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Union County College Introduces Damel Ling as Head Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Union County College has hired Damel Ling as the head coach of the Men’s Basketball program for the start of the 2015-16 season. Not only is Coach Ling an accomplished basketball coach on the court, he also establishes an inspiring motivational atmosphere, which translates into success for his players on and

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Missouri-St. Louis Assistant Coach Dale Ribble Resigns

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish University of Missouri-St. Louis head men’s basketball coach Bob Sundvold has announced the resignation of assistant coach Dale Ribble. Ribble leaves UMSL to head-up Cross Court Basketball Academy in St. Louis. “We wish Coach Ribble the best of luck in his new adventure and thank him for his time

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OFFICIAL: Andrew Habermehl Named Assistant at Babson

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted last week (Daily Dirt – 10/1/15)… Babson College head men’s basketball coach Stephen Brennan has announced the hiring of Andrew Habermehl as the new assistant men’s basketball coach, effective immediately. Habermehl comes to Babson after a successful three-year stint as the assistant

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Chris Burns’ Story…

USA Today published Bryant University assistant coach Chris Burns’ story earlier this morning.  Burns has now become the first openly gay DI men’s basketball head or assistant coach.  It is a very powerful story, and definitely one worth reading.  The full story can be found here:  A Coach Comes Out of The Closet. Additionally, Burns and Bryant

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English Joins Catawba College Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Catawba Men’s Basketball Coach Rob Perron has announced the hiring of Jo Jo English as an assistant coach with the program.  English comes to Catawba after serving as head coach at Sumter High School for the past two seasons. English guided Sumter to its first state title in 30

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St. John’s Names Administrative Staffers

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish The St. John’s men’s basketball program has announced the hiring of Dan Matic as director of basketball operations and Dru Anthrop who was named the team’s graduate assistant. Matic returns to his native New York after two years as an assistant coach at South Alabama. Anthrop spent the past

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OFFICIAL: Bryn Athyn College Names Potash Associate Head Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish HoopDirt.com first mentioned this move as a rumor back on 8/11 (http://hoopdirt.com/daily-dirt-81115/).  It has now been made official that Chris Potash has joined the Bryn Athyn College men’s basketball staff as the associate head coach following five seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at fellow NEAC member Penn

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Bailey Miles Joins Furman Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Bailey Miles has joined the Furman men’s basketball staff for the 2015-16 campaign as assistant to the head coach, it was announced by Paladin head coach Niko Medved. Miles served as the head manager/student assistant for Furman during his freshman year in 2011-2012 before transferring back home to Oklahoma

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Greg St. Jean Named Assistant Coach at St. John’s

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish St. John’s head coach Chris Mullin has named Greg St. Jean an assistant coach on the men’s basketball staff. St. Jean brings a dynamic player development skill set combined with an NBA background to the Red Storm program. “Greg is a star in the making,” said Mullin. “At such

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Harvard’s Amaker Elected to NABC Board of Directors

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Harvard University men’s basketball coach Tommy Amaker has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Beginning his ninth season at Harvard, Amaker has guided the Crimson to six consecutive 20-win seasons, five straight Ivy League titles and four consecutive berths in the

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