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D2 NEWS: Blake Rogers named Assistant Basketball Coach at Southern Arkansas

Story Courtesy: Jackson Pickard, SAU Athletics Mulerider Men’s Basketball Head Coach Logan Quinn announced the hiring of Blake Rogers as his assistant coach for the 2026-27 school year. Rogers makes his return to Magnolia after a short stint at Pittsburg State University where he served as an assistant men’s basketball coach last season. Rogers and Quinn will reunite after

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Ridder extended through 2030-31 season at Mercer

Story Courtesy: Todd Anderson, Mercer Athletics Athletics department officials from Mercer University announced that men’s basketball head coach Ryan Ridder has agreed to a contract extension to lead the Bears through the 2030-31 season. “I want to thank President Penny Elkins, Athletics Director Jim Cole and the entire Mercer University community for the opportunity to continue to lead the

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OFFICIAL: Danny Lawson named Head Basketball Coach at Bentley

Following up on my post on X from earlier this morning…Danny Lawson has officially been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Bentley. Here’s the release from the school: Following a national search, Bentley University Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams is excited to introduce Danny Lawson ’07 as the fifth head coach of the Bentley men’s

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SIUE elevates Hellenthal to Associate Head Basketball Coach

SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Brian Barone has promoted Ryan Hellenthal to Associate Head Coach. Hellenthal has been on staff at SIUE since 2022 first as Director of Player Development and Basketball Administration and then as an assistant coach. The 2026-27 will be Hellenthal’s 24th in college basketball. “Ryan Hellenthal‘s elevation to Associate Head Coach reflects the impact he has

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Karlberg named Assistant Basketball Coach at Point Loma

Story Courtesy: Tim Heiduk, Associate Athletic Director for Communications, Point Loma Tobin Karlberg is returning to The Point. Former PLNU Men’s Basketball standout Karlberg has been hired as an assistant coach for the Sea Lions ahead of the 2026-27 season. “It’s hard to express the gratitude I have to be able to bring Tobin and Tessa back

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Paustenbach named Assistant Basketball Coach at Ferrum

Director of Athletics Cleive Adams has announced the hiring of Kevin Paustenbach as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Ferrum College. Paustenbach will work under first-year Head Coach James Johnson. Paustenbach comes to Ferrum from Millennia Atlantic University in Doral, Florida, where he served as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. At MAU, he was responsible for all

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Penn State Basketball Staff Update

 Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced staff updates ahead of the 2026-27 season, including the promotion of Brent Scott to associate head coach, the additions of Sam Little (video coordinator/player development) and Alex Grumer (assistant director of operations) and title changes for both Patrick Dorney and Jake Szczecina. Brent Scott – Associate Head Coach  Brent Scott has been elevated to associate head coach

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Middle Tennessee adds Levine as Assistant Basketball Coach

Middle Tennessee men’s basketball has added Justin Levine to its staff for the upcoming 2026-27 season, head coach Nick McDevitt announced Tuesday morning. Levine will join the program as an assistant coach after spending the last five years at UNC Asheville. “I am super excited and grateful to join Coach McDevitt and his staff at this incredible

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OFFICIAL: Simms named Assistant Basketball Coach at Bucknell

Following-up on my report from yesterday (D3 DIRT)…Tyler Simms has officially been named as an assistant basketball coach at Bucknell. Here’s the press release from the school: Bucknell head men’s basketball coach John Griffin III has announced the addition of Tyler Simms to the staff as an assistant coach. Simms has spent the last seven seasons as head coach

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Pritzl promoted to General Manager and Assistant Basketball Coach at Toledo

University of Toledo men’s basketball assistant coach Brandon Pritzl will now serve as the program’s general manager in addition to continuing in his role as assistant coach, Head Basketball Coach Tod Kowalczyk announced on Tuesday. “Brandon Pritzl has been a tremendous asset for our program since we hired him three years ago,” Kowalczyk said. “He has an exceptional basketball mind

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