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OFFICIAL: Williamson to Pitt

University of Pittsburgh head basketball coach Jamie Dixon announced the appointment of Marlon Williamson as the program’s Assistant Coach on Tuesday. Williamson joins fellow assistant coaches Brandin Knight, Bill Barton, assistant athletic director/men’s basketball operations Brian Regan and video coordinator/director of analytics Jason Richards as full-time members of Dixon’s staff. "We are excited about Marlon

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LSU adds Musselman to staff

LSU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Johnny Jones announced on Tuesday that former NBA head coach and recent college assistant Eric Musselman will join the Tigers coaching staff as associate coach. The hiring is subject to the standard background check by the athletics department and approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors. Musselman, 49, has spent

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Schuberth named assistant at So. Miss

Southern Miss men’s basketball coach Doc Sadler announced the hiring of Tom Schuberth as an assistant coach. Schuberth brings 30 years of coaching experience to the Golden Eagles, while helping teams appear in 11 NCAA Tournaments. He joins Southern Miss after spending the last four seasons at Jacksonville State under former Southern Miss head coach

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BGSU names DBO

Bowling Green State University men’s basketball head coach Chris Jans has named Ohio native Jeff Clapacs as the Director of Basketball Operations. Clapacs comes to BGSU after serving six seasons as an assistant coach with the Arkansas State basketball program, the last two alongside current Falcons’ assistant coach Corey Barker. "We are pleased to announce

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HOT: Northern Arizona extends Murphy

Northern Arizona head men’s basketball coach Jack Murphy has received a contract extension that will run through 2019; the Arizona Board of Regents approved this week. Murphy completes his second season at NAU after leading the Lumberjacks to a second place finish in the Big Sky. "We are very pleased to have Jack Murphy continue

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Montana Tech Adds Assistant

Head Men’s Basketball Coach Patrick O’Herron announced a new assistant coach today. Chris Cline joins the Oredigger staff after spending two seasons at Simon Fraser University. "Chris brings great experience and energy to the Orediggers," said Head Coach O’Herron. "I have known Chris for three years and I am very impressed with his knowledge of

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Morehead State Hires Assistant

Preston Spradlin, who has spent the past five seasons on the men’s basketball staff at Kentucky, has been named an assistant coach at Morehead State. His time will be spent in a variety of areas, including recruiting, scouting, practice/game preparation and academics monitoring. Spradlin spent two seasons (2009-11) as a graduate assistant with the Wildcats

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Gilfillan named DBO at Illinois State

Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller announced the hiring of Mitch Gilfillan as ISU’s Director of Basketball Operations Monday. Gilfillan’s resume includes four years as an NCAA Division I assistant coach, one year as a director of operations, and four years as an exemplary student-athlete. "I could not be more excited to welcome

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Owens named DBO at Nebraska

Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles announced Friday that Teddy Owens has been named Director of Operations for the Husker basketball program. “Teddy will be terrific as our Director of Operations. It is a challenging job, but one he will handle well,” Miles said. “In this role, we rely on him to be a liaison

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HOT: Extension for Hayford at EWU

With 40 victories overall in three seasons, Eastern Washington University men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford has been rewarded with a new five-year agreement, EWU athletic director Bill Chaves officially announced Friday (June 13). The deal scraps the remaining two years of Hayford’s current five-year contract, thus keeping him in Cheney at least through the 2018-19

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University of Jamestown Hires Coach

University of Jamestown President Robert S. Badal and Athletic Director Lawrie Paulson announce that Alan Magnani has been named head men’s basketball coach. Magnani comes to Jamestown from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where from 1996 to 2011 he was head men’s basketball coach at Iowa Wesleyan College. "I am really excited about the opportunity to build

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Wichita State Hires Assistant

Wichita State has hired Isaac Brown as an assistant men’s basketball coach, Head Coach Gregg Marshall announced today. “I have known Isaac 15 years and have always enjoyed my dealings with him,” Marshall said. “He is very personable and a quality individual. He has a great reputation as a coach and recruiter and is excellent

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