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Andrew Hudiburg Added to Arkansas State Basketball Staff as Director of Scouting/Recruiting

Andrew Hudiburg has been added to the Arkansas State Men’s Basketball staff as the Director of Scouting/Recruiting. Hudiburg joined Coach Grant McCasland’s staff after two years as an assistant coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. While working for the Bulldogs, Hudiburg helped the program to two conference tournament appearances and a 33-24 record. The 2014-15

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Colton Everett Named Video Coordinator at Charleston Southern

Colton Everett has been named as the men’s basketball video coordinator at Charleston Southern University. Everett spent the last two years as a graduate assistant at Hawaii Pacific University. He assisted in all aspects of HPU’s program, including recruiting, scheduling and film breakdown and presentation. Everett played two years of college basketball at Sinclair Community College

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Marty Simmons Inks Contract Extension at Evansville

University of Evansville Director of Athletics Mark Spencer has announced that head men’s basketball coach Marty Simmons has signed a contract extension to remain at his alma mater. “We are very excited about the significant progress our men’s basketball program has made under Coach Simmons and are thrilled that he will continue to lead the

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Why Basketball Coaches Should Care About Pokemon Go

It’s not like your prospects will be playing on their phone instead of practicing. …Or will they? The newest app to capture young basketball players’ attention isn’t Snapchat. It isn’t something that lets them swipe right on potential dates, or even communicate with their friends.   You’ve probably heard of Pokemon Go.   Just to

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NABC Appoints 5 DI Head Coaches to Board of Directors

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced appointments of five head men’s basketball coaches to its board of directors. Northeastern University’s Bill Coen, Ed Cooley of Providence College, Frank Martin of the University of South Carolina, Purdue University’s Matt Painter and Gary Waters of Cleveland State University join the board in 2016-17.  

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Doug Compton Named Video Coordinator at Southern Miss

Southern Miss head men’s basketball coach Doc Sadler has announced the hiring of Doug Compton as the program’s new video coordinator. “I’m very excited about the addition of Doug,” Sadler said. “I have known him for five years, and he is a basketball junkie that understands the commitment it takes to be successful.” Compton began

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James Haring Named Director of Basketball Operations at Illinois

Illinois head basketball coach John Groce announced the hiring of James Haring as director of basketball operations. Haring has been elevated to the role after serving the last two years on Groce’s staff as a graduate manager. He will perform a variety of administrative functions for the Fighting Illini including team travel, housing, weekly scheduling, summer camps,

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The Coach’s Insight, featuring Kennesaw State Assistant Coach Stephen Cox

In this episode of ‘The Coach’s Insight’, Richie Schueler takes notes from Stephen Cox (Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Kennesaw State) on Staff Cohesion: the pecking order, balancing duties and responsibilities, complimenting each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and the value of effective communication with each another. View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight: Episode 1: HoopDirt.com’s

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THE FUTURE OF FUNDRAISING FOR BASKETBALL TEAMS

As we all know, fundraising is stressful. You need to make your program better, but you can’t get the money to buy the training tools necessary to build a successful program. The community is tired of buying cookie dough and pizza, and the government has passed laws banning the sale of candy in school. You’re

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Michael Freilich Named Graduate Assistant Basketball Coach at LaGrange College

Michael Freilich has been named as a Graduate Assistant on Head Coach Kendal Wallace’s staff at LaGrange College. He will be responsible for assisting in recruiting operations, video/scout preparations, in-practice coaching, analyzing statistics, and will be assisting on the Varsity Reserve team. Freilich spent four years as a student manager at Eastern Connecticut State University

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Gannon Men’s Basketball Program Adds Stark To Coaching Staff

Gannon University men’s basketball head coach John T. Reilly has announced the addition of Andy Stark to the program’s coaching staff. Stark replaces Thurman Schaetzle who recently moved to Buffalo, N.Y. with his wife following their wedding this summer. Stark arrives at Gannon after spending last season as a graduate assistant coach at Stevenson University

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