was placed on administrative leave back on January 9th after the college was made aware of a misdemeanor assault charge that was levied against him back in August 2019. Bucilla, who also served as the director of athletics,

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HOT: Taylor retires as Head Basketball Coach at Paris JC

Paris Junior College (TX) head men’s basketball coach Bobby Taylor has announced his retirement, effective immediately. HoopDirt.com has obtained the following statement regarding Coach Taylor’s retirement: Taylor took over as the head coach at PJC midway through the 2016 season. He had spent 5 seasons as an assistant at Texas A&M – Commerce, before returning

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Evansville student accuses McCarty of sexual assault

A female student who reported she was sexually assaulted by former University of Evansville men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty has hired a national law firm to “investigate and represent her in a potential action against the coach and the university,” according to a press release sent to multiple media outlets. The statement, released by the

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BREAKING: UPike’s Wells to step down at end of season

University of Pikeville Head Men’s Basketball Coach Kelly Wells will step down from his position, effective at the end of the current season, and will transition to devoting his full attention toward his post as the university’s Director of Athletics. “This was an extremely difficult decision to make, but one that I’m at peace with,”

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Week 11: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 11 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2019-20 college basketball

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Steve Alford Earns 600th Victory

Senior Nisré Zouzoua led six Nevada (13-8, 6-3 MW) players that scored in double figures with a Wolf Pack career-high 20 points as first-year head coach Steve Alford won his 600th game as the Pack defeated New Mexico (16-6, 5-4 MW).  Alford’s record is 600-306 in his 29th season with 155 of those wins coming

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Mitch Cole Claims 100th Career Win as Head Coach

Berry College’s head men’s basketball coach, Mitch Cole, earned his 100th career victory on Friday night in a 77-70 win over his former team, Birmingham-Southern. Cole took over as the head men’s basketball coach at BSC in 2006, overseeing the school’s transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division I. His final season at BSC was one

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