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Phelps joins Mizzou staff

Mizzou Head Basketball Coach Frank Haith announced the hiring of former Drake University Head Coach Mark Phelps as an assistant coach on Tuesday. Phelps enjoyed more wins (77) than any Drake head coach in his first five seasons with the program and led the Bulldogs to a pair of postseason berths, including the team’s first

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HOT: Newell out at West Alabama

University of West Alabama Athletic Director Stan Williamson has announced that the contract of UWA head men’s basketball coach Mike Newell has not been renewed. Williamson said that UWA would immediately begin the search for a new head men’s basketball coach. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Michigan Staff Promotions

University of Michigan men’s basketball head coach John Beilein announced today (Monday, June 17) internal promotions for staff members Pete Kahler and C.J. Lee. Kahler will assume the duties as director of basketball operations and Lee will be the director of program personnel. Kahler and Lee spent the last three seasons as the Wolverines video

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Radford Staff Update

Radford head men’s basketball coach Mike Jones announced Tuesday the hiring of Aaron Marshall as director of basketball operations for the Highlanders. Marshall returns to Radford after spending one season as an assistant coach and director of operations at the University of Southern California. He served as operations director at Radford during Jones’ first season

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Northwestern Hires Assistant

Northwestern head men’s basketball coach Chris Collins has announced the addition of Chicago native Armon Gates to the team’s coaching staff as an assistant coach. Gates joins the Wildcats after spending the last two seasons just down Sheridan Road on the staff at Loyola University Chicago. He joins Patrick Baldwin and Brian James as assistants

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Kennesaw State Hires Assistant

The Kennesaw State men’s basketball program officially welcomed in assistant D.J. Black to join the coaching staff for the 2013-14 season, head coach Lewis Preston announced on Tuesday, June 18. Black arrives to Kennesaw, Ga., after two years as an assistant coach at Navy and four years as the director of basketball operations at Penn

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URI Staff Update

Head coach Dan Hurley has announced the addition of Steve Enright to the Rhode Island men’s basketball staff, serving as the team’s assistant director of basketball operations. A native of South Kingstown, R.I., Enright has an extensive background in collegiate coaching, camps, and event operations. Most recently, he served as the director of event operations

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Xavier University Adds Assistant

– Xavier University men’s basketball head coach Chris Mack announced today that he has filled the assistant coaching vacancy on his staff with the addition of Rick Carter, who has spent time working on the staffs at Michigan State, Fairfield and Western Michigan and most recently at Missouri. Mack is happy to welcome Carter, who

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Alabama staff update

Alabama men’s basketball head coach Anthony Grant announced the final changes to his staff for the upcoming 2013-14 campaign. Former video coordinator Sean Dwyer moves into the special assistant to the head coach position, and will replace Antoine Pettway, who was promoted to assistant coach in May. Dwyer is entering his third season with the

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HOT: Combs to Carroll U.

Wayne State College Director of Athletics Mike Powicki announced that head men’s basketball coach Paul Combs has resigned his position at the school and accepted the head men’s basketball position at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Combs spent four seasons as head coach at Wayne State College, compiling a 54-58 overall record and a 39-47

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Fredonia State Hires Coach

Former NCAA Division I player and coach Philip Seymore is the new head coach of the Fredonia State men’s basketball team. A native of Brooklyn, Seymore coached 12 seasons at Providence College – seven as women’s head coach, five as men’s assistant coach. He also served as a men’s assistant coach for three seasons at

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Abatemarco Joins LMU Staff

LMU Head Men’s Basketball Coach Max Good has announced the hiring of Tom Abatemarco as an assistant coach to the Lions’ program, bringing with him more than 40 years of coaching experience at the professional and collegiate level. Abatemarco has spent the last three seasons with the University of Colorado, his second stint with the

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