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Steckel Named Graduate Assistant at Duquesne

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Duquesne University head men’s basketball coach Jim Ferry announced that David Steckel has been added to the staff as a graduate assistant. Steckel, who served as a student manager for the past four seasons, will assist in all aspects of the program including film and scouting breakdown, analytics, player

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Rock Valley College Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Rock Valley College head men’s basketball coach Craig Doty announced today the addition of Alex Edwards to the men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Additionally, Evan Lavery has been promoted to associate head coach.     ALEX EDWARDS Edwards comes to Rock Valley after being the full-time assistant

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Mike Jones Promoted to Assistant Coach at Seattle

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Seattle University head men’s basketball coach Cameron Dollar has announced that Mike Jones, the director of men’s basketball operations at Seattle University since Dollar took over the program, has been promoted to assistant coach, effective immediately. For the past six seasons, Jones has been a key part of the

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Illinois to Name Court After Lou Henson

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish University of Illinois Director of Athletics Mike Thomas and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that the basketball court at State Farm Center would from now on be called “Lou Henson Court.” The “Lou Henson” signature on the floor is accented by his patented orange blazer and a pair

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Midland University Named Oliver Drake Head Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Midland University has announced Oliver Drake as the institution’s next men’s basketball head coach. Drake arrives having guided Ashford University to the NAIA DII National Championship Tournament in three of his five seasons as head coach, including an appearance in the Round of 16 in this year’s tournament. “From

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Kellett Returns to Lawrence University Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by: Dr. Dish Chris Kellett has returned to the Lawrence University men’s basketball coaching staff, head coach Joel DePagter announced. Kellett, who coached with the Vikings for three seasons from 2010-13, comes back to Lawrence as an assistant coach after a successful stint coaching prep basketball. “This summer was a stressful time

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McNelley To Lead Eastern University

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by: Dr. Dish When Nate Stewart moved into his new role as Athletic Director and Director of Athletic Development, he knew that the challenges of that job would make it impossible to continue to care for his basketball team. So one of his first major tasks in the office was to find

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Charleston Southern Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by: Dr. Dish Charleston Southern head men’s basketball coach Barclay Radebaugh announced the promotions of assistant coaches BJ McKie and Ahmad Smith on Monday. McKie has been elevated to Associate Head Coach, while Smith has been named Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. McKie and Smith have been instrumental in one of

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UMD Grad Joins Bowen’s Staff as Lead Assistant

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by: Dr. Dish University of Minnesota Duluth head coach Matt Bowen has announced the addition of former Bulldog men’s basketball player and UMD graduate Matt Hockett as his lead assistant beginning this week. “After reviewing a very strong pool of national candidates, it became clear Matt Hockett  is the person that would

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OFFICIAL: Downey to IPFW

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by: Dr. Dish Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one back on August 7th (IPFW DIRT).  It has now been made official – Mark Downey has been named as an assistant coach at IPFW.  Here is the official release: IPFW head men’s basketball coach has named

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Billy Hubly Named Video Coordinator at Georgia Tech

Billy Hubly, a graduate assistant on the Georgia Tech men’s basketball staff the last two years, has been named to the post of video coordinator, head coach Brian Gregory announced Friday. Hubly, 25, has spent the last two years contributing to the Yellow Jackets’ on-court individual instruction and team practices, helping organize and administer Tech’s

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