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University of Houston Staff Update

Former Navarro Junior College head coach Johnny Estelle has joined the staff of the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program, head coach James Dickey announced Wednesday afternoon. Estelle is no stranger to Houston Men’s Basketball. During Dickey’s three-year tenure, three former and current Bulldogs have competed for the Cougars. That group includes current senior guard

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OFFICIAL: DeMeo to NWF

Here’s the link to the PDF statement released by Northwest Florida announcing the hiring of Steve DeMeo… https://www.dropbox.com/s/hus2bgzkjjgd57j/Northwest%20Florid… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

ACU adds assistant

Abilene Christian University men’s basketball coach Joe Golding announced Tuesday that he has added Patrice Days to his staff as an assistant coach. "i’m very excited to be able to add Patrice to our coaching staff," Golding said. "He’s one of the top up-and-coming young stars in our business. He has great ties outside of

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Michaelson promoted to assistant at Gonzaga

Gonzaga University head men’s basketball coach Mark Few didn’t have to look far to find a replacement for departed assistant coach Ray Giacoletti, tabbing assistant director of operations Brian Michaelson to move into the role of assistant coach. “If you look at the history of this program we’ve done a pretty good job of promoting

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Tabb named assistant at Brown

Sean Tabb, the former head coach at Trinity College and assistant coach at Brown, has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Brown in an announcement made by Bears’ head coach Mike Martin. Tabb begins his second tenure with the Brown team, having worked as an assistant coach in 2010-2011. A standout recruiter, he

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Samuel named assistant at Coker

Coker College vice president of athletics and facilities Lynn Griffin announced today that Aric Samuel has been named assistant men’s basketball coach and director of the DeLoach Center. He begins Aug. 1. "I am beyond excited for the opportunity at Coker," Samuel said. "I’ve been coaching high school for 16 years, so to get the

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LMU assistant to Nuggets

Loyola Marymount men’s basketball Head Coach Max Good announced this week that Chris Farr, an assistant with the Lions the last four seasons, has accepted an assistant coach position with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, working with new Head Coach Brian Shaw’s staff. "This is a tremendous opportunity for Chris, one we knew was coming at

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Argenal, Anderson Join Driesell’s Staff

Citadel basketball head coach Chuck Driesell announced on Monday that Justin Argenal and Zavier Anderson have been added to his staff for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Argenal replaces Quinton Ferrell as assistant coach. Ferrell accepted the same position at Army. Meanwhile, Anderson will fill the vacancy left by Pat Rogers, who returned to his alma

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Wisconsin Staff Update

Former Wisconsin men’s basketball program assistant, A.J. Van Handel, and former team manager, Kat Vosters, have been hired to fill the vacant video coordinator and program assistant positions, respectively, head coach Bo Ryan announced on Monday. Van Handel, who spent the past three seasons as the program assistant at UW, will take over the duties

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Kingsley promoted to associate head coach at Yale

Matt Kingsley, who will begin his ninth season as a member of James Jones’ staff in 2013-14, has been promoted to Associate Head Coach. During Kingsley’s tenure, the Bulldogs have a .562 winning percentage in Ivy League games, have finished in the top three in the final standings four times and participated in the 2012

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Horodyski named GA at Wyoming

Just months after ending his collegiate playing career at Central Florida, Bobby Horodyski is already getting his start in the coaching business. Horodyski recently began his tenure as a graduate assistant at Wyoming. Knowing that he wanted to pursue a coaching career following his time with the Knights, Horodyski spent ample time alongside head coach

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Central (IA) hires assistant

Men’s basketball coach Craig Douma has locked up one of his most significant recruits–Joe Steinkamp, who helped guide Central College to an Iowa Conference championship and NCAA Division III tournament berth, is returning to the Dutch coaching staff as the top varsity assistant. A 2003 Central graduate, Steinkamp previously spent seven years as an assistant

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