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Steve Smiley Named Associate Head Coach at Northern Colorado

Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Linder wasted little time in filling his top assistant role. Linder announced that Steve Smiley will be UNC’s Associate Head Coach. Smiley, a fellow Colorado native comes to the Bears from Weber State, where he served under Wildcats Head Coach, Randy Rahe for two seasons. “Coach Smiley is someone I have ties

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Kris Babler Named Head Basketball Coach at Minnesota West Community & Technical College

Minnesota West Community & Technical College has announced that Kris Babler has been hired as the new head Men’s Bluejay Basketball Coach. Most recently on the court, Babler was head coach for the 2014-15 season at Rainy River Community College, leading a 17-win season which was a 14-win improvement. Babler also increased team GPA a full

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OFFICIAL: Menzies Announces Staff at UNLV

Following up on a report from earlier today…UNLV men’s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies announced his coaching staff on Thursday. Andre LaFleur, Rob Jeter and Eric Brown have all been hired as assistant coaches for the Runnin’ Rebels. “After a very thorough process, I am extremely pleased with the staff that we were able to put together,”

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OFFICIAL: Agel Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Columbia

Columbia head men’s basketball coach Jim Engles has hired Jesse Agel as assistant coach. Agel, a New York City native and graduate of Stuyvesant High School, spent the last three seasons at NJIT on Engle’s staff and was the head coach of Brown University from 2008-12. “I’m thrilled to be bringing Jesse aboard here,” said

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“The Dish” sponsored by Dr. Dish: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone!

“If you want something you’ve never had, you must do something you’ve never done.” – Thomas Jefferson This is a powerful quote that some of you may have used with your players, but how many of us coaches have taken this advice ourselves? These are extremely compelling words. They tell us we must step out of our comfort

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UNLV Staff Update

According to a report in the Las Vegas Sun, new UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies will add former Milwaukee head coach Rob Jeter, and Long Beach State assistant Eric Brown to his staff.  They will join Andre LaFleur who has been on the job for the past few weeks. Jeter had been the head coach

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Georgia Tech Staff Update

Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner has added Darryl LaBarrie and Eric Reveno to his staff. Darryl LaBarrie Darryl LaBarrie, a former Georgia Tech assistant coach and player with deep Atlanta roots, is returning to his alma mater’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. LaBarrie concluded a successful five-year stint on the staff at Georgia

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Hedgepeth Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Sewanee

Sewanee Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bradley Pierson has announced that Michael “Mick” Hedgepeth has been named the new assistant men’s basketball coach for the Tigers. “I’m excited to announce Mick as our new assistant coach,” said Pierson. “Mick has spent the past two years in Williamstown, Mass., as an assistant at Williams College. Prior to

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Daily Dirt – 5/4/16

A few things that I have heard … I have heard that Pete Hutchins and Mike Quinn will be hired as assistant coaches at Dartmouth. Hutchins has spent the past nine seasons as the head coach at New England prep power house New Hampton School. Quinn spent last season as the DBO at George Mason and has

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Flanigan Announces Cole as Assistant Coach at Little Rock

Head coach Wes Flanigan has announced the addition of Mitch Cole as Little Rock’s new assistant coach. Cole spent the past five seasons on the staff at Texas A&M and was previously the head coach at Birmingham Southern College. “I am thrilled to be joining Wes Flanigan and the basketball program at Little Rock,” Cole

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Daily Dirt: JUCO Edition – 5/4/16

Here are some things that I have heard from the junior colleges… I have heard that Lincoln Trail College (IL) will hire Luke Stuckey as their new head basketball coach. He was most recently an assistant at Cameron University (OK) and has also worked for the Orlando Magic. He will replace Mike Ray who resigned

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Carlin Hartman Added to Oklahoma Basketball Coaching Staff

University of Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger announced Wednesday the hiring of Carlin Hartman as assistant coach. Hartman joins the Sooners after spending the past two seasons as the associate head coach at Rice University. “We are very pleased to welcome Carlin, his wife Christine and family to Oklahoma,” Kruger said. “Carlin’s experience

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