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Bucknell Hires Ops

Kevin Snyder, a former all-conference guard recruited by Dave Paulsen at Williams College, has joined Paulsen’s staff at Bucknell as the manager of basketball operations. Snyder joins the defending Patriot League champion Bison after spending last season as an assistant coach at Brown. A native of Littleton, Colo., Snyder graduated from Williams in 2009 after

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Jones’ contract extended through 2016-17

University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Brian Faison announced Friday that head men’s basketball coach Brian Jones has signed a contract extension that will take him through the 2016-17 season. Jones led UND to a 12-8 record in the Big Sky Conference last season, which were the most wins ever by a league newcomer

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Harris Promoted to Director of Ops @ Tennessee

Tennessee basketball coach Cuonzo Martin announced Friday that Marco Harris has been promoted to director of basketball operations. Harris spent the past two seasons as the basketball program’s student-athlete welfare coordinator. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Shaw added to St. Mary’s (CA) staff

Veteran basketball coach Jim Shaw has joined the Saint Mary’s College men’s basketball staff as special assistant to the head coach, Gaels head coach Randy Bennett revealed today. Shaw, who spent the last nine seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Washington, will assist Bennett in a variety of capacities related to the

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USC Announces Men’s Basketball Staff Additions

Chris Capko has been named Director of Basketball Operations, Kurtis Shultz the Galen Center Strength and Conditioning Coach and Dieter Horton remains on staff with the new title of Special Assistant to the Head Coach, it was announced by USC men’s basketball head coach Andy Enfield today (July 10). Capko spent the past two seasons

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Longwood University Hires D.B.O

Longwood University first-year men’s basketball head coach Jayson Gee has announced the appointment of Mario Huffman as the Director of Basketball Operations. Huffman previously served as an assistant coach at Hampden-Sydney College during 2012-13. He was also an assistant coach at Tunstall High School (2010-12), following time as a volunteer assistant coach at his high

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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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