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SIUE Staff Update

SIUE men’s basketball coach Lennox Forrester has announced changes to the Cougars’ basketball staff. The biggest change is the addition of assistant coach Mitch Gilfillan. Gilfillan joins SIUE after serving the last four years on the coaching staff at Ball State University, of the Mid-American Conference. It also was announced that Assistant Coach Matt Laur,

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Nichols joins Wofford staff

Wofford men’s basketball head coach Mike Young has announced that Darris Nichols has joined the coaching staff for the 2013-14 season. Nichols was a four-year letterman at West Virginia and spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Northern Kentucky. In his first season with the Norse, the team was 23-7 and played

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Tulane names Shammond Williams assistant

Shammond Williams, a former college and NBA star, has been added as an assistant coach to the Tulane men’s basketball coaching staff, it was announced by head coach Ed Conroy on Wednesday. Williams joins the Green Wave staff filling the vacancy of Doug Novak’s departure to become the head coach at Bethel College. The Greenville,

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HOT: Beilein receives extension at Michigan

University of Michigan director of athletics Dave Brandon announced Wednesday (July 17) a contract extension that will keep John Beilein as the men’s basketball coach through the 2018-19 season. Beilein led the Wolverines to the national championship game this spring and to four NCAA Tournament appearances in the past five years. "I am very excited

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OFFICIAL: Sligh named head coach Motlow State

We reported this as a rumor a few weeks ago – it’s now official… Motlow College has hired former William Jewell College assistant coach Matthew Sligh as its new men’s head basketball coach, according to Tori Raby-Gentry, interim athletic director. Sligh has spent the previous three seasons as the top assistant with William Jewell, located

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HOT: Extension for Katz at Sacramento State

Fresh off a season in which the men’s basketball program won its most games in seven years and tied the program record for most Big Sky Conference victories, Sacramento State Athletics Director Terry Wanless announced today that Brian Katz received a new five-year contract, lengthening his tenure as Hornet head men’s basketball coach through the

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Virginia Tech Hires DBO

Virginia Tech head men’s basketball coach James Johnson has announced the hiring of Robert Harris as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations for the Hokies. Harris comes to Virginia Tech from Charlottesville High School, where he spent last year as the Athletic Director. His duties at CHS involved a wide array of responsibilities involving the school’s

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Veasley named Video Coordinator at Illinois State

Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller announced the hiring of Will Veasley as the program’s video coordinator Tuesday afternoon. "I am very excited to add Will to our staff," Muller said. "Will was a tremendous Illinois high school basketball player, is the all-time winningest player in Butler history and started in their first

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HOT: Kraus named head coach at Stonehill

Stonehill College has named Chris Kraus, ’06, as its 14th head men’s basketball coach in program history. The announcement was made today by Brendan Sullivan, director of intercollegiate athletics at the College and confirmed by president Rev. John Denning, CSC, and Pauline Dobrowski, interim vice president for student affairs. "I am thrilled to announce Chris

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Taylor added to UTC staff

Chattanooga Mocs Head Basketball Coach Will Wade announces former UTC great Johnny Taylor’s (1996-97) addition to his staff as a student assistant in 2013-14. Taylor is returning to Chattanooga to complete his degree after a 15-year professional basketball career. “The chance to enhance our program by adding Johnny to our staff as a daily reminder

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Penn State hires assistant

Penn State coach Patrick Chambers announced today the appointment of Dwayne Anderson, a standout leader of Villanova’s 2009 NCAA Final Four team, as an assistant coach on the Nittany Lion basketball staff. Anderson will take on his first collegiate coaching position after four highly successful seasons playing professionally in Europe. A 2009 graduate of Villanova

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Jones named assistant at FGCU

FGCU men’s basketball first-year head coach Joe Dooley completed his coaching staff on Monday, announcing the hiring of Jamill Jones as an assistant coach. Jones joins Dooley’s staff of associate head coach Marty Richter and assistant coach Michael Fly. “I’m happy to welcome Jamill to our staff and our basketball family,” said Dooley, who was

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